MARTINSVILLE, Va. — As we are preparing to celebrate our 75th anniversary, we are digging into the WFMY News 2 Vault. On this date in 1972, we spoke to Richard Petty as he prepared to drive in the ...

Richard Petty did not just win races, he rewired the way stock car fans understood speed, swagger, and what it meant to be a ...

Late in 1972, after appearing as himself in the forgettable movie 43: The Petty Story, seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty told the media that he’d made two movies that year. He briefly hesitated ...

It is relatively safe to assume that at some time late during the current year Richard Petty will reach a stock car racing milestone that would have been unheard of a decade ago. Yes. the Richard ...

We all know the numbers. Seven NASCAR Championships, 200 race wins, seven Daytona 500 wins. But when you talk about The King of NASCAR, there’s so much more that needs to be in that conversation. To ...

Richard Petty’s record 200 NASCAR Cup Series victories were scored across a wide spectrum of tracks – from tiny quarter-miles to the sport’s biggest and fastest. He won on dirt, on asphalt and on road ...