Richard Petty
Acting
Biography
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family. He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).
As actor 19
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Cars
2006
Cars 3
2017
Arli$$
1996
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
Beyond the Glory
2001
Swing Vote
2008
Speedway
1968
Petty Blue
2010
The Wood Brothers
2019
Stockcar!
1977
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
Corky
1972
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
2004
Country Music
1972
Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
2021
The Race to Daytona
1997
Blink of an Eye
2019