Richard Petty Richard Petty was a NASCAR Driver that loved Driving, the community, and his fans. The way he drove and acted around fans and other Drivers impacted NASCAR for many years to come. Richard Petty was a famous NASCAR driver whose innovative driving style led him to the all-time win record, along with creating the window net for safety, and who continues to make an impact due to his love for his fans and the sport. Richard Petty was a famous NASCAR Driver, He has the most wins in NASCAR history and created the window net for NASCAR. Richard Petty Passed his dads for most wins by a NASCAR driver in 1967 and still holds the record today (Richard Lee Petty, 2004). He created the window net for the NASCAR because of a crash he had that almost killed him. He almost died because of there being no window net of his window so he …show more content…
The way that he was aggressive and competitive left records for future drivers to beat. He made a lasting impact because of the style he drove in, the way he treated the fans and the way he cared for the sport. He loved the sport and wanted to make it better and just shaped the sport completely. He did not just do it for the money, it was what he loved to do. He has 200 wins in NASCAR races, 7 Winston Cup championships, a record 700 top ten finishes. In 1967 alone, he won 27 races, and in 1971, 21. Petty won at least one race in 18 consecutive seasons, from 1960 until 1977. When he retired in 1992, his racing winnings totaled $7,757,964. He had the most wins ever from NASCAR races (Richard Petty, 2013). Nine times fans voted him Winston Cup's most popular driver (Richard Lee Petty, 2004), and by the 1980s his fame had spread as far as Europe and Asia. It was Petty's common touch, far more than his dominance of the sport, that won NASCAR the following it enjoyed as the 1990s ended. That just proves that he loved the fans and the fans loved