Richard Lee Petty is an American former stock car racing driver who raced from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010.
See also: Richard Petty Motorsports, Kyle Petty, Richard Petty Museum, Petty Enterprises, Lee Petty, and List of NASCAR race wins by Richard Petty.