When the NASCAR haulers rolled into Daytona Beach in the summer of 1975, Richard Petty’s future Hall of Fame plaque was already largely engraved. He’d won five of what would become seven Cup Series ...

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Daytona International Speedway. None of us had ever seen the place, not even a picture. We’d just heard about it. We went in through the tunnel in Turn 4 and as ...

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Richard Petty and David Pearson are arguably the two greatest drivers in NASCAR history. With 305 wins, eight Daytona 500 and 10 Cup Series championships between the two men, fans who were alive to ...

DAYTON, Fla. -- If you've lived in Jacksonville for awhile and you love NASCAR you've probably made it down to Daytona to watch the 500 race in February. Many folks dream of getting on that track and ...

Richard Petty once autographed a live duck. No kidding. Happened at the North Carolina State Fair in the early '90s. Compared to that, signing whiskey bottles is rather routine. First, some other ...

Richard Petty made 65 starts in his NASCAR Cup Series career at Darlington Raceway. Of those, he recorded 25 top fives, including three wins: once in 1966 and twice in 1967. On Sunday, The King ...

Editor's note: "High Banks & Heroes," a book detailing Daytona International Speedway and its signature event, the Daytona 500, will be available this fall and currently available for pre-order. The ...

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