Richard Petty: Images of the King
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760320411 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The son of a North Carolina stock car racing pioneer, Richard Petty knew little beyond cars and racing. Despite a slow start to his racing career, he achieved unprecedented levels of success and took the sport with him into the national spotlight. In a sport where competitors are idolized, no one before or since has enjoyed as much fame and popularity as Richard Petty. This photo-history focuses on Petty's remarkable career. Although the late Dale Earnhardt matched Richard Petty's record of seven NASCAR points titles, no one-not Earnhardt nor, most likely, any racer in the future-will approach several of King Richard's career records: 200 NASCAR victories, seven Daytona 500 wins, victories in 10 straight races (1967), 1,184 races started and 712 Top 10 finishes. Ben Blake, with
SpeedTV, Dec. 21, 2005
Ice Queen of the North said For all Richard Petty Fan!. I bought this book for my husband and I don't think there is a night that goes by that he isn't flipping through it. If you are a true Petty fan, this is the book for you! The commentary is wonderful and the pictures are great.. Tony D. Wilhite said A Great Book on "The King". I have been a fan of Richard Petty since forever. I have followed his career with with every turn of the sports section of newspapers in the 60's and 70's until the electronic age of information we have today. This book is not a wealth of new information but has a super collection of photos of Petty throughout his racing carrer. The size of the book makes the photos used bigger and better than most smaller books. This is a. Five Stars Kenneth A. Ensley Awesome book, great photo's.