Who Is Richard Petty Net Worth?

Richard Petty Net Worth
Introduction :
Richard Petty popularly known as The King is a famous NASCAR driver. His full name was Richard Lee Petty. He raced in Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and in NASCAR Winston Cup series. This famous racer has a net worth of $65 million.

Biography and wiki:
The legend was born in 1937 on 2nd July in Level Cross, North Carolina. His mother’s name was Elizabeth and father Lee Arnold Petty was also a NASCAR driver. He is a three-time NASCAR champion. He passed his torch to his son. Richard’s son Kyle is also a NASCAR driver. Kyle’s son Adam could have been a well-known driver but he died in a crash while practicing in New Hampshire International Speedway.

Career:
Petty started his professional car racing career in July 1958. He raced for the first time in Toronto. He was a seven time NASCAR Champion. From the year of 1964 to 1981 he won NASCAR national championship seven times. He also won Daytona 500. This is the reason everybody calls him The King. In all, Richard accumulated 200 victories in different tournaments. In the year of 1967 alone he won 27 races. He was made the holder of different National Associations for his records in Stock Car Auto Racing. In 1992 he ended his career as a racer, in his final race president

In nine different years he was selected as NASCAR’s most popular driver ( 1962,1964,1968,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978) . In the second year of his career, he was given the name NASCAR Rookie of the year in 1959. He has the record for 9 top 10 finishes. He holds the record for most wins in spirit cup series. In the year of 1997, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Motorsports of America. In 2010 and in 2011 he was inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame and Diecast Hall of Fame respectively. In 1998 his name was included in NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. The King got Presidential Medal of Freedom in