NASCAR and Daytona wrecks are known to all! In the 1961 Daytona 500’s second Twin Qualifying Event, Johnny Beauchamp’s loss of control resulted in his car colliding with Lee Petty’s bumper.
"That record will never be broken" is the quote many NASCAR fans would've uttered when Richard Petty won his seventh and ...
In 1962, Lee Petty was knocked out of racing by a near-fatal crash. It was Richard's turn to carry the ... Petty went into drag racing, but instead of finding redemption, he found tragedy.