In 1968, Petty jumped ship from Plymouth's NASCAR program to Fords, so the Superbird was designed to lure him back to Mopar. By 1970, Petty was back with Plymouth and won eight races that season ...

Richard Petty made his NASCAR debut 50 years ago on a half-mile track in South Carolina, qualifying 13th in a car with the roof cut off. He wasn't wearing cowboy boots. He wasn't walking around in a ...