Richard Petty, arguably the most successful NASCAR Cup Series driver, once ventured into the world of drag racing during his racing days. However, he quit after a heartbreaking incident in drag ...

The photo of what remains of Richard Petty's 43 Jr. drag race Barracuda in Ryan Brutt's "Mopars in the Field" story (Aug. 2015) got us hunting the archive for photos of the race car and some ...

Race for a while and you’ll wreck. Race long enough and you’ll wreck often. Race for 34 years and you’ll wreck hard and often. Richard Petty puts racing accidents into three categ… ...

Richard Petty Experience a crash course in thrill racing John Katsilometes gets into his race car to drive at the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, March 1, 2013.