Petty EnterprisesPetty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Level Cross, North Carolina. It was founded by Lee Petty with his two sons Richard Petty and Maurice Petty. The team was later owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty and Boston Ventures. At the time of its folding the team operated the No. 43 and No. 45 Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Petty Enterprises ran from 1949 until 2008.
Lee PettyNASCARConvertible Division career28 races run over 2 yearsBest finish13th (1957)First race1957 Race #2 (Daytona Beach & Road Course)Last race1959 Race #14 (Greenville-Pickens)First win1958 Race #10 (Charlotte Fairgrounds)Last win1959 Race #14 (Greenville-Pickens)Statistics up to date as of February 1, 2018.Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He is the patriarch of the Petty racing family.
Tony StewartAnthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American professional auto racing driver, and former NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart–Haas Racing. He competes in the NHRA Top Fuel class for Elite Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Ram 1500 for Kaulig Racing. He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014).Richard Childress RacingRichard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard Childress with a 40 percent ownership by Chartwell Investments. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s: the No. 3 full-time for Austin Dillon and the No. 33 for Austin Hill.
Alan KulwickiAmerican racing driver (1954–1993)NASCAR driverNASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career6 races run over 2 yearsBest finish50th (1984)First race1984Red Carpet 200 (Milwaukee)Last race1985Milwaukee Sentinel 200 (Milwaukee)Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and "the Polish Prince", was an American auto racing driver and team owner with Polish origin.
Dale EarnhardtNASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career136 races run over 13 yearsBest finish21st (1982)First race1982Goody's 300 (Daytona)Last race1994All Pro 300 (Charlotte)First win1982Goody's 300 (Daytona)Last win1994Goody's 300 (Daytona)SignatureRalph Dale Earnhardt (; April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No.3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) is a museum in Mooresville, North Carolina. Formerly a race team founded by Dale Earnhardt and his wife, Teresa Earnhardt, it competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the highest level of competition for professional stock car racing in the United States, from 1998 to 2009. Earnhardt was a seven-time Winston Cup champion who died in a crash on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top-ranked motorsports organizations in the world and is one of the largest spectator sports leagues in America. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948. The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.
NASCAR Cup SeriesThe NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States. The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesPickup truck racing seriesFuture logo for the truck series starting in 2027The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts SeriesThe NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is the company's second national division, behind the NASCAR Cup Series and in front of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. NOAPS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend.
Tricon GarageTricon Garage (stylized as TRICON Garage), formerly known as David Gilliland Racing, DGR-Crosley, and Team DGR, is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in early 2017 when racing team owners David Gilliland and Bo LeMastus came together to form a collaborative effort from their respective teams, David Gilliland Racing and Crosley Sports Group, known as DGR-Crosley.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.