 Lee Petty 1949-1964 It took a while -- three whole days -- for officials to declare Lee Petty the winner of the first Daytona 500. But that first Daytona 500 is only one of many Petty accomplishments. His career was a long list of "firsts" and "mosts." Along with winning the first Daytona 500, Petty was also the first driver to capture three championships in the Cup Series. And up until the time his son Richard caught and passed him, Lee won more races than any other driver -- 54. That number still ranks ninth all-time.
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Sprint Cup Series
CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | RANK | RACES | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | AVG. START | AVG. FIN | LED | LAPS | LLF | RAF | DNQ | DRIVER RATING | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 3 | 6 of 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -- | |
| 1950 | 6 | 17 of 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24.5 | 10.3 | 43 | 684 | 1 | 2 | 13 | -- | |
| 1951 | 7 | 32 of 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21.1 | 8.5 | 0 | 756 | 1 | 7 | 21 | -- | |
| 1952 | 4 | 32 of 34 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 191 | 4752 | 7 | 25 | 3 | -- | |
| 1953 | 3 | 36 of 37 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 152 | 924 | 1 | 7 | 29 | -- | |
| 1954 | 2 | 34 of 37 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 472 | 1513 | 3 | 7 | 24 | -- | |
| 1955 | 3 | 42 of 45 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 769 | 6326 | 11 | 31 | 1 | -- | |
| 1956 | 8 | 47 of 56 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 246 | 7395 | 5 | 32 | 1 | -- | |
| 1957 | 4 | 41 of 53 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 265 | 7466 | 8 | 34 | 1 | -- | |
| 1958 | 1 | 50 of 51 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 438 | 8706 | 12 | 42 | 3 | -- | |
| 1959 | 1 | 42 of 44 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 822 | 8089 | 14 | 34 | 1 | -- | |
| 1960 | 6 | 39 of 44 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 514 | 7518 | 13 | 30 | 0 | -- | |
| 1961 | 107 | 3 of 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 126 | 433 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | |
| 1962 | 75 | 1 of 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 499 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | |
| 1963 | 82 | 3 of 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 291 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | |
| 1964 | 114 | 2 of 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | |
| TOTALS | 427 of 691 | 18 | 42 | 170 | 249 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 4038 | 55870 | 78 | 258 | 100 | -- |
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