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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.

Sprint Cup Series
1964 SEASON STATISTICS
RACETRACKCARSSTARTFINISHCAR NO.OWNERSPONSORMAKELEDLAPSSTATUSDRIVER RATINGPOINTSRANK
37Old Bridge Stadium22171741Richard PettyPlymouth019 of 200Ignition--144.0100
40Watkins Glen International26202241Richard PettyPlymouth09 of 66Handling--100.094
TOTALS18.519.5028 of 266--244114
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