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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
CAREER STATISTICS BY TRACK TYPE
TRACKRACESPOLESWINSTOP 5TOP 10AVG ST.AVG FIN.LEDLAPSLLFRAFDNQ
Dirt21910321281778.510.02779292235216469
Road Course8001510.111.40456171
Short Track165720931327.68.51762297004113130
Superspeedway351291817.714.515059495250
TOTALS42718542313328.99.846916532899327100
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