 Richard Petty Very rarely in sports do you find the all-time greatest competitor double as the all-time greatest ambassador. But that's exactly what you get with Richard "The King" Petty. The mountain of records he holds -- most of which will never be broken -- is one thing. But what Petty brought to NASCAR off the track during and after his long career cannot be measured by any numerical figures. But his on-track success cannot be ignored. His Cup Series records are staggering: most wins (200), most poles (123), tied for most championships (seven), most wins in a season (27), most Daytona 500 wins (seven), most consecutive wins (10) and most starts (1,185).
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 39 | 9 of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 21.9 | 0 | 562 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | |
| 1959 | 10 | 21 of 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11.0 | 15.4 | 7 | 3648 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -- | |
| 1960 | 2 | 40 of 44 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 447 | 8190 | 6 | 32 | 0 | -- | |
| 1961 | 8 | 42 of 52 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 703 | 7866 | 5 | 23 | 0 | -- | |
| 1962 | 2 | 52 of 53 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 1396 | 11473 | 16 | 40 | 1 | -- | |
| 1963 | 2 | 54 of 55 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 2122 | 12183 | 19 | 42 | 0 | -- | |
| 1964 | 1 | 61 of 62 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 43 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 3534 | 14041 | 15 | 41 | 0 | -- | |
| 1965 | 38 | 15 of 55 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 852 | 3697 | 6 | 10 | 1 | -- | |
| 1966 | 3 | 39 of 49 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 2924 | 8737 | 14 | 22 | 0 | -- | |
| 1967 | 1 | 48 of 49 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 5529 | 12739 | 34 | 40 | 0 | -- | |
| 1968 | 3 | 49 of 49 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 4242 | 12254 | 23 | 33 | 0 | -- | |
| 1969 | 3 | 50 of 54 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 3057 | 12589 | 20 | 35 | 0 | -- | |
| 1970 | 4 | 40 of 48 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 4825 | 10536 | 24 | 30 | 0 | -- | |
| 1971 | 1 | 46 of 48 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 41 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4967 | 13739 | 32 | 41 | 0 | -- | |
| 1972 | 1 | 31 of 31 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 2085 | 10282 | 13 | 27 | 0 | -- | |
| 1973 | 2 | 28 of 28 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 1806 | 8644 | 10 | 18 | 0 | -- | |
| 1974 | 1 | 30 of 30 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 3092 | 9097 | 19 | 22 | 0 | -- | |
| 1975 | 1 | 30 of 30 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 3055 | 9082 | 18 | 24 | 0 | -- | |
| 1976 | 2 | 30 of 30 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 1269 | 8941 | 11 | 21 | 0 | -- | |
| 1977 | 2 | 30 of 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 1402 | 8840 | 13 | 24 | 0 | -- | |
| 1978 | 6 | 30 of 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 418 | 8906 | 3 | 18 | 0 | -- | |
| 1979 | 1 | 31 of 31 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 1148 | 9367 | 15 | 28 | 0 | -- | |
| 1980 | 4 | 31 of 31 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 714 | 9314 | 10 | 22 | 0 | -- | |
| 1981 | 8 | 31 of 31 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 507 | 7276 | 11 | 17 | 0 | -- | |
| 1982 | 5 | 30 of 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 355 | 7834 | 7 | 18 | 0 | -- | |
| 1983 | 4 | 30 of 30 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 14.6 | 10.7 | 279 | 9439 | 10 | 25 | 0 | -- | |
| 1984 | 10 | 30 of 30 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 270 | 8835 | 3 | 23 | 0 | -- | |
| 1985 | 14 | 28 of 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 105 | 7767 | 3 | 16 | 0 | -- | |
| 1986 | 14 | 29 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 155 | 7639 | 6 | 19 | 0 | -- | |
| 1987 | 8 | 29 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 20.2 | 13.3 | 38 | 8306 | 8 | 23 | 0 | -- | |
| 1988 | 22 | 29 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 11 | 6207 | 3 | 14 | 0 | -- | |
| 1989 | 29 | 25 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.6 | 25.8 | 9 | 5567 | 1 | 13 | 0 | -- | |
| 1990 | 26 | 29 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 5 | 7438 | 2 | 17 | 0 | -- | |
| 1991 | 24 | 29 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.6 | 22.0 | 1 | 8341 | 2 | 19 | 0 | -- | |
| 1992 | 26 | 29 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 23.0 | 5 | 7977 | 2 | 23 | 0 | -- | |
| TOTALS | 1185 of 1336 | 127 | 200 | 554 | 710 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 51334 | 307353 | 386 | 832 | 4 | -- |
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