CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 29: NASCAR legend Richard Petty embraces brother Maurice Petty on his induction at NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Maurice Petty through the years

By Staff Report | Published: July 25, 2020 16

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Maurice Petty, left, brother of Richard Petty and a NASCAR Hall of Fame engine builder, died on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 81. Scroll through to see photos of Petty through the years.

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UNKNOWN — Early-1970s: Petty Enterprises crew chief Dale Inman sits in the racecar as brothers Maurice (L) and Richard Petty (R) pose at a NASCAR Cup race. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Petty Enterprises crew chief Dale Inman sits in the car as brothers Maurice Petty, left, and Richard Petty pose.

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Richard Petty is seated in his car as brother Maurice visits.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — February 22, 1970: Petty Enterprises patriarch Lee Petty (L), team driver Pete Hamilton (C) and engine builder Maurice Petty (R) celebrate in victory lane after Hamilton won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup race at Daytona International Speedway. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Petty Enterprises patriarch Lee Petty, left, team driver Pete Hamilton, center, and crew chief Maurice Petty, right, celebrate after Hamilton won the 1970 Daytona 500.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Driver Pete Hamilton celebrates in Victory Lane with Crew Chief Maurice Petty after winning the Daytona 500 race on February 22, 1970 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Dozier Mobley/Getty Images)

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Driver Pete Hamilton celebrates in Victory Lane with Maurice Petty after winning the Daytona 500 on Feb. 22, 1970.

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UNKNOWN: Engine builder Maurice Petty prepares an engine to be run on the dynamometer at the Petty Enterprises shops in Randleman, North Carolina. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Maurice Petty prepares an engine to be run on the dynamometer at the Petty Enterprises shops in Randleman, North Carolina.

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Maurice Petty's engines carried brother Richard to 198 of his record 200 NASCAR Cup Series victories.

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Maurice Petty was the power behind all seven of brother Richard's record seven NASCAR Cup Series championships.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 1979: Maurice Petty uses a template on the rear fender of Richard PettyÕs Oldsmobile as crew chief Dale Inman looks on in the garage area at Daytona International Speedway prior to the running of the Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup race. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Maurice Petty uses a template on the rear fender of Richard Petty's Oldsmobile as crew chief Dale Inman looks on in the garage area in 1979 at Daytona International Speedway.

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1980: Richard Petty crew chief and cousin, Dale Inman (L), talks with Maurice Petty, Richard's engine builder and brother. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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The Petty racing team was a family business, and here crew chief and cousin Dale Inman, left, chats with engine builder Maurice Petty, Richard Petty's brother, in 1980.

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ROCKINGHAM, NC: Maurice Petty (C), Richard's brother and engine builder, accepts a mechanic's award from Ingersoll Rand. Richard (R) looks on. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Maurice Petty, center, Richard's brother and engine builder, accepts a mechanic's award from Ingersoll Rand.

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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) Maurice Petty and Richard Petty speak on stage during the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) | Getty Images

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Maurice Petty and Richard Petty speak on stage during the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 22: (L-R) Richard Petty congratulates Maurice Petty after being nominated to the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 22, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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Richard Petty congratulates Maurice Petty after being nominated to the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 29: NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Maurice Petty applauds in the crowd during the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Maurice Petty applauds in the crowd during the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Jan. 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 29: NASCAR Hall of Famer Maurice Petty poses for a portrait session following the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Maurice Petty poses for a portrait session following the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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NASCAR legend Richard Petty embraces brother Maurice Petty on his induction at NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina.