Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family.

He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).

Richard Petty is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 19 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Speedway (1968), Late Night with David Letterman (1982), Arli$$ (1996), Cars 3 (2017), Cars (2006), Jay Leno's Garage (2015), Beyond the Glory (2001), Swing Vote (2008). The recorded credits span 1968 to 2021, including 15 movies and 4 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.