Lee Petty

Template:Refimprove Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000)^[1] was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He is the patriarch of the Petty racing family. He was one of the early pioneers of NASCAR and one of its first stars. He was NASCAR's first three-time Cup champion. He is the father of Richard Petty, who went on to become one of the most successful stock car racing drivers in history. He is also the grandfather of Kyle Petty and great grandfather of Adam Petty.^[2]

Career

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Lee Petty's No. 42 1956 Dodge Coronet

Petty was born near Randleman, North Carolina, the son of Jessie Maude (née Bell) and Judson Ellsworth Petty.^[3] He was thirty-five years old when he began his racing career. He participated in NASCAR's inaugural race, held at the three-quarter mile long dirt track, Charlotte Speedway; he raced in a 1948 Buick Roadmaster he borrowed from his neighbor under the assurance that the prize money earned from the race could pay off any damages to the car. With son Richard watching, Petty lost control of the car and rolled it in turn three.^[4] Basing on his earlier experience as an occasional moonshine runner, Petty would take factory cars to a local service station, pull the mufflers off the car and go racing.^[5]

Petty finished in the top-five in season points for NASCAR's first eleven seasons and won the NASCAR Grand National Series driver's championship three times. Petty was also the winner of the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959.

Controversies

Twice in his career, Petty was declared the winner of a race after scoring errors were discovered following the race.

1959 Daytona 500

In the inaugural race at Daytona International Speedway, Petty battled with Johnny Beauchamp during the final laps of the race. Petty, Beauchamp, and Joe Weatherly drove side by side by side across the finish line at the final lap for a photo finish. Petty drove a 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 (No. 42), while Beauchamp drove a 1959 Ford Thunderbird (No. 73) and Weatherly did so in a 1959 Chevrolet (No. 48), all coupés. Beauchamp was unofficially declared the winner, and he drove to victory lane. Petty protested the results, saying "I had Beauchamp by a good two feet. In my own mind, I know I won."^[6] It took NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. three days to decide the winner. In the end, with the help of the national newsreel, Petty was officially declared the winner. His son Richard drove a 1957 Oldsmobile convertible (No. 43) and finished 57th out of the 59 starters after blowing an engine after eight laps.

In a 1999 interview over the controversial finish, Petty expressed his belief that France Sr. knew Petty won, but purposely called Beauchamp the winner to intentionally cause controversy. Petty stated, "France would have done anything to generate publicity for his racetracks."

1959 Lakewood 500

During a stock car race at Lakewood in Atlanta, Georgia, Richard raced against Lee, a teammate to his father on the Petty Enterprises racing team. After a side-by-side duel with his father, Richard passed Lee with less than 10 laps to go and went on to win the race. It was one of Richard's first races and he became a first-time Cup series winner during his rookie year. Hours after the race was over, officials changed the official results after a protest was filed by Lee. Lee protested that Richard was one lap down and was credited with an extra lap. Richard was demoted to third and Lee was declared the race winner. In the days that followed, Lee was quoted as saying in a newspaper, "I would have protested my mother if I needed to."

Crash and retirement

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". During the second race of the Twin Qualifying Events of the 1961 Daytona 500, Johnny Beauchamp lost control and caught Petty's bumper, sending both cars through the guardrail and out of the track. Petty's car struck spectator A. B. Kelley who suffered multiple cuts but still helped evacuate Petty from the twisted metal. Petty and Beauchamp were no strangers to each other as they were previously involved in the first Daytona 500 finish which took place two years earlier. Petty suffered numerous life-threatening injuries, including multiple fractures, internal injuries, and a punctured lung that forced him to stay in the Daytona Hospital for four months.^[7] The crash ultimately led to the end of Petty's regular driving career, though he sporadically competed in later events; his final race took place in 1964 at the Glen.

Petty Enterprises

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Petty was the father of Richard Petty, who became NASCAR's record holder for race wins. With sons Richard and Maurice Petty, he founded Petty Enterprises, which became NASCAR's most successful racing team. He was the grandfather of Kyle Petty, and the great-grandfather of Adam Petty, who died in a crash during a Busch Series practice session at New Hampshire International Speedway. He is also the grandfather of Ritchie Petty, who ran a few races in NASCAR. His nephew Dale Inman worked for Petty Enterprises as Richard's crew chief from the early 1960s until 1981 and during the 1990s.

Awards

In 1990, Petty was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Petty was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America^[8] in 1996.
Petty was elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Petty was selected as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 along with his son, Richard Petty.
Petty was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 23, 2011.

Death

Petty died at 4:50 a.m. on April 5, 2000, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina, three weeks after his 86th birthday, several weeks after undergoing surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm—a tear in the aorta vessel near the stomach that grows until cardiac arrest. Despite the surgery, his condition deteriorated and he died of abdominal aortic dissection. He was buried at the Level Cross United Methodist Church Cemetery in Randleman, North Carolina. Lee died just three days after his great-grandson Adam made his Winston Cup Series debut; Adam would be killed at the age of 19 just 5 weeks later from a practice race crash.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NGNCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Pts
1949	Gilmer Goode	38	Buick	CLT 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAB																																																													2nd	725
1949	Petty Enterprises	42	Plymouth			HBO 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HAM	MAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HEI 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																																																							2nd	725
1950				DAB 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CAN 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	VER 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DSP 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DSP 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HAM 27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS	VER 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIN	HBO 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																																												3rd	1590
1951				DAB 31Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NMO 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GAR	HBO 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ASF 26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CAN 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DSP 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GAR	GRS 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BAI 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HEI 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ALS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MSF 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FMS 29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MOR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ABS 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT	DSP 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL	HBO 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	TPN	PGS	MAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OAK	NWS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HMS	JSP 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GAR	NMO 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																						4th	2392.25
1952				PBS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		JSP 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DSP 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CAN 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HAY	FMS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		NIF 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OSW 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MON 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MOR 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		MCF 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS	DAR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DSP 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PBS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																													3rd	6498.5
			Lincoln		DAB 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
			Chrysler																	MSF 32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".					PPS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1953			Dodge	PBS 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAB	HAR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PMS 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSP 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LOU 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FIF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	TCS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MOR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RVS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LCF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAV 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PAS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BLF 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																										2nd	7814
1954			Dodge	PBS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		JSP 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OSP	OAK 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		WIL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".			RSP 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".				LND 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".			WGS 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																																										1st	8649
			Chrysler		DAB 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".								LAN 9*		MAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		CLT 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GAR	CLB 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		HCY 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		PIF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		SFS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GRS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MOR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OAK	CLT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SAN 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	COR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 38Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Gary Drake	100	Olds																							AWS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1955	Petty Enterprises	42	Chrysler	TCS 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PBS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	JSP 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAB 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OSP 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		NWS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MGY 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ASF	TUS	MAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NCF 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FOR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LIN 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FON 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AIR 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MOR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ALS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NYF 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		CLT 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																																3rd	7194
	Petty Enterprises	42	Dodge							HBO 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																							SAN 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		FOR 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAS 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSP 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MGY 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		RSP 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GPS 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAS 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LVP	NWS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Carl Krueger	303	Chrysler																																					LAN 28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1956	Petty Enterprises	42	Dodge	HCY 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WSS	PBS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ASF 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAB 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PBS 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CON 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GPS 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LIN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	EUR	NYF 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MER	MAS 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	AWS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSP 36Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CSF	CHI 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCF 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MGY 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OKL 5*	ROA 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OBS 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SAN	NOR 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MYB 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	DAR Wth	CSH 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	CLB 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWP 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCF 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".							4th	8324
1956	Fred Frazier	35	Ford																																												DAR 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																			4th	8324
1957	Petty Enterprises	42	Dodge	WSS	CON 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	TIC 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																																																												4th	8528
		42M	Olds				DAB 27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CON
		42							WIL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAN 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBF 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	CCF 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH	MAR 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	EUR	LIN 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LCS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ASP	NWP 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CPS	PIF 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	JAC 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSP 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAS 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR	HCY 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NOR 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LCS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GLN 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	KPC	LIN 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OBS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MYB 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NYF 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CSF	SCF	LAN 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CCF 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NBR 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CON 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBF 5*
1958		42		FAY 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAB 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CON 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FAY 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FAY 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ODS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OBS 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GPS 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBF 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	STR 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BGS 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	TRN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSD 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NBS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	REF 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LIN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSP 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCC 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SLS 8*	TOR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BUF 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MCF 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BEL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BRR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NSV 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BGS 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MBS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BIR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CSF	GAF 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SAS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".													1st	12232
1958		2																																																				ATL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".												1st	12232
1959		42		FAY 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CON 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		CLB 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		REF 6*	HCY 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		CLT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".				GPS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".			WIL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																																									1st	11792
		43									BGS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		NWS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
		42	Plymouth														TRN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		NSV 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ASP	PIF 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		ATL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		RCH 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BGS 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY 33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HEI 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MBS 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NSV 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BGS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GPS 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CSF	HBO 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CON 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1960		42		CLT 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY	DAY 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PHO	CLB 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	WIL 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BGS 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GPS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HMS	CLT 56	BGS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HEI 1*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAB 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MBS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ATL 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BIR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NSV 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	AWS 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLB 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		BGS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAR 30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HCY 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CSF	GSP 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	HBO 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MAR 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWS 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CLT 36Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RCH	ATL 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																			6th	14510
1960		43																																		SBO 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".																														6th	14510
1961		42		CLT 3*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	JSP 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY	DAY 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	DAY DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PIF	AWS	HMS	ATL	GPS	HBO	BGS	MAR	NWS	CLB	HCY	RCH	MAR	DAR	CLT	CLT	RSD	ASP	CLT	PIF	BIR	GPS	BGS	NOR	HAS	STR	DAY	ATL	CLB	MBS	BRI	NSV	BGS	AWS	RCH	SBO	DAR	HCY	RCH	CSF	ATL	MAR	NWS	CLT	BRI	GPS	HBO											104th	–
1962		41		CON	AWS	DAY	DAY	DAY	CON	AWS	SVH	HBO	RCH	CLB	NWS	GPS	MBS	MAR 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BGS	BRI	RCH	HCY	CON	DAR	PIF	CLT	ATL	BGS	AUG	RCH	SBO	DAY	CLB	ASH	GPS	AUG	SVH	MBS	BRI	CHT	NSV	HUN	AWS	STR	BGS	PIF	VAL	DAR	HCY	RCH	DTS	AUG	MAR	NWS	CLT	ATL										73rd	588
1963				BIR	GGS	THS	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	PIF	AWS	HBO	ATL	HCY	BRI	AUG	RCH	GPS	SBO	BGS	MAR	NWS	CLB	THS	DAR	ODS	RCH	CLT	BIR	ATL	DAY	MBS	SVH	DTS	BGS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ASH	OBS 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BRR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BRI	GPS	NSV	CLB	AWS	PIF	BGS	ONA	DAR	HCY	RCH	MAR	DTS	NWS	THS	CLT	SBO	HBO	RSD								82nd	800
1964				CON	AUG	JSP	SVH	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	RCH	BRI	GPS	BGS	ATL	AWS	HBO	PIF	CLB	NWS	MAR	SVH	DAR	LGY	HCY	SBO	CLT	GPS	ASH	ATL	CON	NSV	CHT	BIR	VAL	PIF	DAY	ODS 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OBS	BRR	ISP	GLN 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LIN	BRI	NSV	MBS	AWS	DTS	ONA	CLB	BGS	STR	DAR	HCY	RCH	ODS	HBO	MAR	SVH	NWS	CLT	HAR	AUG	JAC	109th	244

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1959	Petty Enterprises	Oldsmobile	15	1
1960		Plymouth	14	4
1961		Plymouth	DNQ

References

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↑ 1959: Petty's photo finish Script error: No such module "webarchive".; Mark Aumann, Turner Sports Interactive; January 9, 2003; Retrieved October 24, 2007
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External links

Sporting positions
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[6] 1959: Petty's photo finish Script error: No such module "webarchive".; Mark Aumann, Turner Sports Interactive; January 9, 2003; Retrieved October 24, 2007

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Lee Petty

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