LEVEL CROSS, N.C. — The Petty family will celebrate 75 years of racing next season. Off the cusp of NASCAR’s own diamond anniversary this year, the Petty family will now highlight their own memories from their first 75 years, which began in 1949. “He was there with my grandfather, grandmother and uncle Maurice at the first NASCAR race in Charlotte in 1949 and our family has been going ever since. There isn’t anything our family hasn’t seen in NASCAR.”. “75 years in the sport is an incredible milestone for our family, especially when it all began as a family business,” said “The King” Richard Petty. Ritchie Petty, son of Maurice, has seen the Petty family evolve in the sport.

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