Looking back at the 1970 crash in Darlington that led to NASCAR making a crucial safety measure mandatory for all drivers.

Richard Petty’s Near-Fatal Crash at Darlington, Richard Petty’s 1970 crash at Darlington led to NASCAR’s safety revolution, ...

Forgotten NASCAR TV breakthrough changed stock car racing forever. A single broadcast took NASCAR from a regional sport to a national powerhouse.

Most of his victories came at short tracks. Isaac won the 1970 NASCAR championship with 11 wins, 32 top-five finishes, and 13 poles. He had 37 wins and 48 pope positions over 14 years in the Cup ...

The seven-time NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner owned ... Click here for more photos of this 1970 Plymouth Superbird once owned by Richard Petty. Formerly owned by Richard Petty, this ...

As the story goes, NASCAR made a rule change in 1970 requiring 3,000 of the vehicles to be produced, which was substantially more than the 500 units required by the previous rule. One of the three ...

While known primarily for auto racing, the first event at Bowman Gray was actually a college football game on Oct. 22, 1938, pitting the Duke Blue Devils against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Duke ...

PETTY, OF COURSE, IS A NASCAR HALL OF FAMER WHO GREW UP IN LEVEL ... in the festivities that follow.Richard Petty's light blue 1970 Superbird will be part of the presidential inaugural parade ...