On This Day In Alabama History: Lee Petty Raced His Sons

Alabama News Center | August 3, 2019 @ 5:00 am

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Lee Petty was an American stock car racing driver and one of NASCAR’s first superstars. He won the NASCAR Grand National Series drivers championship three times. On this day in 1960, he raced against his sons, Richard and Maurice, for the first and only time at Dixie Speedway in Birmingham. Richard Petty finished second, while Lee placed third. Richard Petty became one of the most successful stock car racing drivers in history.

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