Richard Petty

Preece wins Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray

February 21, 2026 Jesse Deal

WINSTON-SALEM — Winless in 223 career NASCAR Cup Series starts, Ryan Preece earned his first Cup victory last week by capitalizing on his short-track racing background. The 35-year-old Berlin, Connecticut, native came out on top […]

6th District GOP candidates feud over Petty, other endorsements

February 25, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An endorsement by NASCAR legend Richard Petty of a North Carolina 6th District Congressional candidate making the rounds on social media and in campaign mailers is not current: it’s from 2022, according to […]

NASCAR unveils first of 28 unique statues of Richard Petty’s famed cowboy hat

February 15, 2024 The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Richard Petty’s signature cowboy hat has been an iconic symbol of NASCAR for decades. Now it’s a work of art. NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday unveiled the first of […]

NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough dies at 84

December 31, 2023 The Associated Press

Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday. He was 84. NASCAR announced the death of the Hall of Famer and South Carolina […]

Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at Phoenix

March 12, 2023 The Associated Press

AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron took advantage of a late restart to earn a Cup Series victory, just like last weekend. Kyle Larson was the victim of Byron’s late restart prowess, just like last weekend. […]

Busch gets 1st RCR victory in Fontana’s Cup farewell

February 26, 2023 The Associated Press

FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch still smiles at the memory of getting thrown out of California Speedway during his first competitive trip here in 2001. The 16-year-old upstart dominated a NASCAR Truck Series practice, only […]

Noah Gragson to move to Cup Series in 2023 with Petty GMS

August 11, 2022 Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

Noah Gragson finally earned a promotion to NASCAR’s top level and will drive for Petty GMS next season. Gragson will replace Ty Dillon in the No. 42 Chevrolet beginning with next season’s exhibition race at […]

Racing returning to North Wilkesboro

May 25, 2022 Shawn Krest

In 1946, North Wilkesboro Speedway cost $1,500 to build. Now, one of NASCAR’s original tracks will return to action thanks to an $18 million makeover. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and at […]

Cup Series has old faces in new places

February 15, 2022 Cory Lavalette

All of the talk heading into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has been about the Next Gen car’s arrival, so it’s been easy to overlook the drivers who have landed in new rides. A […]

Richard Petty sells race team to GMS Racing

December 2, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Richard Petty, the Level Cross native who followed in his father’s footsteps and became the most legendary stock car driver of all time, is getting out of the racing business. Petty, 84, sold his majority […]