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Richard Petty The history books barely mention Petty completed only eight laps and finished 57th in the inaugural 500. But why should they? NASCAR's all-time leading winner went on to win the Daytona 500 a record seven times: 1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79 and '81. Petty won in four different makes of car - Plymouth, Dodge, Oldsmobile and Buick - finished ahead of six different runners-up and led at least one lap in 20 Daytona 500s. ...more
February 10, 2008
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