Actor

Richard Petty

July 2, 1937 · North Carolina, USA

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family. He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).

Notable work

7
Cars (2006)
as The King (voice)
6.9
Cars 3 (2017)
as The King (voice)

Often works with

Bob Costas
3 titles together
Cars, Cars 3, Arli$$
Owen Wilson
2 titles together
Cars, Cars 3
Bonnie Hunt
2 titles together
Cars, Cars 3
Larry the Cable Guy
2 titles together
Cars, Cars 3
Tony Shalhoub
2 titles together
Cars, Cars 3
Guido Quaroni
2 titles together
Cars, Cars 3

Full filmography · 7

Cars 3
as The King (voice)
20176.9
Swing Vote
as Richard Petty
20085.8
Cars
as The King (voice)
20067
43: The Richard Petty Story
as Richard Petty
1972
Corky
as Richard Petty
1972