1. Richard Petty Cole Shumate

2. Introduction ● Hi my name is Cole and I am going to talk about Richard Petty the reason I wanted to do my presentation on Richard Petty is because,he is the king of racing

3. facts ● Born July 2 nd 1937 ● Richard petty is still alive today ● Richard petty is from north Carolina, level cross ● They call him the king of racing before Dale Earnhardt Jr. ● His father Lee Petty was a race-car driver and won the first daytona 500 in 1959,also he was a 3 time champion ● His grandson Adam Petty was killed in a car wreck at New Hampshire internatiol speedway

4. More facts ● His most famous car is number #43 ● He was the cast as “the king” in 2006 pixars animation film cars ● In 2011 he was chosen to say the most famous line in motor sports gentlemen start your engines on may 2011 ● His sponsor was stp ● He started racing in high school ● It was a family tradition to be a race-car driver ● He started out with a Plymouth

5. More Facts ● He used a barracuda in the NHRA. ● He has a fan club in kannapolis NC ● Hint: NHRA stands for national hot rod occasion ● Richard Petty got a trophy after winning the Daytona 500 on February 23,1964 ● Richard's car flips on February 14,1988

6. All the races he won! ● He won seven championship tournaments ● He won 200 races altogether in his career ● he won seven daytona 500 tournaments ● He once won 10 races in a row

7. His main Rival ● His main rival was Darrell Waltrip

8. Multiple rivals ● Bobby Alison ● Curtis Turner ● David Pearson ● Dale Earnheart ● Cale Yarborough ● Geoff Bodine

9. His most famous Car

10. This is Richard Petty