Ritchie Petty (born June 20, 1968) is an American stock car racing driver. Son of Maurice Petty and nephew of Richard Petty,[1] he competed in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 53 Ford owned by his father. His best career Cup finish was a 25th at Talladega.
| Ritchie Petty | |||||||
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| Born | June 20, 1968 Randleman, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 53rd (1993) | ||||||
| First race | 1993 Winston 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 1994 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 102nd (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1996 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
edit| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1993 | Petty Brothers Racing | 53 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL 25 |
SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY 32 |
NHA | POC | TAL 41 |
GLN | MCH DNQ |
BRI | DAR | RCH DNQ |
DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 53rd | 195 | [2] | ||||||||
| 1994 | DAY DNQ |
CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL DNQ |
SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY 41 |
NHA | POC | TAL DNQ |
IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 81st | 40 | [3] | ||||||||||
| 1995 | DAY DNQ |
CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL DNQ |
SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | [4] | ||||||||||
Daytona 500 results
edit| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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| 1994 | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
| 1995 | DNQ | |||
Craftsman Truck Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Rosenblum Racing | 51 | Chevy | HOM 17 |
PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 102nd | 112 | [5] | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "King Ritchie?". Bowling Green Daily News. Bowling Green, KY. May 16, 1993. p. 4B. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ "Ritchie Petty – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ritchie Petty – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ritchie Petty – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ritchie Petty – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
External links
edit- Ritchie Petty driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Ritchie Petty career summary at DriverDB.com
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