LEVEL CROSS, N.C. — In a few days, WFMY News 2 turns 75. Over the course of this week, we're also recognizing some of the local businesses that also opened their doors in 1949. 75 years ago, a father ...

Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver. He is spending the season celebrating ...

When the NASCAR haulers rolled into Daytona Beach in the summer of 1975, Richard Petty’s future Hall of Fame plaque was already largely engraved. He’d won five of what would become seven Cup Series ...

NEW YORK — Petty Enterprises is in discussions to merge its storied franchise with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, The Associated Press has learned. Multiple people familiar with the talks told the AP ...

Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver. He is spending the season celebrating ...

With its origins in rum-running and Prohibition-era bootlegging and its history of charismatic champions, such as Richard “The King” Petty and Jeff Gordon, NASCAR is as American of the sport as one ...

An Alpine White 1970 Plymouth Superbird once owned by NASCAR legend Richard Petty is being offered by Mecum at their Kissimmee, Florida auction on January 18, 2025. This Mopar has NASCAR pedigree but ...

Is truth stranger than fiction? That might very well be true. Throughout 75 years of racing, some interesting NASCAR facts have come to light. Here’s a brief look at a few of them. Seven-time Cup ...

Richard Petty won his first Firecracker 400 in 1975, his 172nd career victory. Richard Petty had won everything at Daytona in February, but not in the summer. His long-awaited Firecracker 400 win came ...