Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
You can work hard, do everything that you think is right, but one thing you'll never overcome in life is fate. You can't control… — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
I don't know if it was much of an interview. We just shot the breeze. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on,… — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
We drove for the sheer fun of driving because there wasn't that much money to be made. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Racing has become more show time; we've got to have something new to create interest in the sport. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
I didn't miss out on a family life because of racing. I had one because of it. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Cats know, comin' out of four, they better be standin' on it, else they'll be standin' in it. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
If you ain't trying to cheat a little, you ain't likely to win much. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
