*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Richard Petty made his rookie NASCAR debut in 1959. Richard Petty remembers stepping through the tunnel to the infield at Daytona ...
1959 was the year when Chevrolet decided to let the famous Bel Air and the brand-new Impala part ways, especially as the latter showed early signs of becoming a money-making machine. Customer interest ...
Richard Petty remembers stepping through the tunnel to the infield at Daytona International Speedway for the first time and feeling like the rookie he was. It was February 1959. Petty was only 21 ...