Petty Enterprises Team II

Richard Petty Motorsports Team I >

Owners - Richard Petty, Lee Petty, Kyle Petty

Founded - 1949

First Race - 1953 West Palm Beach

Last Race - 2008 Homestead-Miami

Wins - 194

Championships - 7 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979)

Numbers Used - 1, 42A, 43, 44

Primary Numbers

(Numbers used the most during the year, associated with primary sponsor)

1953 - 1960

Lee Petty Engineering

1961 - 1964

Petty Engineering

1965

Petty Engineering

1966 - 1967

Plymouth 426 CI by Petty

1968 - 1970

Plymouth 426 CI by Petty

1971

Southern Trucking

1972 - 1983

STP

1985

Petty Enterprises

1986 - 1992

STP

1993

STP

1994 - 1999

STP

2000

STP/Cheerios

2001 - 2006

cheerios/Betty Crocker

2007 - 2008

Cheerios/Betty Crocker

Team Information

Drivers

  • Jimmie Lewallen (1953)

  • Bob Welborn (1954)

  • DeWayne “Tiny” Lund (1957)

  • Bill Lutz (1957)

  • Ralph Earnhardt (1957)

  • Johnny Dodson (1957)

  • Bobby Myers (1957)

  • Jim Linke (1958)

  • Jimmy Thompson (1958)

  • Joe Weatherly (1958)

  • Jim Reed (1958)

  • Bob Welborn (1958)

  • Richard Petty (1958 - 1983)

  • Dick Brooks (1985)

  • Morgan Shepherd (1985)

  • Richard Petty (1986 - 1992)

  • Rick Wilson (1993)

  • Wally Dallenbach Jr. (1994)

  • John Andretti (1994)

  • Bobby Hamilton (1995 - 1997)

  • John Andretti (1998 - 2003)

  • Christian Fittipaldi (2003)

  • Shane Hmiel (2003)

  • Scott Maxwell (2003)

  • Jeff Green (2003 - 2005)

  • Bobby Labonte (2006 - 2008)

Crew Chiefs

  • Dale Inman (1958 - 1980)

  • Steve Hmiel (1981)

  • Maurice Petty (1982)

  • Robin Pemberton (1983)

  • Maurice Petty (1985)

  • Dale Inman (1986 - 1990)

  • Robbie Loomis (1991 - 1999)

  • Greg Steadman (2000 - 2001)

  • Brandon Thomas (2002)

  • Greg Steadman (2003 - 2006)

  • Todd Parrott (2006)

  • Paul Andrews (2006 - 2007)

  • Doug Randolph (2007)

  • Jeff Meendering (2008)

manufacturerS & Cars

  • Plymouth (1953 - 1956)

  • Plymouth Savoy (1957 - 1959)

  • Plymouth Fury (1960 - 1962)

  • Plymouth Belvedere (1963 - 1968)

  • Ford Torino Talladega (1969)

  • Plymouth Superbird RR (1970 - 1972)

  • Dodge Charger (1971 - 1977)

  • Dodge Magnum (1978)

  • Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1978 - 1980)

  • Buick Regal (1981)

  • Pontiac Grand Prix (1982 - 1983)

  • Ford Thunderbird (1985)

  • Pontiac Grand Prix (1986 - 2000)

  • Dodge Intrepid (2001 - 2004)

  • Dodge Charger (2005 - 2008)

  • Dodge Avenger (2007)