50 years ago today, Richard Petty had one of the most violent crashes of his career at Darlington Raceway. The crash led to NASCAR implementing a window net driver's side of the car. Petty would return five races later. | NASCAR on NBC

Richard Pettys worst crash? During the 1970 Rebel 400 at Darlington, Richard Petty suffered one of the most violent crashes of his career. On lap 176, a steering failure caused his Plymouth to brush the outside wall in Turn 4, then shoot across the track and slam nose-first into the frontstretch barrier. The impact sent Petty’s car into a series of violent flips, coming to rest upside down with Petty’s body hanging partially out the window. The scene was chaotic, with red rags Petty kept in his

 We open Season 3 of "Sports Legends of the Carolinas" with an exclusive conversation with Richard Petty ahead of the Daytona 500. "The King" talks openly about life, death and NASCAR. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/sports-legends/article285128017.html | The Charlotte Observer | Facebook

92K views · 2.1K reactions | On this day 40 years ago, the King Richard Petty secured his 199th career win here during the Budweiser 500!  Legacy Motor Club | #Petty75 | #MonsterMile | Dover Motor Speedway | Facebook

148K views · 2.5K reactions | No big wrecks, no wild finishes—but these two still have opinions. Watch the Petty Race Recap for Talladega, live now on YouTube! LINK: youtu.be/EHlJs3rOZYk | Richard Petty | Facebook