Petty Enterprises

Lee Petty Engineering
Petty Enterprises
PettyEnterpisesLogo19902008
Owner(s)Lee Petty
Richard Petty
Kyle Petty
Boston Ventures
BaseLevel Cross, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race driversLee Petty
Richard Petty
Maurice Petty
Kyle Petty
Adam Petty
Bob Welborn
Ralph Earnhardt
Jim Paschal
G.C. Spencer
Paul Lewis
Marvin Panch
Tiny Lund
Dan Gurney
Buddy Baker
Pete Hamilton
Dick Brooks
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Jimmy Hensley
John Andretti
Steve Grissom
Buckshot Jones
Jerry Nadeau
Greg Biffle
Bobby Labonte
Terry Labonte
Chad McCumbee
Carlos Contreras
Bobby Hamilton
Rick Wilson
Jeff Green
Shane Hmiel
Scott Maxwell
Ted Musgrave
Christian Fittipaldi
Kenny Wallace
Boris Said
SponsorsSTP, General Mills, Hot Wheels, Sprint, Georgia Pacific, Wells Fargo, Marathon, Coca-Cola, Tire Kingdom, Schwans
ManufacturerFord, Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac, Chevrolet
Opened1949
Closed2008
Career
Drivers' Championships10 (1954, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979)
Race victories279
Sprint Cup: 268
Truck Series: 2
Convertible Division: 3
Winston West: 3
ARCA Racing Series: 3

Petty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Level Cross, North Carolina, USA. It was founded by Lee Petty with his two sons Richard Petty and Maurice Petty. The team was later owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty and Boston Ventures. At the time of its folding the team operated the No. 43 and No. 45 Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Petty Enterprises ran from 1949 until 2008. The team closed shop in January 2009 and merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports after sponsorship could not be found for any of the cars in the Petty stable; the merged team took the name Richard Petty Motorsports, adopting a logo similar to that of Petty Enterprises' logo. In 2021, Richard Petty Motorsports became Petty GMS Motorsports, and in 2023 the team rebranded as Legacy Motor Club.

Petty Enterprises formerly held the title of winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series for 61 years, beginning in 1960 with a win by Lee Petty. At the time of the team's final victory, it totaled 268 wins in the series. In 2021, Hendrick Motorsports eclipsed the record, winning its 269th race in the Coca-Cola 600 with Kyle Larson.[1]

  1. ^ "2021 Coca-Cola 600". NASCAR Cup Series on FOX. May 30, 2021. Fox.