Lee Petty
Chronology
| 1914 | Born March 14 in North Carolina |
| 1948 | Wins first race |
| 1949 | Founds Petty Enterprises |
| 1949 | Helps organize NASCAR event at Charlotte North Carolina |
| 1953 | First driver to install a roll bar on his car |
| 1954, 1958-1959 | Wins NASCAR championship |
| 1960 | Wins last race when he protests would-be first time victory of Richard Petty |
| 1961 | Critically injured in qualifying heat for the Daytona 500 |
| 1964 | Retires from stock car racing |
| 1969 | Inducted into National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame |
| 1990 | Inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame |
| 2000 | Dies following stomach surgery |
Additional topics
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