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Richard Petty - Awards And Accomplishments

1959	NASCAR Grand National Rookie of the Year
1962, 1968, 1974-77	Most Popular Driver, Nascar
1964, 1966, 1971, 1973-74, 1979, 1981	Daytona 500 victory
1964, 1967, 1971-71, 1974-75, 1979	Winston Cup
1971	NASCAR Driver of the Year
1973	Inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
1992	Awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Bush
1992	Inducted into Daytona's Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame
1997	Inducted into Motor Sports Hall of Fame

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