Lee Petty
Motorsport
Inducted: 1966
- Born in Level Cross, NC, 1914
- Won Grand National (Winston Cup) title in 1954, 1958, 1959, the first to win title three times
- Finished runner-up in 1949 and 1953
- Competed in first NASCAR events
- Won first Daytona 500 in 1959
- Had 54 career victories, including 12 wins in 1959
- Career ended after serious wreck at Daytona in 1961
- Oversaw Petty racing empire, which included racing son Richard
- Lee and Richard are the only father and son in the NCSHOF
- Died in 2000
