![]() They didn't own fancy jets or spend the weekend in motor coaches that cost more than many fans' homes. They drove from track to track in pickup trucks with their cars hitched to a trailer. ![]() They also represented the working-class man and woman. Most of them endured incredibly hard times to reach their level of stardom. They could do things with a car that ordinary people couldn't, risking life and limb every time they climbed behind the wheel. No, really, it does.ĭrivers during Petty's era were considered heroes. ![]() "A different society," said the man wearing his signature cowboy hat and dark sunglasses. He never was made to feel like his overwhelming success stunk up the show or ruined the sport as Johnson has been. Petty never experienced the so-called fan hatred that Jimmie Johnson, on the brink of an unprecedented fourth-straight championship, has during his most dominating seasons. The King seems just as popular now with car enthusiasts attending the SEMA Show as he was 34 years ago while owning NASCAR's premier series with four titles and 67 victories in a five-year span. LAS VEGAS - The line of people hoping for an autograph from Richard Petty at the Las Vegas Convention Center is overwhelming.
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