Oh King Richard
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When Kyle Petty takes the green flag today at Martinsvile he’ll move past Darryl Waltrip into 5th place on the all time starts list. Pretty good for a kid who couldn’t decide if he wanted to be a race car driver or a professional singer. Here’s the the top ten going into the race.
| Starts | Driver |
Years |
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1,184 |
Richard Petty |
35 |
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901 |
Ricky Rudd |
32 |
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883 |
Dave Marcis |
35 |
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851 |
Terry Labonte |
30 |
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809 |
Kyle Petty |
29 |
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809 |
Darrell Waltrip |
29 |
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771 |
Bill Elliott |
32 |
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730 |
Sterling Marlin |
31 |
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718 |
Bobby Allison |
25 |
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717 |
Ken Schrader |
24 |
Just like his wins record of 200, nobody is going to catch The King in number of starts.
And about that singing career…here’s a fans tribute to The King, with Kyle singing “Oh King Richard”.
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