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Richard Petty recently reflected on his storied NASCAR career and revealed his favorite era.
During an appearance on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s podcast, "The Dale Jr. Download," Petty described the early to mid-1970s as the most outstanding era for race cars.
"We won a bunch of races with the Charger," Petty said. "We had a lot of experience with it, and we got to run it like four or five years. Of all the race cars I’ve ever had, it was the most natural race car that was before all the wind tunnel testing and all this kind of stuff."
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Legacy Motor Club co-owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty walks onstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Feb. 25, 2024, in Hampton, Ga. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Petty affectionately described it as the "all-around best race car" he ever operated.
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"That car was so sensitive, you could change a spoiler a quarter-inch and go from dead push to dead loose. But we had worked with it so much, we learned that. It was just a pleasure to drive it. It worked on short tracks, road courses, superspeedways. It was just a good all-around best race car I ever had."
Grand Marshal Richard Petty waves to fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Clean Harbors 150 at Knoxville Raceway June 18, 2022, in Knoxville, Iowa. (Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
Petty's appearance on the podcast coincided with his family's celebration of three quarters of a century in racing.
His father,
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