Richard Petty - October 9, 1983
Richard Petty won the Miller High Life 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1983 with left-side tires on the right side of the car, and an engine that measured 381.983 cubic inches against a maximum allowable limit of 358 cubic inches. Petty was docked 104 points, stripped of prize money, but the victory was allowed to stand, amidst great complaints from his rivals.
Petty denies knowing his engine exceeded the cubic-inch displacement allowed, however later his engine-building brother, Maurice Petty, confessed to placing wax in the cylinders to trick NASCAR inspectors.
Richard Petty – 200 wins
The King was a seven-time Cup champion (1964, ’67, ’71, ’72, ’74, ’75, ’79) who won the Daytona 500 a record seven times and won a hat-tipping 27 times — including 10 straight checkered flags — in 1967. He still leads the pack in the #1 spot for the most NASCAR cups series with 200 wins!
