125K views · 1.4K shares | 50 years ago today, Richard Petty had one of the most violent crashes of his career at Darlington Raceway. The crash led to NASCAR implementing a window net driver's side of the car. Petty would return five races later. | NASCAR on NBC | Facebook

Richard Pettys worst crash? During the 1970 Rebel 400 at Darlington, Richard Petty suffered one of the most violent crashes of his career. On lap 176, a steering failure caused his Plymouth to brush the outside wall in Turn 4, then shoot across the track and slam nose-first into the frontstretch barrier. The impact sent Petty’s car into a series of violent flips, coming to rest upside down with Petty’s body hanging partially out the window. The scene was chaotic, with red rags Petty kept in his

135K views · 1.8K reactions | The Richard Petty Driving Test, Speeding Tickets, and Lee Petty! Catch Part 2 on YouTube. https://youtu.be/BUiN0QLFkXw?si=NG3pB7JGd7NdKmon | Richard Petty | Facebook