RPM to honor Maurice Petty with special number at NASCAR race in Martinsville: Richard Petty Motorsports to park the No. 43 in favor of No. 41 to honor Maurice Petty's hall of fame nod

It was a little-know fact -- until now, anyway -- that Maurice Petty ran 26 races in NASCAR's top series in the early 1960s. He had no wins or poles, but seven top-five finishes and 16 top-10 finishes showed he was no slouch.



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