Richard Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times, winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten... read full bio

Rick Mears is a retired American race car driver. He is one of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991), and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991). Mears is also a three-time CART national champion (1979, 1981 and 1982).... read full bio

When the checkered flag fell at the final race of the 2005 season, many believed veteran driver Ricky Rudd had competed in his final NEXTEL Cup Series race. While Rudd took a year away from NASCAR�۪s hectic 36-race schedule, he never lost the desire to participate at the highest level of stock car racing. As the 2006 season came to... read full bio

Robby Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series driving the #55 Toyota Camry. He has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the IRL, Trans-Am, IMSA, IROC and Dakar Rally. Gordon is regarded as one... read full bio

Roger S. Penske is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses. A winning racer in the late 1950s, Penske was named 1961's Sports Car Club of America Driver of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Retiring from driving a few years later he created one of the most successful teams in... read full bio

Despite winning at least one race for the 16th straight season and finishing in the top 10 yet again, Rusty Wallace ended the 2001 season frustrated. After he won at California Speedway in April, Wallace never mounted a serious challenge for the championship and ended up in seventh place for the second straight year. He had eight top-five... read full bio