Lee Petty
NASCAR Cup Series · 1949–1964 · 3× champion
Career totals
| Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Laps led | Avg finish | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427 | 54 | 231 | 332 | 18 | 4863 | 7.6 | 3 |
Season by season
| Season | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Avg fin | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| 1950 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 10.9 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 36 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 1955 | 42 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 8.3 | 6858 |
| 1956 | 47 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 41 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 1958 | 50 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 6.3 | 9552 |
| 1959 | 42 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 2 | 6.2 | 9032 |
| 1960 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 8.6 | 14350 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 502 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 588 | ||
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 | 800 | ||
| 1964 | 2 | 19.5 | 244 |
Wins by track
| Track | Wins |
|---|---|
| Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | 4 |
| Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | 3 |
| Martinsville Speedway | 3 |
| Southern States Fairgrounds | 3 |
| Occoneechee Speedway | 3 |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | 3 |
| Forsyth County Fairgrounds | 2 |
| Hickory Speedway | 2 |
Plus 31 further wins at tracks outside the top 8.
Lee Petty race wins
- 1949 Heidelberg Raceway
- 1950 Occoneechee Speedway
- 1951 Monroe County Fairgrounds
- 1952 Morristown Speedway
- 1952 Central City Speedway
- 1952 Langhorne Speedway
- 1953 Palm Beach Speedway
- 1953 Richmond Raceway
- 1953 Martinsville Speedway
- 1953 Louisiana Fairgrounds
- 1953 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
- 1954 Daytona Beach & Road Course
- 1954 Sharon Speedway
- 1954 Monroe County Fairgrounds
- 1954 Grand River Speedrome
- 1954 Southern States Fairgrounds
- 1954 Corbin Speedway
- 1954 Martinsville Speedway
- 1955 Tri-City Speedway
- 1955 Speedway Park
- 1955 Oglethorpe Speedway
- 1955 Forsyth County Fairgrounds
- 1955 Airborne Speedway
- 1955 Forsyth County Fairgrounds
- 1956 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
- 1956 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
- 1957 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
- 1957 Old Bridge Stadium
- 1957 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
- 1957 Southern States Fairgrounds
- 1958 Concord Speedway
- 1958 Wilson Speedway
- 1958 Lincoln Speedway
- 1958 Hickory Speedway
- 1958 Canadian National Exposition Speedway
- 1958 Bowman Gray Stadium
- 1958 Salisbury Super Speedway
- 1959 Daytona International Speedway
- 1959 North Wilkesboro Speedway
- 1959 Martinsville Speedway
- 1959 Southern States Fairgrounds
- 1959 Lakewood Speedway
- 1959 Columbia Speedway
- 1959 Columbia Speedway
- 1959 Hickory Speedway
- 1959 Occoneechee Speedway
- 1959 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
- 1959 North Wilkesboro Speedway
- 1960 North Wilkesboro Speedway
- 1960 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
- 1960 Occoneechee Speedway
- 1960 Richmond Raceway
- 1960 Heidelberg Raceway
- 1961 Speedway Park