1971 Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop Coupe

This is one of several Plymouths built by Petty Enterprises and driven by Richard Petty. This is the car Richard Petty, the 'King', drove to the 1971 Winston Championship. He also drove this car to victory at the 1971 Daytona 500, as well as 20 other victories. This car put Richard over the $1,000,000 earnings for the first time in his career and also made him the very first NASCAR driver to ever win over $1,000,000 in NASCAR history. This car also accompanied King Richard to the White House after an invitation from then President Richard Nixon. It carried the STP sponsorship and STP red colors for the 1971 and 1972 seasons. (It was the first to wear the STP sponsorship.) It had an astounding 21 wins. This is the last Plymouth 426 Hemi sponsored car, as the next Petty race car was the 1973 Dodge Charger. It is presented in its 1971 livery. The car was sold to West Coast legend Herschel McGriff at the end of the 1972 season. He piloted the car to more racing success. Collector Chuck Shafer located the car in Idaho and purchased the car in the early 2000's. Shafer restored the car to its present condition. It was acquired by the current owner in 2006.