Richard Petty was scheduled to lead the first lap July 4 for the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway much as he led the last lap 25 years ago on the same day.
The difference is that this year he was expected to drive a replica of his famous No. 43 STP-sponsored Pontiac for the pace laps, the same car he drove to victory in arguably the biggest race in NASCAR history in 1984.
Petty, 71, was set to pace the field for the start of the 37th Annual Firecracker 400, now called the Coke Zero 400.
He won the same race exactly 25 years ago, his epic 200th career NASCAR victory in front of then-president Ronald Reagan, finishing in bizarre fashion under caution…Â Details
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