Video: Richard Petty’s death-defying crash
Darlington 1970 – The unthinkable happens.
Richard Petty suffered one of the worst accidents in his NASCAR career during the 1970 Rebel 400 at Darlington, USA. Many onlookers thought Richard to have been killed in the accident, and watching this footage makes it very easy to understand why. It is said that Petty suffered a dislocated shoulder in the crash, however we’re sure that there was more than just that on his hospital chart.
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Richard Petty recovered and was discharged from hospital far earlier than any expected he would be, adding further to his legend.
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The character of Richard Petty shines through in this article, printed a short time following the accident in Darlington:
