Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Lee Petty(1914-2000)

IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Lee Petty was born on 14 March 1914 in Level Cross, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Petty. He died on 5 April 2000 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
BornMarch 14, 1914
DiedApril 5, 2000(86)
BornMarch 14, 1914
DiedApril 5, 2000(86)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock
TV Mini Series
  • Self
NASCAR on CBS (1960)
NASCAR on CBS
7.4
TV Series
  • Self - Interviewee
  • Self - Race Analyst
ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
ABC's Wide World of Sports
7.7
TV Series
  • Self - Crew Chief
Nascar Cup Series (1948)
Nascar Cup Series
7.5
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

IMDbPro

Thanks

  • Darren McGavin in 43: The Richard Petty Story (1972)
    43: The Richard Petty Story
    5.7
    • grateful acknowledgment
    • 1972

Self

  • NASCAR on CBS (1960)
    NASCAR on CBS
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Interviewee
    • Self - Race Analyst
    • 1979–1984
  • ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
    ABC's Wide World of Sports
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Crew Chief
    • 1964
  • Nascar Cup Series (1948)
    Nascar Cup Series
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1949
  • 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 1949

Archive Footage

  • NASCAR: The Ride of Their Lives
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2008
  • The Fifty (1998)
    The Fifty
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1998
  • Richard Petty: The Legend (1992)
    Richard Petty: The Legend
    Video
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1992

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 14, 1914
    • Level Cross, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 2000
    • Greensboro, North Carolina, USA(complications from an abdominal aneurysm)
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth PettyMarch 29, 1937 - April 5, 2000 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Maurice Petty
  • Relatives
      Kyle Petty(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Lee is the only man to win three championships not only as a driver, but as a crew chief at same time
  • Quotes
    Lee was kind of a sneaky driver really, he'd run over you if he had half a chance, and say excuse me! Buck Baker

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.