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Lee Petty career highlights
Lee Arnold Petty, (Mar. 14, 1914 - April 5, 2000)
Career Stats
| Year | Rank | Starts | Poles | Wins |
| 1949 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 1954 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 7 |
| 1955 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 6 |
| 1956 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 2 |
| 1957 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 7 |
| 1959 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 11 |
| 1960 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 5 |
| 1961 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lifetime | | 427 | 18 | 54 |
Career Notes
- Recorded 231 Top-5 finishes in his career
- Recorded 332 Top-10 finishes in his career
- Led 93 of the 427 races he participated in
- Has the second best average finish of any driver in history, 7.6
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