Richard Petty still draws royal following

Multitasking King, 72, makes time for fans as he promotes car-building project

By BOB GILLESPIE - bgillespie@thestate.com Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

The sleek Dodge Challenger SRTA, painted its distinctive shade of blue, drew admiring looks from the auto racing fans who poured through the doors of the Mike Addy Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep showroom in Lexington at 6 p.m. Wednesday. But the car was not the reason most were there.

They quickly lined up, waiting their turn to meet Richard Petty, NASCAR's winningest driver and "The King" of his sport.

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