The Day: 1992 Hooters 500 (16 images)

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NASCAR Hall of Fame: Richard Petty’s 50th Anniversary In NASCAR Following his 1,185th and final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, Richard Petty signs autographs for fans at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November 1992. (Photo: David Taylor/Getty Images)
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  • NASCAR Hall of Fame: Richard Petty’s 50th Anniversary In NASCAR Following his 1,185th and final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, Richard Petty signs autographs for fans at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November 1992. (Photo: David Taylor/Getty Images)
  • HAMPTON, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992:  This Pontiac Grand Prix, bearing the familiar No. 43, was Richard Petty's last ride in Cup competition. Petty's final race was the Hooters 500, at Atlanta International Raceway, during his Fan Appreciation Tour. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
  • HAMPTON, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992:  Richard Petty's last year as a Cup driver, 1992, was labeled his 'Fan Appreciation Tour', thanking all his fans and celebrating his 200 NASCAR Cup wins. Here King Richard salutes the fans one last time at the Hooters 500, at Atlanta International Raceway. (Photo by RacingOne/Getty Images)
  • HAMPTON, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992:  Richard Petty's driving career ended at Atlanta International Raceway's 1992 Hooters 500 when The King's Pontiac crashed, resulting in this fire. The blaze was extinguished, Petty was unhurt and finished 35th in the final race of his legendary career. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
  • ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992: Nascar driver Richard Petty in the STP #43 car November 15, 1992  before the start of Nascar Winston Cup Hooters 500 race at the Atlanta Moter Speedway in Atlanta, GA. Petty finished 35th in the race. The Last race of his career. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
  • ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992: Nascar driver Richard Petty in this portrait standing next to the STP #43 car November 15, 1992  before the Nascar Winston Cup Hooters 500 race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, GA. Petty finished 35th in the race. The Last race of his career. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
  • ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 13, 1992: Nascar driver Richard Petty (R) in this portrait with a statue in honor of him for 35 years of accomplishments and dedication to stock car racing, November 13, 1992  before the Nascar Winston Cup Hooters 500 race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, GA. Petty finished 35th in the race. The Last race of his career. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
  • ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992: Richard Petty's crew works on the STP #43 car in the garage November 15, 1992 during the Nascar Winston Cup Hooters 500 race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, GA. Petty finished 35th in the race. The Last race of his career. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
  • ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992: Nascar driver Richard Petty in this portrait  November 15, 1992  before the Nascar Winston Cup Hooters 500 race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, GA. Petty finished 35th in the race. The Last race of his career. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
  • HAMPTON, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992:  Alan Kulwicki was a graduate engineer who loved the competition of building and driving stock cars. Kulwicki's 1992 Winston Cup title win came down to the final race of the season, the Hooters 500 at Atlanta, where his second place finish behind Bill Elliott earned him the Cup championship. (Photo by RacingOne/Getty Images)
  • Legends Richard Petty, Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Buddy Baker, Harry Gant in 2010
  • HAMPTON, GA - NOVEMBER 15, 1992:  Alan Kulwicki's 'Underbird' Ford Thunderbird battled with eventual race winner Bill Elliott until late in the Hooters 500 when Kulwicki fell back into a comfortable second place finish. Second at Atlanta International Raceway was enough to earn Kulwicki the 1992 Winston Cup points championship. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
  • PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 1, 1992:  Davey Allison won at Phoenix for the second straight year in 1992, finishing 3.22 seconds ahead of Mark Martin. The accomplishment put Allison in the NASCAR Cup points lead. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
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  • 9 Mar 1997: NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon of team DuPont Refinishes shakes hands with Richard Petty during the Primestar 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Richard Petty - Atlanta 1992

NASCAR Hall of Fame: Richard Petty’s 50th Anniversary In NASCAR Following his 1,185th and final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, Richard Petty signs autographs for fans at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November 1992. (Photo: David Taylor/Getty Images)
Credit: Date: April 11, 2010
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