Richard Petty Delivers NASCAR's Most Incredible, All-Time Greatest Season in 1967

• There's a pretty good reason that Richard Petty—he of the 200 career wins in the NASCAR Cup Series—will forever be known in the sport as The King.

• Petty was never more dominant than in 1967.

• In the 1967 season, Petty won his second Cup championship, won 27 of 49 races on the schedule and won 10 races in a row in one stretch.

Of all the nicknames bestowed on Richard Petty over the years, the most prominent has been The King.

And that moniker was no more appropriate than in the 1967 season, when Petty dominated the competition in a manner not seen before or since.

Petty won his second Cup championship that season. He also won 27—27!—races. And, to add cream to the top of the pie, he won 10 in a row. There were 49 races in 1967, so Petty “lost” only 22.

These are numbers modern-day racers look at with a sense of wonder. It's hard not to laugh. No one is ever touching those numbers.

Along the way that season, Richard notched his 55th career win to pass his father Lee's all-time NASCAR victory total. Richard has held that career record ever since.

How did this happen? Petty’s driving talent was a given, but his blue Plymouth typically was the best car at almost every stop that season.