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This 2018 photo provided by Julien’s Auctions shows the 1974 Dodge Charger that Richard Petty drove to win his fifth Daytona 500 auto race, at the Richard Petty Museum in Randleman, N.C.
Saturday, March 10, 2018 | 2 a.m.
One of the most famous race cars in NASCAR history, driven by one of its greatest all-time drivers, can soon be yours for a cool half-million bucks.
NASCAR legend Richard Petty is auctioning his day-glow red and Petty blue 1974 Dodge Charger on May 12— the one he drove to his fifth Daytona 500 championship and 30 other wins.
The car will be auctioned at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, along with his 1981 Daytona 500 trophy, a 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo he drove in 1979 when he won his seventh series championship and a 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix he drove on his farewell tour.
The trophy for his first Southern 500 win in 1967 will be auctioned, as well as a Petty-signed leather racing jacket and race programs, license plates, posters, trading cards, plaques and clothing.
Julien's Auctions, which is handling the Petty auction, estimates the value of the '74 Charger at $400,000 to $600,000 and the 1967 trophy at $100,000 to $200,000, according to The Associated Press.
After "accumulating stuff" for 80 years, it's time to sell some of his most famous cars and other items, Petty told the AP recently.
"We're putting some pretty good stuff out there, some winning Daytona cars, some rings, some watches, some knives," the 80-year-old Petty told the AP. "You name it, we've got a little bit of everything. Some of the uniforms, some stuff that really meant something in my career."
"The King" said he has more cars and memorabilia than he can showcase in his museum in Level Cross, and "none of my kids really want it," he said.
Petty won a record 200 races, including seven Daytona 500s, and seven NASCAR Cup championships. He won a record 27 races, 10 of them consecutively, in 1967 alone.
Petty owns Richard Petty Motorsports, with rookie Darrell "Bubba" Wallace now driving his famous No. 43 car.
