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Tue Mar 25, 2014, 05:57 PM Mar 2014

Wife of NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty dies (Lynda Petty)

LEVEL CROSS, NC (WBTV) -

The wife of NASCAR driver Richard Petty has died, according to officials from the Richard Petty Motorsports.

According to the company's website, Lynda Gayle Owens Petty passed away peacefully at her home in Level Cross on Monday. She was 72-years-old

Petty was "one of the first women of NASCAR and its most beloved wife, mother and friend," a statement on the website said. "Affectionately known as 'Mrs. Lynda' to so many, Lynda Petty set a standard for being a loving, supportive and, when needed, an authoritative wife and mother. She also set the benchmark for being a leader in her local community while raising a family in the fast-growing sport of stock car racing."

Petty had been fighting cancer for the past several years

http://www.wsfa.com/story/25070837/nascar-driver-richard-pettys-wife-lynda-dies

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Wife of NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty dies (Lynda Petty) (Original Post) The Straight Story Mar 2014 OP
I met Richard and his wife when I was 10 yrs old, Salt of the earth people . orpupilofnature57 Mar 2014 #1
:( Go Vols Mar 2014 #2
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