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King of NASCAR rambles into town
Richard Petty to attend 'Taste of History' event
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Seven-time Cup series champion Richard Petty will attend “A Taste of History: Auto Racing in Northeast Georgia” event Friday, Aug. 30, in Gainesville. Petty and his son, Kyle, and his daughter, Rebecca Petty Moffitt, plan to visit the Northeast Georgia History in town.
The King is coming to Gainesville. Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Richard Petty, one of the drivers known for revolutionizing American stock car racing, will visit the city at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, for “A Taste of History: Auto Racing in Northeast Georgia.” The event will honor racing history in North Georgia at First Baptist Church’s banquet hall on Green Street with noted author and Gainesville native Ronda Rich serving as the master of ceremonies.