Richard Pettys worst crash? During the 1970 Rebel 400 at Darlington, Richard Petty suffered one of the most violent crashes of his career. On lap 176, a steering failure caused his Plymouth to brush the outside wall in Turn 4, then shoot across the track and slam nose-first into the frontstretch barrier. The impact sent Petty’s car into a series of violent flips, coming to rest upside down with Petty’s body hanging partially out the window. The scene was chaotic, with red rags Petty kept in his