Richard Petty a fixture at the track, and that's not changing anytime soon

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    Richard Petty, surrounded by decades of Petty history at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, chuckles a little bit when asked if he would ever decide not to go to the race track, that his land in Wyoming would be a much more peaceful option to spend months during the year rather than the chaos of a NASCAR race weekend.

    "Tell them I'm going to have a big announcement at Daytona," said Petty, who will turn 80 on July 2, a day after the summer race at Daytona. "[I'm announcing] that's it. Don't call me. Don't look for me. I ain't making no appearances. I ain't going nowhere."

    Petty thinks for a moment.

    "That would go over like a lead balloon," Petty said.

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