25 NASCAR drivers to consider as getaway drivers for that one last heist

Richard Petty

We tried to keep this list to active and recently active NASCAR drivers, but there are two legends who were just too good not to include because they’re seemingly perfect getaway drivers. The first is Richard Petty. Who wouldn’t want “The King” as the man behind the wheel?

Richard Petty gives off the absolute perfect vibe of a throwback getaway driver. He’s intimidating just walking into a room and he looks like a man who’s got someplace dangerous to be. Though he hasn’t raced since 1992 and he’s 80 years old now, we’re sure he could still drive circles around most people and we know he’s still as competitive as ever, based on what we’ve seen of him as a team owner with Richard Petty Motorsports.

“The King” is still very much reigning, and if he was somehow wanting to help you with that one last heist, you’d be an idiot to not say yes. In fact, doing anything with Richard Petty would be a lifetime achievement. If he said he didn’t want to help you rob a bank and wanted to go mini-golfing instead, you’d do it.

Petty is a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the only person in motorsports ever to be given the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Not only that, but he’s well known for having survived several terrible crashes, including the 1970 wreck at Darlington that’s credited with being the reason for the introduction of the safety netting that we take for granted today. So if he ever wanted to pull off one last heist, we’d go with him and not the other way around.