Fire During Richard Petty Pit Stop Changed NASCAR Foreve

This is one of the most powerful untold stories in NASCAR’s long history of danger and resilience. In 1990, during a routine pit stop for Richard Petty’s team at Atlanta, gas man Robert Callicutt was suddenly engulfed in flames. A fuel spill, a backfire, and the wrong conditions combined into a terrifying fireball just feet … Continue reading Fire During Richard Petty Pit Stop Changed NASCAR Foreve