By Rick Houston
Yes, Richard Petty won the 200th race of his NASCAR career in the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona. That much, you more than likely knew.
But … there’s a backstory to the weekend that make the victory all the more incredible. Buddy Parrott, Petty’s crew chief at the time, had to fend off the repossession of the engine the team planned to use in the big event.
This is Parrott’s story.
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