You, the  Fans

by: PattyKay Lilley

The following are the opening lines of "A Tribute to Richard Petty", written, I believe, by Randy Owen, lead singer of the group "Alabama", and performed by that group for the first time at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia at a farewell concert for the King in 1992, his final year of racing.

"Before he ever made the headlines

Or won the Winston cup,

He survived his share of crashes

But he never did give up.

On the tracks in Carolina

Where all the Pettys ran,

What kept the motors running

Way back then were You, the Fans"