Pattie petty biography

Pattie Petty channeled her grief for her late son into a legacy in his name that has benefitted thousands of sick kids. She is the ex-wife of NASCAR driver-turned-commentator Kyle Petty.

Pattie Petty married into the Petty family and made her lasting mark by helping to launch and fundraise for Victory Junction. She was married to Kyle Petty for 33 years.

The devout Christian woman, mother of three, and grandmother inherited her father's Parkinson's, which she has been living with since the early s.

Kyle Petty, Pattie Petty, and Richard Petty at Daytona Beach, Florida on January 1, | Source: Getty Images

Pattie, née Huffman, was once a Miss Winston, a promotional worker akin to the Monster Energy Girl like Courtney Little in her twenties. The Miss Winstons were hired for their beauty and intelligence. Kyle wrote in his memoir that they had to follow three strict rules:

"Be on time. Don't miss your pl