Lee Petty
(1914-2000)

American racecar driver – Lee Petty was born in Randolph County (County in North Carolina, United States) on March 14th, 1914 and died in Greensboro (City in North Carolina, United States of America) on April 5th, 2000 at the age of 86. Today Lee Petty would be 110 years old.

Age

how old was Lee Petty when he died?

Lee Petty died in 2000 at the age of 86.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 14th, 1914 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Randolph County County in North Carolina, United States
Death Date	April 5th, 2000 (Wednesday)
Death place	Greensboro City in North Carolina, United States of America
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Pisces (The Fish) ♓
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Lee Petty

Birthday

When was Lee Petty born?

Lee Petty was born on March 14th, 1914.

Death

When did Lee Petty die?

Lee Petty died on April 5th, 2000 at the age of 86 in Greensboro (City in North Carolina, United States of America). Today Lee Petty would be 110 years old.