# Maurice Petty

> Maurice Petty was an American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder for Petty Enterprises, of which he was part owner. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2011. He was subsequently enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014. He was the first engine builder to be inducted into that Hall.

*American NASCAR crew chief (1939-2020)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maurice-petty

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1939-03-27
- **Died:** 2020-07-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 2.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Maurice Petty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Petty)
- [Maurice Petty](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Petty)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16105183)

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