What is Maurice Petty?
'''Maurice Petty''' (March 27, 1939{{spnd}}July 25, 2020) was an American [[NASCAR]] crew chief and engine builder. He worked for [[Petty Enterprises]], of which he was part owner. He was added into the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] in 2011. He was honored into the [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] in 2014. He was the first engine builder to be honored in that Hall. Petty was born in [[Randolph County, North Carolina]]. Petty was the younger brother of [[Richard Petty]].<ref name=nascar>{{cite web |url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/hall-of-fame/nascar-hall-of-fame-maurice-petty.html |title=Maurice Petty |publisher=Nascar.com |date=March 27, 1939 |access-date=April 13, 2013 |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416014111/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/hall-of-fame/nascar-hall-of-fame-maurice-petty.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Petty died on the morning of July 25, 2020, at the age of 81.<ref>[https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/07/25/maurice-petty-nascar-hall-of-fame-engine-builder-dies/ Maurice Petty, NASCAR Hall of Fame engine builder, dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Petty, Maurice}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Engineers from North Carolina]] [[Category:NASCAR]] [[Category:Businesspeople from North Carolina]] [[Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina]]