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Richard Petty bothered by Johnson’s takeover of race team

FILE - Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File) FILE - Seven-time Winston Cup champion Richard Petty, of Level Cross, N.C., smiles as he talks in the garage area at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) Former NASCAR driver Richard Petty, center, poses for a photo with Jimmie Johnson, left, and Erik Jones, right, before the first of two qualifying auto races for the NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) Jimmie Johnson autographs NASCAR memorabilia during Daytona 500 auto race media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) FILE - Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty looks on prior to an auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. Petty Enterprises, an emblem of NASCAR since shortly after the series' 1948 formalization, has rebranded once again and is now Legacy Motor Club and co-owned by Jimmie Johnson, who will sometimes drive and this week attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
Richard Petty bothered by Johnson’s takeover of race team