The sounds of a stock car engine and a wrestling ring rarely mixed in the 1990s, but both sports were so popular that a ...

Richard Petty was undeniably the top driver in 1964, securing his NASCAR Cup Series title through an overwhelmingly powerful ...

Although he took his break with Petty in stride, his feelings shifted when the guitarist fired up Mudcrutch again in 2007.

Tom Petty’s life and career are often framed by the big headlines: the Heartbreakers’ rise to fame, his battles with record ...

One week before Tom Petty moved to California to pursue his dream of being a musician, he married his first wife, Jane Benyo. They had been dating on and off for over a year, and, at her insistence, ...

In 1983, Tom Petty had yet to work with Jeff Lynne, but the Electric Light Orchestra frontman already loomed large in his mind. Petty was first familiar with Lynne as a member of the Move, a British ...