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Richard Petty drove with a broken neck (twice), but that's not all

Published Feb. 8, 2017 1:20 p.m. ET

Joe Menzer

Richard Petty drove with a broken neck not once, but twice during his Hall of Fame career that included a record 200 race wins and a record-tying seven NASCAR Premier Series championships.

Apparently he didn't even realize it the first time.

But that's not the half of it.

Petty recently sat down with @TheBuzzer's Daryl Motte and ticked off a litany of injuries that he nearly always raced through during his 35-year driving career.

There are tough guys in sports -- and then there are some really legendary tough guys. We think you'll agree that Petty is one of the latter after watching the video above.

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