NASCAR legend Richard Petty has revealed the biggest problem he had when taking on a very iconic Cup Series track.

Built in 1960 and first hosting NASCAR racing in 1961, Bristol Motor Speedway has gone on to become one of the most famous tracks on the circuit, with its 0.533-mile length and steeply banked corners posing a strong challenge to the drivers.

Despite that, over the years, some giants of the sport managed to master it. Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, and Kyle Busch, to name just a few.

With 200 wins to his name in his career, there aren't many tracks that Petty has not won at, and he includes Bristol on his victory list. However, whilst he won at places like North Wilkesboro and Martinsville on 15 occasions, he only did so three times at Bristol.

Petty: Bristol Motor Speedway wore me out

Speaking earlier this year on his race recap on X, Petty was asked by a fan about the biggest challenge at Bristol in his era, and what the key to success there was.

In response, Petty revealed that there was one distinct reason for his lack of wins compared to other places, and also suggested that the current stars face a much easier challenge than drivers in his day.

"My biggest problem was staying in the car for 500 laps with the banking," Petty revealed.

"Now the drivers have got all the comforts of home; they've got the seat, and they've got all the stuff holding them up. We didn't have all that kind of stuff, and we didn't have power steering."

Being about as brutally honest as you can get, Petty continued: "The track just wore me out, and you know, I think I won three races up there, and I think they were all within four races.

"It was just never a good track, but we always run pretty good. We just never could win that many races well when they first opened the track.”