The museum is located on Branson Mill Rd., in the family's home town of Level Cross, North Carolina.
The museum was established in 1998 as a look into the life and career of Richard Petty, and includes items from the family's own collections (including vintage cars), a kids' "pit stop" where children can design their own race cars.
[2] The museum was originally located in Level Cross but moved to nearby Randleman, North Carolina in 2003 when Petty Enterprises needed the museum's space.
Randleman was chosen as a location as it was the nearest town and also the place where Richard and his wife Lynda went to high school.
[1][4] The new museum complex includes the "A-Frame Building", the first home of Petty Engineering and the "Lee Petty House", where Richard and his brother Maurice were born.