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King of the course and King of the track hold court

Richard Petty is The King. Arnold Palmer is The King. What happens when they hold court together? Ryan McGee had to find out.

Updated: August 14, 2008, 5:09 PM ET
By Ryan McGee | ESPN The Magazine

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A double dose of royalty paraded into Greensboro on Wednesday.

On a rainy afternoon before to the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship (you may remember it as the Greater Greensboro Open), The King and The King of Stock Car Racing met in the clubhouse of Sedgefield Country Club to kick off the tournament, exchange gifts and shake hands. Those hands have combined to win nearly 300 events, including seven major championships and seven Daytona 500's.

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