King vs. King

We all know that Richard Petty is the King of Stock Car Racing. And we all know that Elvis Presley is the King of Rock & Roll. But what else do they have in common? Lets take a look:

CHILDHOOD
Elvis: Spent it learning how to sing and play guitar
Richard: Spent it searching for the world's largest belt-buckle

EARLY NICKNAME
Elvis: Elvis The Pelvis
Richard: Lee's Kid

FIRST DIVERSION FROM FAME
Elvis: Enlisted in the Army
Richard: Enlisted in NHRA

DANGEROUS, BARELY LEGAL MOVE
Elvis: Swiveling hips on national TV
Richard: Driving the Superbird

DRUG DEPENDENCE
Elvis: Pain killers
Richard: Goody's Headache Powders

HATED BY
Elvis: Religious right, movie critics, R&B fans
Richard: Bobby Allison

MOMENT WITH PRESIDENT HATED BY MATT GROENING
Elvis: Being named an honorary drug agent by Richard Nixon
Richard: Being congratuated by Ronald Regan after winning the 1984 Firecracker 400

SMILE MOST RESEMBLED
Elvis: Nike swoosh
Richard: Piano

CONTROVERSY WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS
Elvis: Was long-rumored to have said that the only thing they could do is "...buy my records and shine my shoes" (was never proven)
Richard: Claimed in a Real Sports interview that Nascar had tried to give opportunties "...to colored people" (could just have been due to basic stupidity)

CONNECTION TO WALLY DALLENBACH, JR.
Elvis: Daughter was nearly killed by him during "Wally's World"
Richard: Hired and fired him in the mid-90's

LASTING LEGACY
Elvis: Still considered to be the greatest perfomer of any kind of the 20th century
Richard: Still considered to have had the greatest engine builder of all time for a brother