| Cotton Owens | |||||||
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| Born | Everett Owens May 21, 1924 Union, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | June 7, 2012 (aged 88) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1953–1954 Modified Tour champion 1957 Daytona Beach Road Course winner 1960 Daytona 500 pole winner 1966 Grand National championship car owner (David Pearson) | ||||||
| Awards | National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame (1970) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2008) South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (2009) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2013) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 160 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (1959) | ||||||
| First race | 1950 race (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
| Last race | 1964 race (Orange) | ||||||
| First win | 1957 race (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
| Last win | 1964 Capital City 300 (Richmond) | ||||||
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Everett "Cotton" Owens (May 21, 1924 – June 7, 2012) was a NASCAR driver. For five straight years (1957–61), Owens captured at least one Grand National Series win. Owens was known as the "King of the Modifieds" for his successes in modified stock car racing in the 1950s.[1]