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Interview with Cotton Owens
Cotton Owens Interview - Part I
The Early Years - Cotton discusses growing up during the Depression in Spartanburg, South Carolina; his service in the Navy during WWII; and meeting Ms. Dollie Moore (Dot), who would become his wife of 66 years.
March 17, 2010 ~ 34:04 time
Cotton Owens Interview - Part II
King of the Modifieds - Cotton and Dot talk about how they got started in racing, going on to dominate the Modifieds division throughout the Southeast, and winning the Gulf Coast Modified Championship in Mobile, Alabama.
March 31, 2010 ~ 16:46 time
Cotton Owens Interview - Part III
Racing for a Living - Cotton discusses racing at the old Spartanburg Fairgrounds, his wreck in 1951 that sidelined his driving career, racing on the beach course at Daytona, and the founding of NASCAR.
April 2, 2010 ~ 30:44 time
Cotton Owens Interview - Part IV
The Legend of the Hemi - Cotton talks about how he helped Chrylser develop the legendary Hemi powerplant and used it to dominate NASCAR racing for decades.
April 19, 2010 ~ 11:58 time
Cotton Owens Interview - Part V
Hall of Fame Career - Cotton looks back on his lifetime and career accomplishments.
April 26, 2010 ~ 27:59 time
Other Audio Features
Cotton Remembered on All Wheel Live
Grandson Ryan Owens talks with
All Wheel Live radio hosts Eric and Patrick about the legend of Cotton Owens and the CottonOwens.com website tribute to his legacy. This 2012 Interview features Mario Andretti and Ryan Owens ~ 40:20 interview with Ryan begins.
A Look Back at the Career of Hall of Fame Inductee Cotton Owens on The NASCAR Beat
This 2013 podcast from the NASCAR Hall of Fame is hosted by Josh Hamilton and guest Buzz McKim.
February, 2013 ~ 15:11 time
News Clippings
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Press Pass
Cotton Owens Officially Inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame with Class of 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR recently celebrated the 2013 class of inductees into the
NASCAR Hall of Fame. The five-person class, consisting of Buck Baker,
Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Rusty Wallace and Leonard Wood, were officially inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.
Hall Election Puts Smile on Cotton's Face
By Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer
February 6, 2013
Storytellers Carry Night at Hall
By David Newton, ESPN.com
February 9, 2013
Serious Characters in Hall Class of 2013
By Ryan McGee
ESPN The Magazine, NASCAR
February 8, 2013
Cotton Owens Makes Three of a Kind for Spartanburg
By Eric Boynton
GoUpstate.com
February 8, 2013
NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Interview
With Kerry Tharp, Brandon Davis and Cari Spanton
February 8, 2013
Cotton Owens Joins Class of 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees
NASCAR.COM
No Overlooking Impact of New Hall of Famer Owens
By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
May 23, 2012
The Legend of Cotton Owens
Originally printed in AutoSport magazine
April 1963
NASCAR Legend Owens Prepares for the Homestretch
May 18, 2011
Cotton Owens Nominated to NASCAR Hall of Fame
April 20, 2011
NASCAR's First 200 mph Lap : The Story Behind Cotton Owens' Dodge Daytona and the Legendary Hemi that Powered Buddy Baker to a New Record
Courtesy of RM Auctions
Darlington 60th Flashback: Owens Left Mark As Owner
By Jim McLaurin
May 6, 2009
Everett "Cotton" Owens - 2008 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee
By Cary Estes
Cotton Owens Selected for National Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame
By Gene Granger
Herald-Journal Sports Writer
August 30, 1970
NASCAR Honors its 50 Greatest Drivers
Cotton Owens Named as One of NASCAR's All Time Greats
NASCAR
February 13, 1998
High Performance Pontiac Interview With Cotton Owens - Pontiac's First NASCAR Winner
By Christopher R. Phillip
Buddy Baker Pilots Hemi-powered Dodge Charger Daytona to 200 MPH Record!
From Cotton Owens Garage Press Archives
March 24, 1970
190 mph Fireball!
Buddy Baker and the 1970 Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
Excerpted from the original article Three Experts Pick an Ex-Rookie Race Report by Bob Carey appearing in the August, 1970 issue of Stock Car Racing
Cotton Owens Helped Put Dodge In the Stock Car Record Books
Louden, New Hampshire
July 18, 2001
Cotton Owens Interview
A chat transcript with Cotton Owens fielding questions from fans.
A Cotton-Picking Good Day
Racing Pioneers Turn Out to Honor Owens
By Leon Russ
September 16, 2006
The Cannonball Run and the 1972 Cotton Owens Dodge Challenger
"Coast-to-Coast in 38.05 Hours"
1969 Dodge Charger - Cotton's Car
Destined for scrap twice, this Charger 500 is a collector's item with a racing history.
By Jeff Huneycutt
February, 2009
1957 Daytona Grand National
Daytona Beach, Florida
1959 Daytona 500 : An Interview with the Palm Beach Post
February, 2008
Cotton Owens and the Legend of the Chrysler Hemi Engine
Hot Rod Magazine Hemi Interviews Cotton Owens
In Former Hub of NASCAR, Now Only Memories Remain
By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
April 30, 2009
Don't They Just Turn Left? (pdf)
NASCAR's Heritage Race Tracks and Preserving Stock Car Culture
A thesis by Melissa A. Bleier
David Pearson Talks About Driving for Cotton Owens
By Jim Utter, Charlotte Observer
May 30, 2012
Cotton Owens and The Cotton Picker Go Drag Racing
Owens Taught Younger Pearson a Lesson in 1964
By Mark Aumann, NASCAR.com
April 29, 2011
King of the Modifieds
Successful driver, Owens parlayed tools of the trade to greater achievements
By Mark Aumann, NASCAR.COM
December 29, 2011
Car Number Histories: No. 6
By Mark Aumann, Turner Sports Interactive
February 9, 2004
Today in History - Racing Back in Time with Cotton Owens
Winged Warriors / NBOA Fall Meet Special Feature with Cotton Owens
Taped and transcribed by Sue George
September, 2004
Remembering Cotton Owens
By Dale Wilkerson for The News & Reporter
June 12, 2012
We Lose a Legend: Famed NASCAR Racer and Tuner Cotton Owens Dies at Age 88
By Elana Scherr
June 14, 2012
Cotton Remembered
By Mike Mulhern
June 9, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
05.18.09
Cotton Owens Inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
COLUMBIA, SC. - The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2009, including Everett "Cotton" Owens and fellow inductees Skip Harlicka, Jack Thompson, Ty Cline, Robert Porcher, Bobby Giles, Sylvia Hatchell, and Herman Helms. This annual ceremony celebrates the lives of men and women whose remarkable talent and drive to succeed will earn them a place in athletic history. The annual banquet and induction ceremony will be held Monday, May 18th at the Metropolitan Columbia Convention Center.
In addition to the inductees donning of the symbolic blue jackets, the Bobby Richardson Sportsmanship Award recipient and the pro and amateur athletes of the year will also be honored.
The affair, which includes a host of returning past inductees, may well be the greatest annual collection of Palmetto State sports stars under one roof.
southcarolinaathletichalloffame.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
05.01.08
Cotton Owens Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega Superspeedway
TALLADEGA, ALA. - The International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega Superspeedway has announced the Class of 2008, including Everett "Cotton" Owens and fellow inductees Art Arfons, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, Frank Kurtis and Ralph Seagraves. They will be enshrined on April 24, 2008 before the Cup event.
"This induction class is a perfect example of what makes the International Motorsports Hall of Fame so unique," said Talladega Superspeedway President and IMHOF Executive Director Rick Humphrey.
"With this class we are honoring drivers, an owner, a fabricator, an engine builder and a promoter. These men comprise the building blocks of all motorsports."
motorsportshalloffame.com
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