Cotton Owens nominated for NASCAR Hall
04/20/2011
Spartanburg’s Cotton Owens is among more than two dozen stock car legends under consideration for the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame class.
The 2012 class will be selected in June by a 54-member panel, plus a fan vote selected on NASCAR.com, according to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
Other nominees include Timmonsville native Cale Yarborough, Fireball Roberts, Tim Flock, Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick.
Owens first made a name for himself racing modifieds, earning more than 100 wins and capturing titles in 1953 and 1954.
