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.

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