death_place death_date cup_poles birth_place cup_wins total_cup_races awards first_cup_win cup_top_tens last_cup_race achievements years_in_cup birth_date best_cup_pos first_cup_race last_cup_win article_title name
spartanburg , south carolina , united states 07 june 2012 10 union , south carolina , united states 9 160 national -lrb- 1970 -rrb- named one of nascar 's 50 greatest motorsports drivers -lrb- 1998 -rrb- international motorsports hall of fame inductee press -lrb- 2008 -rrb- south carolina athletic hall of fame inductee association -lrb- 2009 -rrb- nascar hall of fame inductee -lrb- 2013 's -rrb- hall of fame inductee 1957 daytona beach road course 84 1964 orange speedway race 1953-1954 winner 1966 grand national championship car owner -lrb- david pearson modified -rrb- tour champion 1957 daytona beach road course 15 21 may 1924 2nd -lrb- 1959 -rrb- 1950 daytona beach road course 1964 capital city 300 -lrb- richmond -rrb- cotton owens
 everett `` cotton '' owens
cotton owens

everett `` cotton '' owens -lrb- may 21 , 1924 -- june 7 , 2012 -rrb- was a nascar driver .
for five straight years -lrb- 1957 -- 61 -rrb- , owens captured at least one grand national -lrb- now sprint cup -rrb- series win .
owens was known as the `` king of the modifieds '' for his successes in modified stock car racing in the 1950s .
