Hall of Fame Motorsports Pioneer Award” on October 16, 005 Recipient of the “Car Owner’s of the 1960s” award by the Old Timer's Racing Club, 1996 Recipient of the "Mechanic of the 1960s" award by the Old Timer's Racing Club, 1998 Other notable achievements Won NASCAR's first live televised race Gave Dodge its last NASCAR victory in a wing car. Earned Pontiac its first NASCAR win when Cotton Owens won on the old beach course at Daytona in 1957 driving a '57 Pontiac prepared by Ray Nichels. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Grand National Series Daytona 500 References External links Official Website of Cotton Owens Garage Biography 1924 births 2012 deaths United States Navy sailors Burials in South Carolina Deaths from cancer in South Carolina Deaths from lung cancer NASCAR drivers NASCAR team owners People from Union, South Carolina Racing drivers from South Carolina NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees