Cotton Priddy
| Thomas "Cotton" Priddy | |||||||
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| Born |
August 29, 1928 Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Died |
June 10, 1956 (aged 27) Rural West Memphis, Arkansas | ||||||
| Cause of death | Race-related crash | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 131st - 1953 NASCAR Grand National season | ||||||
| First race | 1953 untitled race (Daytona Beach Road Course) | ||||||
| Last race | 1956 untitled race (Memphis-Arkansas Speedway) | ||||||
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Thomas "Cotton" Priddy was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) race car driver from Louisville, Kentucky, USA.[1] He was the driver who died at the Memphis-Arkansas Speedway during a race on June 10, 1956.[1]
Career
Priddy was posthumously awarded $50 in winnings ($435.92 when considering inflation) from his final race.[1] Previously, he raced twice in the 1953 season.[1] With zero finishes in the top ten, Priddy had only seventy-three laps of experience.[1] Earning only a grand total of $125 at the time of his death ($1,089.81 when considering inflation), his earnings were paltry even back in those days.[1]
Priddy's best finishes were on road courses with an average finish of 20th place; his average finish on dirt tracks was 28th place.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cotton Priddy career information at Racing Reference
- ↑ Cotton Priddy racing information at Driver Averages