Cotton Priddy

Thomas "Cotton" Priddy (August 29, 1928 – June 10, 1956) was a NASCAR Grand National 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] He was traveling an estimated 90 mph, thrown clear, and suffered multiple fractures. He died an hour after the accident occurred in a West Memphis, Arkansas, hospital. This was his first time competing in a NASCAR grand-national race.[2]

Thomas "Cotton" Priddy
Born(1928-08-29)August 29, 1928
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
DiedJune 10, 1956(1956-06-10) (aged 27)
LeHi, Arkansas, United States
Cause of deathRace-related crash
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish131st - 1953 NASCAR Grand National season
First race1953 untitled race (Daytona Beach Road Course)
Last race1956 untitled race (Memphis-Arkansas Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Career

Priddy was posthumously awarded $50 in winnings ($470.2 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 ($1,175.49 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.[3]

References
  1. Cotton Priddy career information at Racing Reference
  2. "Death of race car driver Cotton Priddy". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. Cotton Priddy racing information Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages
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