Cotton Priddy
Encyclopedia
Thomas "Cotton" Priddy was a NASCAR
Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) race car driver from Louisville
, Kentucky
, USA
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He was the driver who died at the Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
during a race on June 10, 1956. Priddy posthumously collected $50 in winnings ($ in today's money) from that race. Before that he would race two races in the 1953
season. With zero victories, zero finishes in the top five, and zero finishes in the top ten, Priddy had only seventy-three laps of experience - the equivalent of 200.5 miles (322.7 km). Earning only a grand total of $125 at the time of his death ($ in today's money), his earnings were paltry even back in those days.
NASCAR
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Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) race car driver from Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
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, Kentucky
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, USA
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He was the driver who died at the Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
The Memphis-Arkansas Speedway was a dirt oval track located just west of West Memphis, Arkansas, USA in the community of LeHi.This speedway would have a total distance spanning . Its elevation is 200 feet above sea level and all races used the Central Time Zone. While the track opened on October 7,...
during a race on June 10, 1956. Priddy posthumously collected $50 in winnings ($ in today's money) from that race. Before that he would race two races in the 1953
1953 in NASCAR
The 1953 NASCAR Grand National Season began on February 1 and ended on November 1. Herb Thomas, driving his own #92 Hudson Hornet, won the championship and became the first repeat champion of the Grand National Series.- 1953-01 :...
season. With zero victories, zero finishes in the top five, and zero finishes in the top ten, Priddy had only seventy-three laps of experience - the equivalent of 200.5 miles (322.7 km). Earning only a grand total of $125 at the time of his death ($ in today's money), his earnings were paltry even back in those days.