Lowell Cowell is a retired NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Winston Cup Series driver. He would drive for Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile

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 (five races), Buick

Buick

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 (five races), and Chevrolet

Chevrolet

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 (two races) during his NASCAR career.

Summary

From the age of 35 to the age of 37, Cowell participated in 1767 laps - or 3676.8 miles (5,917.2 km) of racing action. His average start was 31st place while his average finish was 21st place; ten positions better than he started. He would acquire two DNQs at the 1983 Daytona 500

1983 Daytona 500

In 1983, Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run a qualifying lap of more than at the 1983 Daytona 500 in his #28 Hardees Chevrolet Monte Carlo. However, on his second of two qualifying laps, Yarborough crashed and flipped his car in turn four. The car had to be withdrawn, and the lap did not...

 and the 1984 Daytona 500

1984 Daytona 500

In 1984, Cale Yarborough completed a lap of , officially breaking the barrier at Daytona. He won the race for the second year in a row, and fourth time in his career, with the identical last-lap pass, this time victimizing Darrell Waltrip who would later go on to win the same race in...

. Cowell's total earnings for his career were $37,605 ($ in today's money).

Roger Hamby would be his employer for the majority of his career while Mr. Gordon-Arrington and Mike Potter would be his employers near end of Cowell's career.