Cotton Owens Inducted into the South Carolina
Athletic Hall of Fame
COLUMBIA, SC, - The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2009, including Everett "Cotton" Owens and fellow inductees Skip Harlicka, Jack Thompson, Ty Cline, Robert Porcher, Bobby Giles, Sylvia Hatchell, and Herman Helms. This annual ceremony celebrates the lives of men and women whose remarkable talent and drive to succeed will earn them a place in athletic history. The annual banquet and induction ceremony will be held Monday, May 18th at the Metropolitan Columbia Convention Center.
In addition to the inductees donning of the symbolic blue jackets, the Bobby Richardson Sportsmanship Award recipient and the pro and amateur athletes of the year will also be honored.
The affair, which includes a host of returning past inductees, may well be the greatest annual collection of Palmetto State sports stars under one roof.
Cotton Owens Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega Superspeedway
TALLADEGA, ALA. - The International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega Superspeedway has announced the Class of 2008, including Everett "Cotton" Owens and fellow inductees Art Arfons, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, Frank Kurtis and Ralph Seagraves. They will be enshrined on April 24, 2008 before the Cup event.
"This induction class is a perfect example of what makes the International Motorsports Hall of Fame so unique," said Talladega Superspeedway President and IMHOF Executive Director Rick Humphrey.
"With this class we are honoring drivers, an owner, a fabricator, an engine builder and a promoter. These men comprise the building blocks of all motorsports."
NOW PLAYING! - Cotton Owens watches his driver, Chargin' Charlie Gloztbach, go for a spin at Darlington International Raceway, 1968.
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Stratatomic Launches New Website for Cotton Owens Garage
GREENVILLE - Stratatomic has recently launched a new website for Cotton Owens Garage of Spartanburg, SC, now available online at CottonOwens.com. The website launch date commemorates the 34th Anniversary of Buddy Baker's record-setting run of better than 200 mph at the wheel of his Dodge Charger Daytona on March 24, 1970 at Talladega International Speedway.
NEW! Pictured below is Cotton Owens’ current ongoing restoration of a 1964 Dodge Polara to NASCAR racing specifications of that era, complete with a vintage 426 Hemi NASCAR-spec racing engine exceeding 650+ horsepower. (click to view larger images)
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