Name Cotton Priddy | Role NASCAR Driver Died June 10, 1956 | |
 Born August 29, 1928Louisville, Kentucky ( 1928-08-29 ) 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) | ||
Cause of death Race-related crash | ||
Thomas "Cotton" Priddy was a NASCAR Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) race car driver from Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was the driver who died at the Memphis-Arkansas Speedway during a race on June 10, 1956.
Career
Priddy was posthumously awarded $50 in winnings ($440.45 when considering inflation) from his final race. Previously, he raced twice in the 1953 season. With zero finishes in the top ten, Priddy had only seventy-three laps of experience. Earning only a grand total of $125 at the time of his death ($1,101.13 when considering inflation), his earnings were paltry even back in those days.
Priddy's best finishes were on road courses with an average finish of 20th place; his average finish on dirt tracks was 28th place.
References
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