NOTE: Pioneer Dodge car owner Cotton Owens is one of 25 candidates being considered for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. In 1966 the Spartanburg, S.C., native teamed with David Pearson to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. He claimed 38 Cup victories, 31 of which came with Dodge.
David Pearson (NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver)
HOW DID YOU GET TOGETHER AND START DRIVING FOR COTTON OWENS? “Well, I’ve known Cotton for a long time. In fact, I always pulled for him before I ever started racing; he’s always been my hero. I’d go by his shop. I always liked him because he’s in my hometown right here. He doesn’t live far from me and, in fact, I go see him quite often now.”
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE BACK THEN? WAS IT PARTS? “The Dodge people were the best people I’ve ever worked for, if you want to know the truth. Anything we needed, we got it. We’d tell ‘em we need this or need that and they would get it for us. They furnished us...
