Cotton Priddy
| Thomas "Cotton" Priddy | |||||||
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| Born |
August 29, 1928 Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Died | June 10, 1956 (aged 27) Rural West Memphis, Arkansas |
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| Cause of death | Race-related crash | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 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) | ||||||
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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.
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.
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