By MIKE HEMBREE
For the Herald-Journal
GoUpstate.com
It's a long way from the dusty leavings of what once was a country road — Reidville Road — in Spartanburg to the newly rarefied air of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
A certified pioneer of stock car racing. Winner of hundreds of races as a driver. A championship car builder and team owner. An innovator in racing safety.
Owens' racing story is interwoven with that of NASCAR — with the notable exception that his story predates NASCAR's.
Read more about NASCAR legend Cotton Owens' career and both he and his wife's battles with lung cancer.
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