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February 6, 2002
10:58 PM EST (0358 GMT)
Owens won more than 100 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour races during the 1950s before making the transition to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition. For six straight years (1957-62), Owens captured at least one series win -- Owens claimed three wins in 1960, all of which were in his home state of South Carolina. His most successful season was in 1959 when he won two races, notched 22 top-10 finishes (through 37 starts) and ranked second in the series season-long points chase to Lee Petty. In 1970, Owens was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
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