Hoss Ellington
American stock car racing driver and team owner (1935–2014)
Hoss Ellington (May 12, 1935 – May 31, 2014) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He made 31 starts as a driver between 1968 and 1970 in the Grand National (now Sprint Cup). Of those races, he finished in the top 10 four times, all in 1969. He later became a team owner with success. He had five wins, four of them by Donnie Allison and the other one by David Pearson. He fielded cars for drivers such as Fred Lorenzen, Cale Yarborough, A. J. Foyt, Donnie Allison, David Pearson, Kyle Petty, and Dale Jarrett, as well as others.
Ellington was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ellington died from liver cancer on May 31, 2014 in Wilmington, North Carolina, aged 79.[1]
References
change- ↑ Rendleman, John (May 31, 2014). "Hoss Ellington dies after lengthy illness". WWAY. Wilmington, North Carolina: ABC. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
Other websites
change- Hoss Ellington owner statistics at Racing Reference
- Hoss Ellington driver statistics at Racing Reference
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