Thomas "Cotton" Priddy (August 29, 1928 – June 10, 1956) was a NASCAR Grand National 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. He was traveling an estimated 90 mph, thrown clear, and suffered multiple fractures. He died an hour after the accident occurred in a West Memphis, Arkansas, hospital. This was his first time competing in a NASCAR grand-national race.
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29 August 1928 Louisville, Kentucky
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Died |
10 June 1956 (aged 27) LeHi, Arkansas, United States
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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