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Cotton Owens drives his #5 Dodge to victory in the September 14, 1964 Capital City 300 on the Richmond dirt, beating David Pearson in Cotton's #6. It was the final win of Cotton's career and his next to last race.

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Teresa Earnhardt's uncle, Tommy Houston wheels his #6 Southern Biscuit Flour Buick under Rick Mast in the Alan Dillard #22 during Darlington Busch Series action in 1988:

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David Pearson in Cotton Owens' red & white #6 Dodge before the 1964 Daytona 500:

Mike Wiggins with his #6 Sportsman (Limited) Chevy II at Wilson County Speedway in 1974 with sponsorship from Late Model driver, Carl Horton's company in Grifton, NC:

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RR member, Woody Delbridge captured this shot of Morgan Shepherd's potent Hot Rod Barns Late Model Sportsman #7 at Virginia's South Boston Speedway in 1980:

Monk Hair was another driver who favored the #7:

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Ricky Foss had two different #7 Sportsman (Limited) division rides in 1975 at Wilson County Speedway:

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In 1965, Yankee racer Dick Dixon of Warehouse Point, CT drove Dan Colone's 1963 "8-Ball" Ford to five Top-5 finishes in just 8 NASCAR Grand National starts. Dixon's amazing feat included 3rd places at Asheville and Harris, NC, a 4th place at Beltsville, MD and 5th place finishes at Manassas, VA and Islip, NY. Top-10s at Old Bridge, NJ and Moyock, NC tallied a total of 7 Top-10s in 8 1963 GN starts for Dixon. He ran no more GN races after that spectacular foray.

Harris, NC Speedway photo by Randy Gilbert

Dick Dixon Driver Class of 2004 NEW ENGLAND AUTO RACERS HALL OF FAME
Dick Dixon was a family man from Warehouse Point, Connecticut. He was a top competitor in the United Stock Car Club, USCC, in the 1950s and 1960s, and also competed in the Grand American division run by NEAR Hall of Fame member, Harvey Tattersall jr. One year, he won 13 of 15 late model features run by United. He earned several wins on the old Big E racetrack in both the coupes and the late models. Dixon and the white 8balls that he built in his own shop were synonymous. In an era before fire retardant safety clothing were known, Dixon and the 8ball crew stood out in their clean white shirts and pressed pants. At a time when most of his competitors were having success with Chevys, he was almost exclusively a Ford man. Dixon raced in several Grand National (Winston Cup) events, including races at Charlotte, Lime Rock, Daytona, and Islip Speedways. Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett were close friends. In fact, Holman-Moody offered Dick a lucrative contract to move down south and manage their race shop. Dick decided to pass on the offer, however, to allow him to spend more time with family and continue to compete in the northeast. Dick was well respected in local racing circles, competing against NEAR Hall of Fame legends: Bergin, Caruso, Charland, Flemke, Greco, Krebs, and Jocko Miaggiacomo. Unfortunately, Dick Dixon lost his life in 1967 while competing at Thompson Speedway in the #zero sedan normally driven by fellow Inductee, Billy Harman. As a tribute to Dixons popularity, the Indianapolis Speedway had a moment of silence the weekend after Dick passed away. Sandra Dixon, Dicks wife, summarized his career by saying, Racing was his life, his passion. People who knew him loved him, and he loved the people he met through racing. He loved signing autographs, especially for the children. He was the love of my life, and every moment was a special moment. Sandra will be joined by their 5 children and many grandchildren, as Dick Dixon is posthumously inducted into the NEAR Hall of Fame.

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Blind in his right eye, Bud Webster drove the "Eight Ball" Hudson Sedan for owner Lawrence Brooks of Arkansas City, Kansas.

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RR member, Phil Wills in his #8 Camaro battles the Tiny Lund Pepsi entry during the inaugural Talladega race - the September 1969 'Bama 200 NASCAR GT event - in this photo originally posted at RR by member, Dennis Andrews.

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Joe Weatherly won the first race ever staged at the Fredericksburg (Va.) Speedway in 1953 driving the Flying #9 Rhodes Special .

Fredericksburg Free Lance Star from Robert Williams

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Dale Earnhardt's #8 superspeedway Late Model Sportsman owned & built by his former father-in-law, Robert Gee: