| Lowell Cowell | |||||||
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| Born | October 10, 1945 Wana, West Virginia[1] | ||||||
| Died | November 12, 2018 (aged 73) Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th (1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 1983 Winston 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
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Lowell Arthur Cowell[1] (October 10, 1945 - November 12, 2018) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. He drove in ten total Winston Cup races from 1981 to 1983.
Debuting in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1981, Cowell drove four races for Roger Hamby, having a best finish of 17th at Texas World Speedway.[2] He drove in five races for Hamby, including the Daytona 500, in 1982, scoring a best finish of 13th in the return trip to Daytona in summer.[3] Cowell attempted the 1983 Daytona 500 with Cecil Gordon, but failed to qualify. He later ran the 1983 Winston 500 with Mike Potter, finishing 26th after an engine failure.[4] Cowell's last NASCAR attempt was the 1984 Daytona 500 with Potter, where he failed to qualify.[5]
Cowell was a 1963 graduate of Clay-Batelle Middle/High School. He was also an entrepreneur, owning various small businesses throughout his life. Cowell married Jacqualine Wilson and they had three kids.[1]
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1981 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV 28 |
CLT | POC 28 |
TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV 22 |
MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | 57th | 288 | [2] | |||||
| 77 | Olds | TWS 17 |
RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 17 | Buick | DAY 14 |
RCH | BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR | NWS | MAR | 39th | 554 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | TAL 21 |
NSV | DOV | CLT | POC 21 |
RSD | MCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olds | DAY 13 |
NSV | POC | TAL 18 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT | MAR | CAR | ATL | RSD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chrysler | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | N/A | N/A | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Potter | 76 | Olds | TAL 26 |
NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | N/A | 0 | [5] | ||||
| Year | Car owner | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Roger Hamby | Buick | 36 | 14 |
| 1983 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | DNQ | |
| 1984 | Mike Potter | Olds | DNQ | |