Lowell Arthur Cowell (October 10, 1945 - November 12, 2018) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. He drove in ten total Winston Cup races from 1981 to 1983.
Racing career Debuting in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1981, Cowell drove four races for Roger Hamby, having a best finish of seventeenth at Texas World Speedway. He drove in five races for Hamby, including the Daytona 500, in 1982, scoring a best finish of thirteenth in the return trip to Daytona in summer. 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. Cowell's last NASCAR attempt was the 1984 Daytona 500 with Potter, where he failed to qualify.
Personal life 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.
Motorsports career results NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results 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 Pts Ref 1981 Roger Hamby 17 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 57th 288 77 Olds TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV 1982 17 Buick DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR 39th 554 66 TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH Olds DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 1983 Cecil Gordon 24 Chrysler DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR N/A N/A Mike Potter 76 Olds TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 1984 DAY 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
Daytona 500 Year Car owner Manufacturer Start Finish 1982 Roger Hamby Buick 36 14 1983 Cecil Gordon Chrysler DNQ 1984 Mike Potter Olds DNQ
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