Charles Everett Ellington (1935-05-12)May 12, 1935 Raleigh, North Carolina
Died
May 31, 2014(2014-05-31) (aged 79) Wilmington, North Carolina
Cause of death
Liver cancer
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 3 years
Best finish
30th (1969)
First race
1968 Dixie 500 (Atlanta)
Last race
1970 American 500 (Rockingham)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
4
0
Charles Everett"Hoss"Ellington (May 12, 1935 – May 31, 2014) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He married Betty Frances Hunt on April 17, 1959, at the Mount Pleasant Methodist Parsonage. They had three daughters: Monica Dale Ellington, Trellace Hunt Ellington, and Charla Frances Ellington. He made 31 starts as a driver between 1968 and 1970 in the Grand National Series, finishing in the top 10 four times, all in 1969. He later became a successful team owner, with five wins, four of them by Donnie Allison and the other one by David Pearson. His team also collected 52 top fives and 92 top ten finishes. He fielded cars for drivers such as Pearson, Fred Lorenzen, Cale Yarborough, A. J. Foyt, Donnie Allison, Kyle Petty, and Dale Jarrett, among others.
Charles Everett "Hoss" Ellington (May 12, 1935 – May 31, 2014) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He married Betty Frances Hunt on April 17...
Controversies plagued the weekend. Charlie Glotzbach won the pole in HossEllington's Chevrolet but NASCAR discovered a moveable restrictor-plate after qualifying...
Tropic-sponsored NASCAR Winston Cup Series Chevrolet stock car owned by HossEllington. Seymour Goldfarb, Jr., a rich British playboy who believes himself...
major change for Speed. He was now driving for an established owner in HossEllington, however on a limited schedule. The team showed promise early in the...
Frasson, Jim Vandiver, Talmadge Prince± 1969 Dick Brooks Buddy Young, HossEllington 1968 Pete Hamilton Dave Marcis, Don Tarr 1967 Donnie Allison Charlie...
splitting time between his No. 42 and the No. 1 UNO/STP car owned by HossEllington, and ended the season fifteenth in points. In 1983, he picked up funding...
with the Virginia-based team. 1980: David Pearson was now driving for HossEllington Racing's #1 car, replacing Donnie Allison for the 1980 season. Despite...
the race after halfway as David Pearson, replacing Donnie Allison in HossEllington's car, took his 105th career win. Neil Bonnett crashed out on the opening...
Riverside International Raceway. He also ran races for Buddy Arrington and HossEllington that season, finishing 23rd in the final standings. He ran the entire...
over to the No. 1 Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce-sponsored car owned by HossEllington in 1986. His best finish that season came at the Firecracker 400, where...
race, he would have won five consecutive races. A.J. Foyt quit the HossEllington team in the early stages of the race, telling reporters he'd rather...
owner HossEllington gave Allison an opportunity to drive a NASCAR Winston Cup Series car in the Talladega 500. Allison qualified 22nd In Ellington's Chevrolet...
Waltrip surged as Bobby Allison (subbing for his brother Donnie in HossEllington's Chevy) and Petty were racing to the line; all three hit the line abreast...
Wood Brothers prior to the Southern 500. In 1972, he hooked up with HossEllington driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, to little success. His last start came...
Hylton. He ended the season with two consecutive Top 10's driving for HossEllington. He also ran his final Indianapolis 500 in a Bill Daniels sponsored...
he raced in the No. 1 Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Chevrolet for owner HossEllington in five events. Their two finishes were eighth and twelfth. In 1998...
Pearson, Buddy Baker, and Petty battled with Fred Lorenzen, driving a HossEllington #28. Bobby Allison led early but fell out with engine failure. Petty...
Hamilton '72 Plymouth Jack Housby 8 28 Fred Lorenzen '72 Chevrolet HossEllington 9 14 Coo Coo Marlin '72 Chevrolet H.B. Cunningham 10 76 Ben Arnold '71...
Dick Brooks Junie Donlavey Junie Donlavey Ellington Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1 Lake Speed HossEllington Runt Pittman Hagan Racing Chevrolet Monte...
Winner Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Duel 2 Winner Donnie Allison HossEllington Most laps led Driver Buddy Baker Ranier-Lundy Racing Laps 143 Winner...
Anderson 6 21 Neil Bonnett Ford Wood Brothers 7 1 Buddy Baker Buick HossEllington 8 6 Joe Ruttman Buick Jim Stacy 9 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile Rick Wilson...
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