What is Hoss Ellington?
'''Hoss Ellington''' (May 12, 1935 &ndash; May 31, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[NASCAR]] driver and team owner. He made 31 starts as a driver between 1968 and 1970 in the Grand National (now [[Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup]]). Of those races, he finished in the top 10 four times, all in 1969. He later became a team owner with success. He had five wins, four of them by [[Donnie Allison]] and the other one by [[David Pearson]]. He fielded cars for drivers such as [[Fred Lorenzen]], [[Cale Yarborough]], [[A. J. Foyt]], Donnie Allison, David Pearson, [[Kyle Petty]], and [[Dale Jarrett]], as well as others. Ellington was born in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]]. Ellington died from [[liver cancer]] on May 31, 2014 in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], aged 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/05/31/hoss-ellington-dies-after-lengthy-illness|title=Hoss Ellington dies after lengthy illness|last=Rendleman|first=John|date=May 31, 2014|work=[[WWAY]]|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|accessdate=June 3, 2014|location=[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]], [[North Carolina]]|archive-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195749/http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/05/31/hoss-ellington-dies-after-lengthy-illness|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.racing-reference.info/owner/Hoss_Ellington Hoss Ellington] owner statistics at [http://www.racing-reference.info/ Racing Reference] * [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Hoss_Ellington Hoss Ellington] driver statistics at [http://www.racing-reference.info/ Racing Reference] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellington, Hoss}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in North Carolina]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:NASCAR drivers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}