Clinton “Delma” Cowart (July 6, 1941 – November 10, 2021) was an American stock car racing driver.
On lap four, Joe Frasson had wrecked and was sitting in the middle of the race track.
Cowart made his first start in NASCAR by qualifying for the 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 with owner Heyward Grooms.
Cowart's primary career was installing pools and septic tanks in the Savannah, Georgia area.
Cowart's main tracks were Daytona International Speedway or Talladega Superspeedway, but he did run in the 1992 race at Rockingham, North Carolina.
Cowart repeatedly joked that he was the only driver whose car number matched his chance of winning.
An accident-filled qualifying race allowed Cowart to finish 13th and advance to the Daytona 500.
"I don't think he showed back up at the track until Sunday," Benny Parsons recalled.
The Daytona 500 that year was plagued by accidents, allowing Cowart to finish 25th, earning a career high $23,285.
With the money, he bought a big screen TV and travelled to the following race at Rockingham, finishing 35th there.
He left the garage area and entered the track only to see the black flag displayed.
In early 1998, at age 56, Cowart announced his retirement at Whiskey Pete's, a saloon in Holly Hill, Florida.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.