He financed the purchase using the proceeds from the sale of his business, PBR Electronics, to his older brother, William Lloyd Prince.
In 1970, he entered his first NASCAR Grand National Series event, the Daytona 500.
He was buried at the Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur, Alabama, and was survived by two sons and a daughter.
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.