Gene "Stick Elliott" Daves (July 27, 1934 – November 1, 1980) was an American professional

stock car racing Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It ori ...

driver. He was a driver in the

NASCAR Winston Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...

from 1962 to 1971. He was a 2009 inductee in the

National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame is a non-profit hall of fame for United States, American drivers of Dirt track racing, dirt late model racecars. It is located on the grounds of Florence Speedway in Walton, Kentucky. History During 2001 ...

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1934 births 1980 deaths NASCAR drivers {{NASCAR-bio-stub Sportspeople from Shelby, North Carolina People from Cleveland County, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina