Petty's 1988 Daytona wreck sold: There was no price or winner announced after it was sold Saturday, but a valuable piece of NASCAR history was auctioned off Saturday in Greer, South Carolina. The remnants of the 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix that Richard Petty crashed, flipped and spun in the 1988 Daytona 500 - ultimately walking away from the wreckage of one of the most spectacular crashes in NASCAR history - was sold by Wham Auctions. The car is still in its original crashed shape. And even though it's been 26 years since Petty's fateful wreck, it was a prized collector's item. Or as the Wham web site put it, a "Once in a lifetime event." The car came from the estate of NASCAR Hall of Famer Cotton Owens, who passed away a little over two years ago. Saturday's auction was somewhat of a prelude to an auction of Owens' memorabilia, tools and equipment that will be sold Dec. 6 at his home, located at 7065 White Avenue, Spartanburg, S.C. Among items on the auction block include a 1964 Grand National-winning race car, complete with its original Hemi motor, as well as Owens' home, garage and all of its contents.(NBC Sports)(11-28-2014)
