Charles Everett "Hoss" Ellington passed away May 31, and another small part of NASCAR's colorful history has been silenced. Ellington, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, was 79. "He was a unique team owner," said Donnie Allison, who scored four of his 10 NASCAR premier series victories while driving for Ellington. He pretty well left us alone with the race car -- (engine builder) Runt Pittman, myself and (crewman) Jackie Rogers, we pretty well took care of everything.* More...