Bobby Allison

Winston Cup

Career: 1961,1965-88

One of the founding members of the Alabama Gang, Bobby Allison's 25-year NASCAR Winston Cup career was crowned by the series championship in 1983. He also was the series runner-up five different times.

A winner of 84 NASCAR Winston Cup races and 57 NASCAR Winston Cup pole positions, Allison won the Daytona 500 in 1978, 1982, and 1988 -- his son, the late Davey Allison, finished second in the '88 event. He is tied with Darrell Waltrip for series victories (third all-time) and pole positions (fourth all-time). Allison trails only Richard Petty for most races led (414) and is fourth all-time for most career starts (718).

Allison was named NASCAR's Most Popular Driver in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1982, and 1983. His career was cut short by a racing accident in 1988. Allison was inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame and National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Eastern Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 1994.