Davey Allison: Examining where the 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame electee ranks

Davey Allison made only 191 starts in his career in NASCAR's top series, but during that time he made his mark on the track. The second-generation racer and son of the legendary Bobby Allison left us way too soon. In 2019, Davey will be inducted posthumously into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. As part of NASCAR.com's look back at Davey 25 years after his death, here is a look at where the Alabama native stacks up in the record books. Special thanks to NASCAR Statistical Services for their help on some of these categories.

Career wins: 19
By track:
3: Michigan and Talladega
2: Daytona, Charlotte, ISM (Phoenix) and Richmond
1: Sonoma, Rockingham, Bristol, North Wilkesboro, Dover

Notes: Among his victories are three at his home track of Talladega as well as two wins in crown jewel races -- the 1991 Coca-Cola 600 and the 1992 Daytona 500.

Winning percentage compared to active drivers: At 9.95 percent (19 wins in 191 races), Davey Allison is 24th on the all-time list, ahead of Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Tim Richmond and Kevin Harvick. Herb Thomas holds the best mark at 21.05 percent (48 wins in 228 races).

Current drivers
10. Jimmie Johnson: 13.90 (83 wins in 597 races)
23. Kyle Busch: 10.00 (48 wins in 480 races)
30. Brad Keselowski: 7.79 (24 wins in 308 races)
35. Denny Hamlin: 6.86 (31 wins in 452 races)
36. Kevin Harvick: 6.69 (42 wins in 628 races)
39. Matt Kenseth: 5.96 (39 wins in 654 races)

Most wins from 1987 to 1993: Davey Allison ranks fourth in victories during this span but is the only driver in the top four not to have won a championship.

1. Dale Earnhardt: 39
2. Rusty Wallace: 29
3. Bill Elliott: 22
4. Davey Allison: 19
5. Darrell Waltrip: 14

Most wins after 191 starts:
1. Herb Thomas: 45 wins
2. Jeff Gordon: 43 wins
T-17. Davey Allison: 19 wins
T-17. Fonty Flock: 19 wins
T-19. Bobby Allison: 18 wins
T-19. Jack Smith: 18 wins
T-21. Tony Stewart: 17 wins
T-21. Curtis Turner: 17 wins

Notes: Davey Allison had more wins after 191 starts than NASCAR Hall of Famers Bill Elliott, Ned Jarrett and Rusty Wallace (16 wins each) and current stars Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin (16 wins each).

Most top fives after 191 starts:
1. Lee Petty: 113
2. Herb Thomas: 108
28. Davey Allison: 66
T-29. Dick Hutcherson: 64
T-29. LeeRoy Yarbrough: 64
31. Terry Labonte: 63
T-32. Denny Hamlin: 61
T-32. Carl Edwards: 61

Notes: Davey Allison was just three top fives away from being tied with his uncle, Donnie, and seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt for 24th place. Behind Allison on this list (in addition to the names above) are NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough (57), Mark Martin (56) and Bill Elliott (55).

Most top 10s after 191 starts:
1. Lee Petty: 154
2. James Hylton: 142
33. Rusty Wallace: 94
34. Junior Johnson: 93
35. Davey Allison: 92
36. Mark Martin: 91
T-39. Cale Yarborough: 86
T-39. Kyle Busch: 86

Notes: Allison is surrounded by a host of NASCAR Hall of Famers and one future Hall of Famer in this category, which just goes to show the path he was on before his career was cut short.

Average finish after 191 starts:
1. Lee Petty: 6.990
2. Rex White: 8.335
32. Davey Allison: 14.251
33. Harry Gant: 14.298
34. Mark Martin: 14.518
35. Cale Yarborough: 14.607
43. Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 15.723

Notes: Allison's average-finish mark through 191 races puts him in the same area as three drivers that went on to have lengthy careers in Gant, Martin and Yarborough.

All-Star Race wins:
1. Jimmie Johnson: 4
T-2. Dale Earnhardt: 3
T-2. Jeff Gordon: 3
T-4. Davey Allison: 2
T-4. Terry Labonte: 2
T-4. Mark Martin: 2
T-4. Kevin Harvick: 2

Notes: Allison is one of seven drivers to win the All-Star Race multiple times. He is also one of two drivers to have won the event in back-to-back years -- 1991 and 1992 -- Jimmie Johnson was the other with wins in 2012 and 2013.

All-time laps led:
1. Richard Petty 51,406
2. Cale Yarborough 31,566
41. Lee Petty 5,124
42. Davey Allison 4,978
43. Curtis Turner 4,918
44. Ryan Newman 4,792
45. Rex White 4,730

Notes: Allison ranks 42nd all time in laps led in the sport’s top series. He finished only 146 laps behind the legendary Lee Petty despite the NASCAR Hall of Famer having 236 more starts than him.

Laps led from 1991 to 1992:
1. Davey Allison 2,905
2. Harry Gant 2,901
3. Dale Earnhardt 1,616
4. Kyle Petty 1,523
5. Bill Elliott 1,476
6. Alan Kulwicki 1,468

Notes: The 1991 and 1992 seasons saw Davey Allison come into his own with a combined 10 wins driving for Robert Yates Racing in the No. 28 Ford. The two seasons marked his best finish in the standings in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as well as he finished third in the points both years. Darrell Waltrip (pictured) was 11th in laps led during this time.

Best track/worst track: Davey Allison's best track (over multiple starts) based on average finish was a track that he did not win at: Pocono. In 13 starts, he had a 9.8 average finish with six top fives and eight top 10s. His most laps led by track came at Richmond, where he won twice, and led 617 laps in 13 starts there. With just four top fives (and top 10s) and an average finish of 21.3, Atlanta goes down as Allison's worst track by average finish. As for a statistical oddity, Allison led just five laps on the road courses of Sonoma and Watkins Glen, but two of those -- the only ones he led at Sonoma -- came in his controversial 1991 win there.