Bobby Allison | Class of 2011 | Official Site Of NASCAR

Bobby Allison, the 1983 champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, ended his career with 85 victories — fourth on the all-time victory list.

A charter member of the “Alabama Gang,” the longtime resident of Hueytown, Ala., has become one of NASCAR’s most beloved former competitors, in large part because of his remarkable resilience after a career-ending accident at Pocono Raceway in 1988 — just several months after he won the Daytona 500.

Allison continues to be cherished by the millions of fans who remember his long list of accomplishments:

His 1983 championship season:

— His three (1978, ’82 ’88) Daytona 500 victories — especially the third, when he beat his son Davey to the finish, earning what would be his last victory.

— His two NASCAR Modified Division championships, in 1964 and 1965.

— His two NASCAR Modified Special Division titles in 1962-63.

— And his fantastic 1972 season when he won 10 races, had 12 second-place efforts and 11 poles, in the process finishing second to Richard Petty in the series championship standings.

Fittingly, Allison was named one of NASCAR’s “50 Greatest Drivers” in 1998.

BOBBY ALLISON BIO
Hometown: Hueytown, Ala.
Competed: 1961-88
Starts: 718
Wins: 85
Poles: 58

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