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Allison's 1989 car. Davey Allison's 1989 season did not start well. A year after he and his father's one-two Daytona 500 finish, Davey started at 16th, then was involved in an early incident with Geoff Bodine that sent his car careening into the sand bar separating the track's backstretch from Lake Lloyd. The car made one slow, complete, roll ...
Bobby's son Davey Allison, and fellow Hueytown residents Neil Bonnett, and David Bonnett. Donnie's daughter Pam married Hut Stricklin , who joined this generation. Other drivers (notably Dale Earnhardt ) were great friends with members of this group, and while not Alabama residents, these other drivers became associated with the Alabama Gang.
Bobby and Davey Allison are the first one-two father/son finish in the Daytona 500. As a result of permanent injuries in a crash at Pocono (see below), Bobby had no memory of the final win of his career or of celebrating together with his son in victory lane. [13] Allison was elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993.
The Allison family also endured the loss of Bobby's wife, Judy Allison, on Dec. 18, 2015 after complications from surgery. Throughout his life, he was known as one of NASCAR’s most beloved ...
With son Davey in second, Allison won the 500 for the third time; the two celebrated together in Victory Lane. But four months later, Allison blew a tire early in a race at Pocono and was T-boned ...
Donnie Allison (born September 7, 1939) is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned from 1966 to 1988. He is part of the " Alabama Gang ", and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison and Clifford Allison .
The founder of the Alabama gang, Allison was the father of NASCAR drivers Davey and Clifford Allison and the brother of driver Donnie Allison. Davey tragically died in a helicopter crash at ...
Robert Clifford Allison (October 20, 1964 – August 13, 1992) [1] was an American stock car racing driver. Son of NASCAR champion Bobby Allison , he was a member of the " Alabama Gang ". He was killed in a crash during practice for a NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway in 1992.