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Son of the legendary Bobby Allison, nephew of Donnie and brother to Davey, Clifford Allison was raised in Hueytown, Alabama and was a member of stock car racing's "Alabama Gang". [2] Allison was seen as "crazy wild" by his relatives, [3] and his brother stated he believed Clifford had the greater talent of the two younger Allisons. [4]
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 .
In the late 1950s, young auto racer Bobby Allison left Miami, Florida, looking for an area that had more opportunities to race. He discovered central Alabama in his travels. The region was dotted with small dirt tracks, and Allison won big his first few times out. He returned to Florida to pick up his brother Donnie Allison, and friend Red Farmer.
His sons, Davey and Clifford, both raced. So did his brother, Donnie. Bobby, though, did most of the winning. He won three Daytona 500s, the 1983 Cup championship and 85 NASCAR Cup Series races ...
At the end of the 1979 Daytona 500, younger brother Donnie Allison and Yarborough crashed in turn three of the 2.5-mile speedway while racing for the win. Bobby stopped to offer Donnie a ride back ...
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 ...
His brother Donnie Allison was also a prominent driver, as were his two sons, Clifford and Davey Allison. Bobby and Donnie's televised fistfight with Cale Yarborough at the 1979 Daytona 500 has been credited with exposing NASCAR to a nationwide audience. [2] Allison was unusual for competing successfully with his own, low-budget team for much ...
Bobby Allison, the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hall of Fame driver who won a 85 career races, has died at the age of 86. The racing legend died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 9 ...