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Bobby Allison, founder of racing's "Alabama Gang" and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86.
NASCAR released a statement from Allison's family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn't given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.
Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR's Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. The sanctioning body updated its record books to reflect the decision, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip.
France and longtime NASCAR executive Mike Helton presented Allison with a plaque commemorating the victory. With it, Allison trails only fellow Hall of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93) in Cup wins.
Allison was inducted into NASCAR's second Hall of Fame class in 2011. He was the 1983 NASCAR champion, finished second in the series title race five times and won the Daytona 500 three times.
One of the original Nascar legends that took the sport to new heights.
I never watched Nascar by choice but my best friend's dad was a huge fan from the 70's until he passed away. He would lay on the coach with a Bud and bag of pretzels and watch every minute. He also LOVED the Indy 500. It was like a national holiday to him.
Bobby Allison, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, and the rest of the drivers like AJ Foyt from Indy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
This is not meant to be a joke but I honestly don't have one friend I know who watches Nascar.
and you're in Phoenix right? Which is wild, because NASCAR insists on having their championship race there (which is today incidentally) to the dismay of most fans. They moved that race from Florida which is obviously a hotbed. [Reply]