Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison (December 3, 1937 – November 9, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant short tracks with high purses. Allison raced competitively in the NASCAR Cup Series from 1961 to 1988, while regularly competing in short track events throughout his career. He also raced in IndyCar, Trans-Am, and Can-Am. Named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers and a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Allison was unusual for competing successfully with his own, low-budget team for much of his career.

Early life

Allison was born December 3, 1937, in Miami, Florida. He entered his first race as a senior at Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School in Miami. Since he was only seventeen, he had to have his parents' permission to compete. When his mother approved, Allison assumed it was permanent, but his mother believed it was for only one race. After he graduated from high school in 1955, Allison's mother thought she would derail his racing interest by sending him to Wisconsin to work for Mercury Outboard Motors, where her brother-in-law, Jimmy Hallett, was the national sales manager. Unbeknownst to her, the owner of Mercury was Carl Kiekhaefer, who also owned race cars. Allison began working as a mechanic and an engine tester. While employed at Mercury, Allison worked in the boat division for ten months, then was transferred to the racing division. During the two months he worked in the racing division for Kiekhaefer, he went to nineteen races, mostly Grand National (known as the NASCAR Cup Series as of 2020), and a few Convertible races. Every one of those races was won by a Carl Kiekhaefer car from the shop in which he worked. Kiekhaefer was a hard person to work for and several people got fired, so Allison decided to go back to Miami only after a little over two months.

In 1956, having returned to Miami, Allison started racing again. His parents had told Allison that he could not race and live at home, so Allison came up with a fictitious name (Bob Sunderman) which was used only once as he finished well enough to make the Sunday paper. Allison's father saw the paper and told him that if he was going to race he should do it with honor and use his own name. In 1959, Allison took his brother, Donnie, Kenny Andrews, who owned a car (whose father owned Andy Racing Wheels), and Gil Hearne, who went along as Kenny's driver, to find more lucrative racing than was available in South Florida. Their search led them to Montgomery Motor Speedway in Montgomery, Alabama, where he was informed of a race that would take place that night in Midfield, Alabama, near Birmingham. Allison entered and finished 5th in that race, which paid more than finishing second in any race of a higher level in South Florida. He went to Montgomery the next night, winning the preliminary races, and finished second in the feature, winning $400, having found his lucrative racing. The brothers returned home and Bobby convinced Red Farmer into coming back to Alabama with him. They had immediate success and began answering to the name The Alabama Gang. Allison became a well-known driver and a top star in short-track racing, earning back-to-back Modified Special titles in 1962–63, then two consecutive NASCAR National Modified championships in 1964–65.

NASCAR career

Allison moved full-time to the Grand National circuit in 1965 finishing one-two with his son, Davey Allison. In 1972 he was voted national Driver of the Year after winning ten races and taking 11 poles, including a record five straight. He was NASCAR Winston Cup Champion in 1983, He also won the Firecracker 400 in 1982, making Allison the fourth driver to sweep both Sprint Cup point races at Daytona in the same year. After Allison accomplished this, no driver repeated such a feat until Jimmie Johnson did it in 2013.

Allison ran in the Indianapolis 500 twice, with a best finish of 25th in 1975. He also made two starts in the 1972 Trans-Am Series, driving a Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) Datsun 510 in the Under 2.5 liter class; he finished third on debut at Laguna Seca. His NASCAR team owners included DiGard, Junior Johnson & Associates, and Roger Penske, for whom Allison scored four of the five NASCAR wins for American Motors' Matador. The other AMC victory was accomplished by Mark Donohue also racing for Penske in 1973 at Riverside. He raced in NASCAR as a driver/owner of an AMC Matador. 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), Allison had no memory of the final win of his career or of celebrating together with his son in victory lane.

Allison was elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993. He was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011.

Cale Yarborough fight Early in the 1979 Daytona 500, Bobby, his brother Donnie and rival Cale Yarborough tangled early in the race. Donnie led the second half of the race while Yarborough made up his lost laps through caution periods. By the time there were eight laps to go, Yarborough reached second place and set his eyes on passing Donnie. Bobby was two laps down and was 1/4 mile ahead of the two rivals as Yarborough and Donnie crashed on the final lap. Richard Petty went by and won the race. Bobby passed the wreckage, finished the race, and on his way back around stopped to check on his brother and make sure he wasn't hurt. He pulled over to the wreck site to offer Donnie a ride to the garage area. Yarborough ran up to Bobby and, according to Bobby, Yarborough was yelling that Bobby was at fault and hit him in the face with his helmet—cutting his nose and his lip. Bobby climbed out and a fistfight broke out.

This fight led to a $6,000 fine each for Yarborough and the Allison brothers. In 2000 when asked about the fistfight Bobby said "I stopped to offer Donnie a ride to the garages and Cale comes running up saying I caused the wreck. I tried to tell him he had the wrong person. And I've said before, I think I questioned his ancestry. He hit me in the face with his helmet and I saw blood dripping onto my shirt. I thought 'If I don't stop this I'll be running from Cale for the rest of my life.' I climbed out and throttled him. He ran his nose into my fist several times. My story and I'm sticking to it forever. He never challenged me again. The fine surprised me, but the fact that it brought NASCAR onto the map makes it all worth every penny." Up until his death, Allison maintained that Yarborough was "beating his face on my fist".

Donnie had a similar story to Bobby: "Cale said I forced him in the mud. I did not. He wrecked himself and I was the unfortunate bystander to be in it. He and I have talked. We're fine. We both view it as lost opportunities. After he and I talked it out and agreed to disagree, Bobby came to the crash site asking me if I wanted a ride. Somehow I don't remember...but seconds later fists were thrown between Cale and Bobby. I tried to get into the fight and got scratched in the cheek by Cale. I later kicked him when Bobby mopped him into the mud. All of us were fined $6,000 but between Daytona 500 and this fight, today it's worth every penny to be involved in a fight that got NASCAR on the map."

Yarborough unsurprisingly has a different account of the story: "If they look at the video they'll realize I was forced in the mud by Donnie. I was going to pass Donnie and win the race but he forced me in the mud and I had no control. So hell I hit him back. If I wouldn't finish the race neither would he. He and I had a civil talk after the wreck and we were fine until Bobby Allison climbed out of the car and began shouting at me. It went chaotic from there."

According to the three during an interview in 2012 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, NASCAR later refunded the fines as a reward to them for bringing NASCAR into national spotlights. Allison however complains to this day that because he only made $4,000 in the race, he had his wife Judy help pay the fine (by contributing $2,000) and he was only refunded with $4,000 by officials.

Pocono and tragedies

On June 19, 1988, at the midpoint of the 1988 season, Allison crashed on the first lap of the Miller High Life 500. Initially he survived a head-on hit into the outside barrier but then suddenly Jocko Maggiacomo T-boned Allison in the driver's side of the car, nearly killing Allison. When he reached a local hospital he was initially declared dead, but subsequent medical assistance saved his life. Beginning from a vegetative state, Allison entered a rehab program. After regaining most of his memory and re-learning everyday activities, Allison prepared to attempt a comeback in the early 1990s. However, a series of tragedies led Allison to abort his comeback attempt, thus retiring from driving in NASCAR.

Later in 1993, his son Davey was killed in a helicopter accident at Talladega Superspeedway. Three years after these tragedies, he and his wife Judy divorced. Four years after their divorce, while attending their daughter-in-law's wedding, they reconnected. They were remarried in July 2000 and remained together until her death in 2015. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1992, and inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in May 2011, along with Lee Petty, Bud Moore, David Pearson, and Ned Jarrett.

Allison is one of ten drivers to have won what was then considered a career Grand Slam (an unofficial term) by winning the sport's four majors: the Daytona 500, the Winston 500, the Coca-Cola 600, and the Southern 500. Only nine other drivers have accomplished this feat: Richard Petty, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Buddy Baker, Kevin Harvick & Denny Hamlin.

Career wins controversy Officially, Allison has won 85 Cup Series races, placing him in fourth place on the all-time wins list, just one ahead of Darrell Waltrip. Unofficially, Allison may be credited with 86 wins. The controversy lies in two races: the 1971 Myers Brothers 250 held at Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, North Carolina; win was reawarded in 2024), and the 1973 National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (Charlotte, North Carolina.)

1971 Myers Brothers 250 Due to reduced sponsorship money being given out by the "Big Three" automobile companies in Detroit, some Winston Cup teams chose not to enter some of the smaller prize-money races of the large 48-event season (only fourteen cars entered the 1971 Space City 300), leading NASCAR to allow its "minor league" Grand American Series drivers (itself suffering from a massive decrease in events versus its 1970 season) to enter six of the Winston Cup races. For these races, Grand American Series "pony cars", such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, and AMC Javelin, were competing against the larger Grand National Series cars, featuring the Chevrolet Chevelle, Ford Torino Talladega, Dodge Charger Daytona, and Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird.

The 1971 Myers Brothers 250 was held August 6, 1971, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The first car to cross the finish line after 250 laps was driven by Allison. Knowing that the pony car would handle better on the flat track of that race, and the race following at West Virginia International Speedway, Allison had chosen to race his Grand American 1970 Ford Mustang, No. 49, sponsored by Rollins Leasing, and owned by Melvin Joseph.

1973 National 500 The 1973 National 500 was held October 7, 1973 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The first three cars to cross the finish line after the scheduled 334 laps (501 miles) were driven by Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty, and Bobby Allison, in that order. Again, these facts are not disputed. What is disputed is the legality of the first two cars' engines, recounted in Jim McLaurin's book NASCAR's Most Wanted, in the chapter "Fudgin' With the Rules":

In the 1973 National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Allison protested that the engines in winner Cale Yarborough's and second-place Richard Petty's cars were over-sized. NASCAR inspected all three of the top finishers, and Allison's engine fit the cubic-displacement specs. Six hours after the inspections began, NASCAR technical director Bill Gazaway told the press that the results were being sent to headquarters in Daytona for a final decision.

Monday afternoon NASCAR released a statement saying that, because the inspection facilities at Charlotte were inadequate, the pre-race inspection numbers would be used-when all three cars were legal and that the results would stand.

Allison threatened both to quit and to sue. It was not until after a private meeting with NASCAR President Bill France Jr., a week later that Allison was assuaged. Speculation was that Allison had been bought off. Allison wouldn't confirm or deny it, saying only that he had “received satisfactory restitution”. The results were never changed. 1973 was a transition year in NASCAR. Teams could run a restrictor plate-equipped 7-liter engine or a 5.9 liter engine without restrictor plates. A decade later, Petty's over sized engine at the same race resulted in new NASCAR rules being implemented against oversized engines, including the possibility of twelve-week suspensions for the offending engine builder, driver, and car owner.

1982 Daytona 500 Following his victory at Daytona, Allison's car was inspected and was found to have lost its rear bumper, which appeared to have fallen off in a slight bump between two cars at the beginning of the race, causing a multi-car accident. Tests were performed on the car without its rear bumper and it was discovered that the car was faster and handled better without the bumper (better underside aerodynamics and over lighter). It has been claimed that Allison and his crew modified the bumper so that it would fall off easily at the beginning of the race. NASCAR never fined him and the victory stands. Allison and his crew denied the allegations. In the Allison biography Miracle, Allison explained that NASCAR inspectors told the DiGard crew to move the bumper on its mounting points. The team simply tack-welded the bumper back on at an acceptable position, but "forgot" to properly secure it.

Car owner

Allison drove his own cars for portions of the early 1970s, including the full 1973 season. Allison won six races as an owner-driver from 1970 to 1974. Allison also ran for his own team in 1977 after splitting with Roger Penske, with a best finish of second at Nashville.

In 1985 Allison returned to being an owner-driver after leaving DiGard Motorsports, taking his number (22) and sponsor (Miller American) with him to his new team. His best finish as an owner-driver in 1985 was a fourth-place finish at Dover. Following the 1985 season he brought his number and sponsor with him to the Stavola Brothers Racing team.

In 1990 Allison revived his team and was a car owner for numerous drivers, most notably Mike Alexander, Hut Stricklin, Jimmy Spencer, and Derrike Cope. Stricklin was Donnie Allison's son-in-law.

The car number raced was No. 12 and sponsors included Raybestos Brakes from 1990 to 1992 and, in 1993, Meineke. Stricklin moved to the Junior Johnson & Associates team halfway through 1992 and Raybestos left at the end of the year for the Stavola Brothers No. 8 team. For the 1994 season, the team partnered with Ron Zook, for Cup and Busch Series. For 1995 and 1996, the team was sponsored by Mane 'n Tail with Derrike Cope at the wheel. Allison was forced to close down the team due to financial problems after the 1996 season.

Judy Allison, Bobby's wife of 55 years, died December 18, 2015, following complications from surgery.

Allison died in Mooresville, North Carolina, on November 9, 2024, at the age of 86. His family announced his death that same day, prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series NASCAR Grand National Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Pts Ref 1961 Ralph Stark 40 Chevy CLT JSP DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HMS ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP CLT PIF BIR GPS BGS NOR HAS STR DAY ATL CLB MBS BRI NSV BGS AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 106th - 1965 Bobby Allison Motorsports 2 Ford RSD 34th 6152 12 DAY DAY DAY PIF ASW RCH HBO ATL GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR LGY BGS HCY CLT CCF ASH HAR NSV Ed Grady 09 Ford BIR ATL GPS MBS VAL DAY ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI NSV CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS DAR HCY LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT HBO CAR DTS 1966 Betty Lilly 24 Ford AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH 10th 19910 Smokey Yunick Racing 22 Chevy CLT DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS J.D. Bracken 2 Chevy BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR 1967 AUG RSD AWS BRI GPS BGS CLB HCY NWS SVH TRN OXF FDA ISP BRI SMR NSV BGS CLB SVH DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS 4th 30812 Bud Moore Engineering 16 Mercury DAY DAY DAY ATL MAR Owens Racing 6 Dodge RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH BIR CAR GPS MGY DAY George Davis 07 Chevy MGR SMR K&K Insurance Racing 37 Dodge ATL CLT Holman Moody 11 Ford CAR AWS 1968 MGR MGY 11th 2454 Bondy Long 29 Ford RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR J.D. Bracken 2 Chevy BIR CAR GPS DAY ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR Friedkin Enterprises 14 Plymouth NWS AUG CLT CAR JFC 1969 MGR MGY 20th 2055 Mario Rossi 22 Plymouth RSD DAY Dodge DAY DAY CAR AUG BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH SBO BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS CLT SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR TWS Bobby Allison Motorsports 2 Chevy MGR SMR 1970 Mario Rossi 22 Dodge RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR ATL TAL DAR CLT MCH RSD DAY TRN ATL MCH TAL DAR DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR 2nd 3860 Robertson Racing Plymouth SVH BRI NWS Bobby Allison Motorsports Dodge CLB BLV LGY SMR MAR KPT GPS AST TPN BRI SMR NSV CLB ONA BGS SBO HCY RCH NCF MGR LGY Neil Castles 88 Dodge HCY 1971 Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 Dodge RSD DAY DAY DAY ONT RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO HOU NSV HCY 4th 3636 Holman Moody Mercury TAL ASH KPT CLT DOV MCH DAY AST ISP ATL MCH TAL CLB DAR CLT DOV CAR TWS Dodge RSD Ford GPS BRI TRN MAR MGR RCH NWS Melvin Joseph 49 Ford BGS ONA

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Pts Ref 1972 Junior Johnson & Associates 12 Chevy RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS 2nd 8573.5 1973 Bobby Allison Motorsports RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 7th 6272.3 1974 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH BRI NSV 4th 2019.19 Penske Racing 16 AMC DAY Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 AMC ATL POC TAL Penske Racing MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ONT 1975 16 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 24th 2181 1976 2 RSD 4th 4097 Mercury DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 1977 Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 AMC RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 8th 3467 1978 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 2nd 4367 1979 RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 3rd 4633 1980 RSD RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR NSV DOV TWS RSD MCH NSV POC BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CAR ONT 6th 4019 Mercury DAY TAL CLT DAY TAL MCH CLT ATL 1981 Ranier-Lundy Racing 28 Chevy RSD RCH DAR CLT 2nd 4827 Pontiac DAY CAR ATL BRI NWS MAR NSV Buick DAR TAL DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI RCH DOV MAR NWS CAR ATL RSD 1982 DiGard Motorsports 88 Buick DAY ATL TAL CLT POC MCH DAY POC MCH DAR DOV CLT ATL 2nd 4417 Chevy RCH BRI CAR DAR NWS MAR NSV DOV RSD NSV BRI RCH NWS MAR CAR Pontiac TAL RSD 1983 22 Chevy DAY RCH CAR 1st 4667 Buick ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 1984 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 6th 4094 1985 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY 12th 3312 Bobby Allison Motorsports POC BRI RCH MAR NWS CAR ATL RSD Chevy TAL Ford MCH DAR DOV CLT 1986 Stavola Brothers Racing Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 7th 3698 1987 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 9th 3530 1988 12 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 33rd 1654

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1961 Ralph Stark Chevrolet 36 31 1965 Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 13 11 1966 Betty Lilly Ford 44 20 1967 Bud Moore Engineering Mercury 31 40 1968 Bondy Long Ford 6 3 1969 Mario Rossi Dodge 41 43 1970 6 3 1971 Bobby Allison Motorsports Dodge 31 18 1972 Howard & Egerton Racing Chevy 4 16 1973 Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevy 29 25 1974 9 30 1975 Penske Racing AMC 3 2 1976 Mercury 8 25 1977 Bobby Allison Motorsports AMC 7 15 1978 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 33 1 1979 7 11 1980 Mercury 9 2 1981 Ranier-Lundy Racing Pontiac 1 2 1982 DiGard Motorsports Buick 7 1 1983 Chevy 35 9 1984 Buick 4 34 1985 34 33 1986 Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 3 42 1987 6 6 1988 3 1

Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1982 Bobby Allison Motorsports 25 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR 39th 596 Plessinger Racing 88 Pontiac CLT HCY MAR 1983 DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY 30th 819 A.G. Dillard Motorsports 22 Pontiac DOV BRI DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU Olds CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY CLT HCY MAR 1984 DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR 27th 1129 Plessinger Racing CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY A.G. Dillard Motorsports 23 Pontiac IRP LGY SBO BRI 1985 22 Buick DAY CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU CLT HCY CAR MAR 35th 674 1986 Bobby Allison Motorsports 85 Buick DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MAR 36th 701 7 IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI 1987 33 DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 43rd 356 1988 12 DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 37th 656

Grand National East Series NASCAR Grand National East Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts Ref 1972 Junior Johnson & Associates 12 Chevy JSP HCY GPS 16th 553.25 Melvin Joseph 49 Ford CLB NSV SMR ONA MBS AST ISP Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 Chevy CLB LPS CLB Melvin Joseph 49 Chevy HCY BGS 1973 Gordon Racing 24 Chevy HCY CLB ROU SEL LIN WCS TOL SLM 7th 775.5 Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 Chevy HEI HCY CIS BLN MCS CIS HCY

Busch North Series NASCAR Busch North Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 1987 Bobby Allison Motorsports 33 Buick DAR OXF SEE OXF DOV IRP CNB JEN OXF EPP OXF STA HOL TIO NA – 13 OXF UNI DAR SPE DOV SEE CLT OXF CAR

Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pts Ref 1965 Bobby Allison Motorsports 2 Ford CHS RSD SJS ASP POR EVG CHS POR ASP POR ASP ASP CSF ASP NA – 1975 26 Chevy RSD LAG MSP ASP RSD ASP USP POR EVG SMS CRS CSP ASP EVG YAK POR MSP ONT 50th 79.75 1977 Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 AMC RSD LAG ONT SJS MMR ASP RSD SGS YAK EVG WSP USP POR AAS CRS ASP SHA POR ONT PHO 59th 125.5 1978 Cook & Sons Ford RSD AAS S99 SHA PET MMR RSD IFS YAK WSP LSP EVG POR CRS ASP SON SHA CBS YAK OSS ONT NA – Bobby Allison Motorsports 1 AMC PHO 1979 Cook & Sons 12 Ford RSD MMR RSD EVG YAK POR AAS SHA CRS SON EVG SPO POR ASP ONT 54th 49 Bobby Allison Motorsports AMC PHO 1980 Cook & Sons Ford RSD ONT S99 RSD LAG EVG 41st 44 Esau Racing 15 Pontiac POR SON Williamson Racing 9 Olds MMR ONT Ulrich Racing 4 Chevy PHO 1981 Ranier-Lundy Racing 28 Pontiac RSD S99 AAS MMR RSD LAG POR WSP EVG SHA RSD SON RSD 38th 46 DiGard Motorsports 88 Buick PHO 1982 Chevy MMR S99 AAS RSD POR WSP SHA EVG SON CDR RSD RSD PHO 31st 60 1984 DiGard Motorsports 2 Buick RSD YAK SIR POR EVG SHA WSR SON MMR RSD PHO 44th 30

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 1980 Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 AMC DAY NWS FRS FRS MCH TAL IMS FRS MCH NA – 1982 88 Pontiac NSV DAY TAL FRS CMS WIN NSV TAT TAL FRS BFS MIL SND NA –

International Race of Champions (key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.) International Race of Champions results Year Make Q1 Q2 Q3 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref 1973–74 Porsche RSD RSD RSD DAY 9th NA 1974–75 Chevy MCH RSD RSD DAY 4th NA 1975–76 MCH RSD RSD DAY 4th NA 1978–79 MCH MCH RSD RSD ATL 4th NA 1979–80 MCH MCH RSD RSD ATL 1st 41

American open-wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

USAC Championship Car

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 1973 McLaren Offenhauser 12 32 Penske Racing 1975 McLaren Offenhauser 13 25 Penske Racing