BOBBY ALLISON RUMORS
NASCAR Flashback – 1984 Race 11 Recap – Budweiser 200 from Dover
DOVER, DE (May 19, 1984) – Sam Ard was victorious in the Budweiser 200 from the Dover International Speedway, leading 155 of the 200 scheduled laps that day.
Ron Bouchard, Jack Ingram, Davey Allison, and Tommy Houston rounded out the top-5 that day.
Ard won the race driving his famous #00 Thomas Brothers Country Ham Oldsmobile by a mere foot over Bouchard in his #15 Hendrick Honda...
Allison, Johnson, Martin and Yarborough Featured on Commemorative Pole Night Ticket
Fans interested in attending Bojangles’ Pole Night at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 11 can now purchase a limited-edition collectible ticket featuring four of NASCAR’s greatest racers.
The ticket, of which only 2,500 were printed, pays homage to NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough and future Hall of Famers Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin. All four NASCAR...
Davey Allison made me a NASCAR fan
When my parents told me that Davey Allison had crashed his helicopter at Talladega my first response was to ask if he would be able to race on Sunday. To me Davey Allison didn’t fly helicopters. At 10 years of age I was still to young to fully understand the types of injuries that could occur from a helicopter crash.
Somewhere I still have this exact 8 x 10
The next day Davey Allison...
NASCAR Legends Allison and Panch Featured in Sonoma
Race fans will be treated to a very special pair of legendary NASCAR drivers at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, June 22-24.
Donnie Allison and Marvin Panch, two of the best drivers in NASCAR history, will be featured throughout the weekend, most notably in a very special autograph and Q&A session in the Wine Country Winner’s Circle on Friday, June 22, and at the Club 7...
Jimmie Johnson ties Petty and Allison with win in "FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks"
Jimmie Johnson won three of the four races at Dover International Speedway in 2009 and 2010, so when he didn’t win either event last year, it was almost a strange thing to see. But Johnson ended that drought and made some history Sunday when he drove to the win in the “FedEx 400 benefitting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was his seventh victory at the Monster...
Jimmie Johnson put the Monster in its Place
Jimmie Johnson won the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway. Bobby Allison and Richard Petty and now Jimmie Johnson are the only drivers to win seven races here. Jimmie started the race trading the lead with Pole sitter Mark Martin but by half way it was apparent that this race was all Jimmie’s. “Just a fun day. Clearly we had a fast race...
Dover has changed a lot over the years and Mark Martin likes "Most" of the changes
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Mark Martin remembers his first race at Dover International Speedway in the Mason-Dixon 500 on May 16, 1982.
The 23-year-old rookie driver from Batesville, Ark. started seventh in the 32-car field and finished fifth just four laps behind winner Bobby Allison. At the end of the four-hour and nine-minute race, Allison enjoyed a three lap cushion...
Mark Martin on Lucky Charms
CORNELIUS, N.C. - Mark Martin has spent 30 years in NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing.
He has raced against many of the sport’s greatest drivers including Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip and modern day heroes like Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.
Martin raced at the 200 mph superspeedways and banged fenders on the notorious bullrings in the days before...
Classic Racing Corner – Allison wins ‘Cracker’ in Ford; Cries For General Motors Car (1980)
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (July 4, 1980) – Bobby Allison held off two close challengers tow in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. It was the second win of the year for the 42 year-old Ford driver. In victory lane … Continue reading →
J.D. McDuffie Wins Pole, But Bobby Allison Takes Delaware 500 (1978)
DOVER, DE (September 17, 1978) – Bobby Allison ended a seven month void by winning the Delaware 500 at Dover Downs International Speedway. It was the third win of the season but his first since March. Allison’s Ford Thunderbird outdistanced … Continue reading →
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