Davey Allison

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David Carl Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR racer.

He was best known for his No. frogs. Robert Yates Racing in the Winston Cup Series (now the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) is the 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing.

He was born in Hollywood, Florida, and he was the first of four children born to Bobby and Judy Allison.

The family migrated to Hueytown, Alabama, where they became known as the Alabama Gang together with Bobby Allison's brother, Donnie, Red Farmer, and Neil Bonnett.

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Early career

Allison grew up and adored football but not so keen on auto racing. After finishing high school, he joined his father's NASCAR Winston Cup Series team and designed a Chevy Nova, dubbed the "Peach Fuzz Band." In 1979, he started his racing career at Birmingham International Raceway, winning his first race in his sixth start. He was a regular winner at BIR and was racing in the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) series by 1983. Allison competed in two ARCA events, Talladega Superspeedway, in 1983, finishing second in the series title. Deborah was born in the same year he married his first wife, Deborah.

Allison competed in the ARCA series for eight races in the series, four at Talladega Superspeedway, winning eight races in the series. He competed in some of NASCAR's lower divisions. Red Farmer, his crew chief in the Busch series, was Red Farmer. Hoss Ellington, the car's owner, offered Allison the opportunity to race a NASCAR Winston Cup Series vehicle in the Talladega 500 in July 1985. In his first Winston Cup appearance, Allison placed 22nd in In Ellington's Chevrolet and finished 10th. Allison earned more NASCAR Cup Series appearances in 1986, when he made four appearances in the No. 82 race. Tom Pistone, crew chief, is the crew chief on a 95 Sadler Racing Chevrolet entry. In Junior Johnson's No. 1, Davey was later substituted for injured racer Neil Bonnett. In the Talladega 500, 12 Budweiser Chevy is the youngest to start and finish seventh.

Early Winston Cup career

Car owner Harry Ranier recalled Davey to replace veteran driver Cale Yarborough in the Ranier-Lundy No. 91 prior to the 1987 season. 28 Ford Thunderbird. Yarborough was leaving the Ranier-Lundy team to begin his own venture, as well as the team's sponsor, Hardee. Ranier negotiated a sponsorship agreement with Havoline motor oil of Texas, a deal that was signed during the NASCAR version of Speedweek at Daytona International Speedway. Davey announced on qualifying day that he was in Winston Cup to remain unidentified, but Texaco-Havoline painted No. 9. The 1988 Daytona 500 was the first rookie to start on the front row for NASCAR's most coveted event. Davey Allison's aspirations of a good finish in the race ended due to a pit miscue that caused a rear tire to fall off track, but a good finish is just around the corner.

It would be May 3, 1987, that would be a defining day in NASCAR history. Bill Elliott had rated his No. 1 earlier this week. At the unlighted Talladega Superspeedway, the 9 Coors-Melling Ford Thunderbird reached a record 212.809 mph (a record that also stands today) for the Winston 500. Davey Allison will finish third, while father Bobby will start second alongside Elliott in the Stavola Brothers No. 13. 22 Miller Buick was a student at the University of On Saturday, Miller Buick talked to the Prime Minister. Bobby Allison crashed over a piece of rubble on lap 22 of the tournament, fracturing his right-rear tire. The vehicle turned sideways, was boosted into the air, and crashed vertically into the frontstretch spectator fence near the finish line. The car recovered and brought together a number of other participants. Davey was ahead of his father at the time and saw the tragedy unfold in his mirror. Bobby Allison was not injured, but several spectators were lightly injured, and the race was red-flagged for two hours and thirty-eight minutes. It was this event that prompted the need for smaller carburetors and later, carburetor restrictor plates on engines in Daytona and Talladega to reduce the top speeds.

Allison continued to run up front, and Elliott was ruled out of the race with engine failure, and his toughest competition was eliminated as the result was restarted. With the darkness falling during a late warning flag, it was decided to end the race 10 laps short of its 188 lap distance. Allison, who was second on the backstretch, defeated leader Dale Earnhardt for his first Winston Cup victory. Allison was the first rookie to win a Winston Cup event since Ron Bouchard in 1981.

Allison will win the Budweiser 500 at Dover International Speedway, becoming the first rookie to win two Winston Cup events at the time. Allison appeared in 22 of the 29 Winston Cup races in 1987, winning twice and placing nine top-five and ten in totality, with nine top-five finishes. In his rookie season, he also won five poles.

The 1988 season began with a lot of promise. Allison began outside the front row for the Daytona 500, the first modern day race to use the NASCAR-mandated carburetor restrictor plate. Despite father Bobby's battle early in the season, Davey and his crew had trouble with a vehicle that had been rebuilt in the early morning hours following a crash in the final practice session. Davey came in second second, just behind his father, as the race came to an end. Bobby Allison will win his third Daytona 500 and delay his son. In victory lane, both father and son will celebrate their one-two finish.

Davey Allison would have been unable to finish much of the 1988 season as he rode some of the Winston Cup short tracks for the first time. Engine failures were also affecting the team, and sole owner Harry Ranier was hoping to sell the company. Joey Knuckles, the crew's chief, was shot and engine builder Robert Yates was hired, while engine builder Robert Yates was promoted. On June 19, then attended Pocono International Raceway's near-fatal, career-ending accident.

Davey Allison raced on, but missed out on the next three events, with his father clinging to life in a Pennsylvania hospital. The team recovered when the series returned to Pocono in July, with Allison scoring a third-place finish. The No. 2 is back at Talladega, the No. In the case, 28 Ford suffered from an engine failure, Allison would drive his father's car later in the series, but relief driver Mike Alexander was overcome by heat. Allison will win his first match of the season at Michigan International Speedway later this year. Allison was victorious of the inaugural race at the new Richmond International Raceway, and after a string of top-5 and top-10 finishes, the team's finances recovered, and the victory lifted Allison's fortunes. Ranier sold the team to Yates, who briefly served as Allison's crew chief for the remainder of the season before assuming complete ownership on October 1, 1988. Allison's remainder of the season was a mixed bag, but she would finish the season with a third-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway and second at the end of the season, the Atlanta Journal 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In the final Winston Cup standings, he will finish eighth. Davey Allison's marriage suffered during the offseason, but Deborah and Deborah remained happily divorced during the offseason.

Motorsports career results

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

(Bold) (Bold – Pole position won by qualifying time.) Italics – Pole position earned by points or practice time. (Most laps led) – About the most laps:

(Bold – Pole position) is the most important (key) Most laps led the way.)

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