Donnie Allison

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Donnie Allison
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Achievements1970 World 600 Winner

Winner

Winner

1975
Snowball Derby winner
Awards1967 Grand National Series Rookie of the Year

1970 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2009)

Dixie 500 (Atlanta
)
Wins Top tens Poles
10 115 18
Goody's 300 (Daytona
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
Nashville)
Last race1972 Mountaineer 300 (West Virginia)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 28, 2013.

Donnie Allison (born September 7, 1939) is an American former driver on the

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. He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2009. He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame
on January 19, 2024.

NASCAR career

Before racing in the Grand National Series, Allison, like his brother Bobby, drove modified stock cars.

Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Allison would suffer serious injuries at the 1981 Coca-Cola 600,[2][3] this would end his career in NASCAR for the most part.[4] Allison would only race fourteen more Winston Cup races (he would also fail to qualify four times for races during this time) from 1982 to 1988. Allison also won the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Rookie of the Year
.

1979 Daytona 500

Allison is perhaps best remembered for his involvement in a final-lap crash and a subsequent fight with Cale Yarborough in the 1979 Daytona 500. He was leading the race on the final lap with Yarborough drafting him tightly. As Yarborough started to go below Allison, he attempted to take the inside lane away but Yarborough hit Allison from behind first and got Allison sideways. Yarborough made contact with the side of Allison's car and it put him in the grass. He came back to hit Allison side to side and as both drivers tried to regain control, their cars made contact several times and finally locked together and crashed into the outside wall in turn 3. After the cars settled in the infield grass, Allison and Yarborough were in a heated conversation when, Bobby Allison, who finished laps down after his earlier collision with his brother, pulled over and to check on his brother, but Yarborough accused him of causing the accident and started to hit Bobby while Bobby was still in his car. At that point, a fight ensued.[5] As the 1979 Daytona 500 was the first live flag-to-flag nationally televised NASCAR race, the finish and the post-race squabble were a ratings dream for CBS. Richard Petty, who was over half a lap behind at the time of the crash, went on to win the race. The fight made headlines all across America. The publicity was instrumental in the growth of NASCAR.

USAC career

Allison first raced in the

, retiring from both. Allison was again ineligible for points.

After racing

Allison, who lives in Alabama and North Carolina, has been a television and radio commentator; has also been involved in his sons' Ronald, Donald and Kenny Allison's "Allison Brothers Race Cars" and the "Allison Legacy Race Series" as a consultant to the series and to many up and coming race drivers such as Joey Logano, Trevor Bayne, Regan Smith, John Hunter Nemechek and several others [7][8]

Awards

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 NGNC Pts Ref
1966 Robert Harper 05 Chevy AUG
RSD
DAY
DAY
DAY
CAR
BRI
ATL
HCY CLB
GPS
BGS
NWS
MAR
DAR
LGY MGR MON
RCH
CLT
DTS ASH PIF SMR
AWS
BLV
GPS
DAY
ODS
BRR
OXF FON ISP
BRI
SMR NSV
ATL

DNQ
CLB
AWS
BLV
BGS DAR HCY
RCH
HBO
MAR
NWS
CLT

27
CAR
9
64th 1944 [16]
1967
AUG
RSD
DAY

20
DAY
DAY
11
AWS
BRI

7
GPS BGS ATL
12
CLB
HCY NWS
MAR

19
SVH
RCH
16th 18298 [17]
Donald Brackins 2 Chevy
DAR

27
BLV
4
LGY
5
ASH
2*
MGR SMR
15
BIR

15
CAR
GPS
MGY

19
Jon Thorne 12 Dodge
CLT

26
Ford
DAY

10
TRN OXF FDA ISP
ATL

4
BGS CLB SVH DAR
7
HCY
RCH BLV HBO
MAR

24
NWS CLT
15
CAR

25
AWS
Chevy
BRI

25
SMR NSV
1968
Holman-Moody 66 Ford MGR
MGY
RSD
DAY
40
25th 1307 [18]
Matthews Racing 27 Ford BRI
30
RCH
ATL

3
HCY
GPS
CLB
NWS
MAR

3
AUG AWS DAR
29
BLV LGY CLT
2
ASH MGR SMR BIR
CAR

1
GPS
DAY
ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI
34
SMR NSV
ATL

3
CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR
10
HCY
RCH
BLV
HBO
MAR

8
NWS
AUG CLT
6
CAR
16
JFC
1969
MGR
MGY
RSD
DAY

3
DAY
DAY
3*
CAR

6
AUG
BRI

5
ATL
CLB
HCY
GPS
RCH
NWS
MAR
AWS
DAR

34
BLV LGY CLT
2
MGR SMR MCH
27
KPT GPS NCF
DAY

3
DOV
TPN TRN BLV BRI
3
NSV SMR ATL
5
MCH

33
SBO BGS
AWS
DAR
4
HCY
RCH
TAL CLB
MAR

31
NWS
CLT
1*
SVH
AUG
CAR
30
JFC MGR TWS
2
24th 1662 [19]
1970 RSD
4
DAY

4
DAY
DAY
35
RCH
CAR
SVH
ATL

7
BRI

1*
TAL
NWS

22
CLB
DAR BLV LGY
CLT

1*
SMR
MAR
MCH
RSD
HCY
17
KPT GPS
DAY

1
AST TPN
TRN
BRI

25
SMR
NSV
ATL

5
CLB ONA
MCH

28
TAL
BGS SBO DAR
11*
HCY
6
RCH

3
DOV
NCF CLT
18
MAR

5
MGR CAR
4
LGY 40th 841 [20]
Junior Johnson & Associates 98 Ford
NWS

3
1971 Matthews Racing 27 Mercury RSD
DAY

6
DAY
DAY
26
ONT
RCH
CAR
HCY
BRI
ATL
CLB
GPS
SMR
NWS
29th 1280 [21]
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Mercury
MAR

15*
DAR

4*
SBO
TAL

1
ASH KPT CLT
2
DOV
MCH

4*
RSD
HOU
GPS
DAY

5
BRI
AST ISP TRN
NSV
ATL

6
BGS ONA MCH
TAL

41
CLB HCY DAR
MAR

5
CLT

3
DOV
CAR

39
MGR
RCH
NWS
TWS

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 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Monty Myers 27 Chevy RSD DAY
RCH
ONT CAR
ATL

5
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
28
36th 1849.15 [22]
Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford CLT
34
DOV
MCH

33
DAY

8
BRI
TRN
ATL

32
DAR
38
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT

25
CAR TWS
Penske Racing
16
AMC
RSD

3
TWS
Crawford Racing 22 Plymouth
TAL

31
MCH
NSV
1973 DiGard Motorsports 59 Chevy RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH
25
CAR
BRI

24
ATL NWS
9
DAR 35th 1755.75 [23]
88
MAR

27
DOV

38
TWS RSD
MCH

7
DAY
28
BRI
ATL
3
TAL

26
NSV
DAR
RCH
DOV

12
NWS
MAR

34
CLT
32
CAR
6
08
TAL

2
NSV
CLT
1974 88 RSD
6
DAY
6
RCH

17
CAR

27
BRI
5
ATL

5
DAR

4
NWS

7
MAR

23
TAL

36
NSV

2
DOV

30
CLT
30
RSD
MCH

20
DAY

33
BRI
NSV
ATL
30
POC
TAL

40
MCH
DAR
RCH
DOV

31
NWS
MAR
3
CLT
4
CAR
6
ONT 17th 728.8 [24]
1975 RSD DAY
28
RCH
CAR

28
BRI
ATL

6
NWS
DAR

3
MAR

21
TAL
42
NSV
DOV

28
CLT
9
RSD
MCH

35
DAY

5
NSV
POC
28th 1376 [25]
Ellington Racing
28 Chevy
TAL

3
MCH DAR
DOV
NWS
MAR
ATL

27
ONT
Howard & Egerton Racing 27 Chevy CLT
33
RCH
CAR

9
BRI
1976
Ellington Racing
28 Chevy RSD DAY
CAR
RCH
BRI
ATL
NWS
DAR

34
MAR
TAL
7
NSV DOV
35
CLT
6
RSD MCH DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI DAR
33
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
ONT
34
34th 988 [26]
1 CLT
1
CAR
7
ATL
3
1977 RSD DAY
30
RCH
CAR

3
ATL

4
NWS
DAR

2
BRI
MAR

26
TAL
4*
NSV
DOV
CLT
33
RSD
MCH
24
DAY
6
NSV
POC
TAL
1*
MCH
BRI
DAR
2
RCH
DOV

4
MAR
28
NWS CLT
36
CAR

1*
ATL

4*
ONT
42
24th 1970 [27]
1978 Olds RSD DAY
39
RCH
POC

35
TAL
2
MCH

29
BRI
DOV
9
MAR
NWS
25th 1993 [28]
Chevy
CAR

31
ATL

3
BRI
DAR

23
NWS
MAR
TAL

24
DOV
CLT
2
NSV
RSD
MCH

5
DAY

33
NSV
DAR
24
RCH CLT
4
CAR
20
ATL

1
ONT
3
1979 RSD
5
CAR

30
RCH

9
ATL

7
NWS
11
BRI
6
DAR

3
MAR

27
CLT
37
TWS
RSD
MCH
2
DAY
12
NSV
POC TAL
30
MCH
BRI
DAR
31
RCH
DOV

2
MAR
CLT

5
NWS
CAR

4
ATL

35
ONT
11
24th 2508 [29]
Olds DAY
4*
TAL

23
NSV
DOV
1980 RSD DAY
7
RCH 26th 1730 [30]
Chevy
CAR

5
ATL

26
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
Halpern Enterprises 02 Olds
TAL

25
NSV
DOV
Ogden Racing 18 Chevy
CLT

31
TWS
Kennie Childers Racing 12 Chevy RSD
30
MCH

36
NSV

27
POC
MCH

3
BRI
DAR
32
RCH
DOV
7
NWS
MAR

6
CLT

5
CAR

22
ATL

37
ONT
39
Olds DAY
19
TAL
26
1981 RSD DAY
12
RCH
CAR

34
ATL

29
BRI
NWS
DAR
MAR
44th 527 [31]
John Rebhan 77 Olds
TAL

5
NSV
DOV
11
CLT

38
TWS
RSD
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
ATL
RSD
1982 Ogden Racing 18 Buick DAY
34
RCH
BRI
ATL

11
CAR

22
45th 406 [32]
Rogers Racing 37 Buick
DAR

9
NWS
MAR
30
TAL
6
NSV
DOV

8
CLT

37
POC
RSD
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH BRI DAR
RCH
DOV
NWS
CLT
MAR
CAR
Ellington Racing
1 Olds
ATL

38
RSD
1983 Cliff Stewart Racing 88 Pontiac DAY
RCH
CAR
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

36
RSD
14
NA 0 [33]
1986 Gray Racing 54 Chevy DAY RCH CAR
ATL
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
DOV
CLT RSD
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR

33
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
ATL
RSD 114th 64 [34]
1987 DAY
DNQ
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
NA - [35]
1988
AAG Racing
34 Buick DAY
DNQ
RCH
CAR
ATL
DAR
BRI
NWS MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
RSD
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
81st 58 [36]
Bob Clark Motorsports 31 Olds
MCH

35
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT
NWS
CAR
PHO
ATL
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1967 Robert Harper Chevrolet 44 11
1968 Holman-Moody Ford 7 40
1969 Matthews Racing Ford 7 3
1970 7 35
1971 Mercury 11 26
1973 DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1974 7 6
1975 1 28
1977
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet 1 30
1978 Oldsmobile 7 39
1979 2 4
1980 2 7
1981 Kennie Childers Racing Oldsmobile 33 12
1982 Ogden Racing Buick 29 34
1987 Gray Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1988
AAG Racing
Buick DNQ

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 NBSC Pts Ref
1984
A.G. Dillard Motorsports 22 Olds
DAY
RCH
CAR
HCY
MAR
DAR
ROU
NSV
LGY
MLW
DOV
CLT
SBO
HCY ROU
SBO
ROU HCY IRP
LGY
SBO
BRI
DAR
RCH
NWS
CLT

8
HCY
CAR
MAR
72nd 142 [37]
1986
Collins Engineering 23 Buick
DAY

5
CAR
HCY
MAR
BRI
DAR

9
SBO
LGY JFC
DOV
CLT

40
SBO
HCY
ROU
IRP
SBO
RAL
OXF
SBO
HCY
LGY
ROU
BRI
DAR

35
RCH
DOV
MAR
ROU
CLT

11
CAR

30
MAR
38th 597 [38]
1987
DAY

21
HCY
MAR

9
DAR

29
BRI

28
LGY
SBO
CLT

29
DOV
IRP
16
ROU
JFC
OXF
SBO
HCY
RAL
LGY
ROU
BRI
JFC
DAR

34
RCH
DOV
MAR

15
CLT

12
CAR

7
MAR
34th 957 [39]
1988
DAY

23
HCY
CAR
MAR
DAR
BRI
LNG
NZH
SBO
NSV
CLT

13
DOV
ROU
LAN LVL
MYB
OXF
SBO
HCY
LNG
IRP
ROU
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT

DNQ
CAR
MAR
63rd 218 [40]
1989
DAY

37
CAR
MAR
HCY
DAR
BRI
NZH
SBO
LAN
NSV
CLT
DOV
ROU
LVL
VOL
MYB
SBO
HCY
DUB IRP ROU
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT
CAR
MAR
94th 52 [41]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make Q1 Q2 Q3 1 2 Pos. Pts Ref
1978–79 Chevy MCH
3
MCH RSD RSD
10
ATL
11
10th NA [42]
1979–80 MCH
8
MCH RSD RSD ATL NA 0 [43]

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

USAC Championship Car

USAC Championship Car
results
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Pts
1970
Foyt-Greer Racing
Eagle 67 Ford 159ci V8t
PHX
SON
TRE INDY
4
MIL
LAN CDR
MCH
IRP
ISF
MIL
ONT DSF INF SED TRE SAC
PHX
20th 600
1971
Foyt-Greer Racing
Coyote 71 Ford 159ci V8t RAF RAF
PHX
TRE INDY
6
POC

28
MCH
MIL
ONT
24
TRE
PHX
NC 0
Coyote 69
MIL

17
Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1970 Eagle Ford 20 4
Foyt-Greer Racing
1971 Coyote Ford 20 6
Foyt-Greer Racing

References

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  2. ^ "Donnie Allison Crash Charlotte 1981. Official Footage". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ White, Woody (May 27, 1982). "Donnie Allison relives World 600 accident". The Spartanburg Herald.
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  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Full Race Replay: 1979 Daytona 500". YouTube.
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Achievements
Preceded by Snowball Derby Winner
1975
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
1970
Succeeded by