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On Valentine’s Day, it would be difficult to know who got the nicest present, Judy Allison or Lynda Petty.
Feb. 15, 1988
For the second time in less than four months, NASCAR lost one of its most prominent drivers when Davey Allison died early Tuesday morning of injuries he had suffered in a helicopter crash Monday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway.
July 14, 1993
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Aug. 27, 2009
The tragic saga of stock car racing’s Allison family reached its lowest point Thursday when Clifford Allison, youngest son of former Winston Cup champion Bobby Allison and brother of current star Davey Allison, was killed while practicing at Michigan International Speedway.
Aug. 14, 1992
By agreement with her husband, Davey, Liz Allison is overseeing all details of the 8,400-square-foot mansion they’re building in Hueytown, Ala., with the profits of his booming stock car racing career.
Sept. 27, 1992
With four simple words, a sport that was born out of bootlegging, good ole boys and fast cars graduated from a regional sideshow to a national spectacle.
Feb. 15, 2019
A relative of Bobby Allison’s said he expects the injured NASCAR Winston Cup Series star will be able to resume his stock car racing career, if Allison wishes to do so.
July 18, 1988
Car owner Bobby Allison fired Hut Stricklin and will have a new driver behind the wheel for Saturday’s Winston Cup race at Richmond, Va.
Sept. 8, 1992
A year ago today, Bobby Allison was a young man of 50.
Feb. 19, 1989
Rookie Davey Allison watched his father survive a frightening airplane-like crash that stopped the race for over 2 1/2 hours Sunday, then came back to completely dominate what was left of the Winston 500.
May 4, 1987