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Allison is one of the winningest drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history. His 85 victories rank fourth among all drivers; only Richard Petty (200 wins), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93) have more victories. Allison had been tied for fourth on the all-time wins list with Darrell Waltrip until just weeks ago, when NASCAR awarded him an 85th victory
That win was for the 1971 Myers Brothers Memorial 250 at Bowman Gray Speedway. Since two different types of cars had been raced in that event, NASCAR never officially announced a winner. Allison was credited with the win on Oct. 23 as NASCAR said it had been the only race in series history that didn’t have an official winner.
Allison won his only Cup Series championship at the age of 45 in 1983. Despite being one of NASCAR’s best drivers throughout the late 1960s and the entire 1970s, Allison didn’t have a Cup Series title. Before 1983, he had finished second in the Cup Series standings five times and had three other top-four finishes.
But he broke through in 1983 with six victories over the course of the 30-race season. Driving the No. 22 Buick for DiGard Racing, Allison reeled off three straight wins over the final third of the season and had 25 top-10 finishes.
Allison scored five more wins since he won that championship but never finished in the top five of the standings again.
In 1979, Allison was part of the famous ending to the 1979 Daytona 500 that included brother Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough. Donnie Allison and Yarborough crashed while racing for the win on the final lap and the two cars hit the wall in Turn 3.
Bobby Allison was laps down and stopped at the scene of the crash to check on his brother. After Bobby pulled up to the scene, Yarborough confronted Bobby and the most famous fight in NASCAR history began.
