Bobby Allison: # 22, Buick Regal

Bobby Allison was a NASCAR championship driver and was named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers. He was born in Miami, in 1937 and entered his first race as a senior while he was in high school.

During the course of his career, Bobby Allison accumulated 84 victories, which ties him for third all-time with Darrel Waltrip, including three victories at the Daytona 500 in1978, 1982 and 1988, where he finished one-two with his son, Davey Allison. He was also the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship in 1983. Additionally, Allison ran in the Indianapolis 500 twice, with a best finish of 25th in 1975.

Officially, according to NASCAR.com, Bobby Allison has won 84 races, placing him in third place on the all-time wins list. Unofficially, Bobby Allison has won 85 races, and should be possibly being credited with 86 wins. The controversy lies in two races: the 1971 Myers Brothers 250 held at Bowman Gray Stadium, and the 1973 National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

On June 19, 1988, Bobby Allison nearly died in a crash at Pocono Raceway, but was left with injuries that forced his retirement from NASCAR. He was elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993, tragically, the same year that his son Davey died in a helicopter accident at Talladega Super speedway.

Bobby Allison is one of eight drivers to have won a career Grand Slam, by winning the sport’s four majors. After his retirement Bobby was car owner for numerous from drivers from 1990 to 1996, most remarkably Hut Stricklin, Derrike Cope, Neil Bonnett, and Jimmy Spencer.