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Davey Allison | |||||||
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![]() Allison at Pocono Raceway | |||||||
Born | David Carl Allison February 25, 1961 Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
Died | July 13, 1993 Birmingham, Alabama U.S. | (aged 32)||||||
Cause of death | Helicopter crash | ||||||
Achievements | 1992 Daytona 500 winner 1991 Coca-Cola 600 winner 1987, 1989, 1992 Winston 500 winner 1991, 1992 The Winston winner 1984 ARCA Talladega Super Car Series Hoosier Superspeedway Challenge Winner 1993 IROC Champion (posthumously) | ||||||
Awards | 1983 ARCA Talladega Super Car Series Rookie of the Year 1987 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2019) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
191 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 3rd (1991, 1992) | ||||||
First race | 1985 Talladega 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last race | 1993 Slick 50 300 (Loudon) | ||||||
First win | 1987 Winston 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last win | 1993 Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
86 races run over 10 years | |||||||
Best finish | 29th (1986) | ||||||
First race | 1983 Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
Last race | 1993 Havoline 250 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 24, 2018. |
David Carl Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was an American NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the oldest of four children born to Bobby and Judy Allison. The family moved to Hueytown, Alabama, and along with Bobby Allison's brother, Donnie, Red Farmer and Neil Bonnett, became known as the Alabama Gang.