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NASCAR driver
Donnie Allison
Allison at Rockingham Speedway in 2012
Born
(1939-09-07) September 7, 1939 (age 84) Miami, Florida, U.S.
1970 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2009)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2024)
NASCAR Cup Series career
242 races run over 20 years
Best finish
16th (1967)
First race
1966 National 500 (Charlotte)
Last race
1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
First win
1968 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
Last win
1978 Dixie 500 (Atlanta)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
10
115
18
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
20 races run over 5 years
Best finish
34th (1987)
First race
1984 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)
Last race
1989 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
5
0
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
2 races run over 1 year
First race
1972 Mr. D's 200 (Nashville)
Last race
1972 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 NASCAR Grand National/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.
DonnieAllison (born September 7, 1939) is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing...
1988. His brother DonnieAllison was also a prominent driver, as were his two sons, Clifford and Davey Allison. Bobby and Donnie's televised fistfight...
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...
later became a successful team owner, with five wins, four of them by DonnieAllison and the other one by David Pearson. His team also collected 52 top fives...
Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sports pundits DonnieAllison and Cale Yarborough regard the 1979 Daytona 500 as the most important...
Darlington, South Carolina. DonnieAllison won the pole. Top Ten Results 88–Darrell Waltrip 43–Richard Petty 1–DonnieAllison 27–Benny Parsons 28–Buddy...
the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby and DonnieAllison. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s with his performances in cars...
Speedway in 1992. Son of the legendary Bobby Allison, nephew of Donnie and brother to Davey, Clifford Allison was raised in Hueytown, Alabama and was a member...
driven by Skip Manning. DonnieAllison is credited with the win but Darrell Waltrip finished the race for an over-heated DonnieAllison after Darrell Waltrip...
near the Daytona speedway. In its history, the team fielded cars for DonnieAllison in 1973 and 1974 before replacing him with Darrell Waltrip in August...
Bobby Allison, and DonnieAllison dominated the first 300 miles of the race as sophomore Dale Earnhardt clawed from 31st into contention; DonnieAllison and...
football cornerback DonnieAllison (born 1939), American race car driver Donny Anderson (born 1943), American football player Donnie Avery (born 1984),...
1971: The first Talladega race under Winston sponsorship. DonnieAllison edged Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker for the win; this was Bobby's first race with...
NASCAR driver DonnieAllison's sons Donald, Kenny, and Ronald Allison. The series was conceived in 1996 by Donald, Kenny, and Ronald Allison, the sons of...
Wilkesboro, NC Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 96.380 10/10/76 Charlotte, NC DonnieAllison Chevrolet 141.226 2/20/77 Daytona Beach, FL Cale Yarborough Chevrolet...
running both events when they were scheduled on consecutive days, with DonnieAllison competing in both events in the same year. The Indianapolis 500 is part...
Talladega, Alabama. DonnieAllison won the pole and won the race. He defeated Bobby by some seconds. 21- DonnieAllison 12- Bobby Allison 11- Buddy Baker...
and subsequent fight between leaders Cale Yarborough and DonnieAllison (along with Donnie's brother Bobby) brought national (if unwelcome) publicity...
2022 (Power) NASCAR Hall of Fame Bobby Allison (2011) Rusty Wallace (2013) Roger Penske (2019) DonnieAllison (2024) NASCAR Cup Series Championships 2012...
windows; Cale Yarborough and DonnieAllison were pointed in their concerns about the instability of the Olds (said Donnie, "I can't drive the Olds, it...
complete the race. Nine cautions slowed the race for 50 laps. DonnieAllison defeated Bobby Allison by sixteen seconds. Fifty thousand people attended this...
fourth, as a fist fight ensued between Yarborough, DonnieAllison, and his brother and racer, Bobby Allison, in the turn three grass. Earlier in the race,...
2022 (Power) NASCAR Hall of Fame Bobby Allison (2011) Rusty Wallace (2013) Roger Penske (2019) DonnieAllison (2024) NASCAR Cup Series Championships 2012...
000. The final points standings were as follows: Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough DonnieAllison Neil Bonnett David Pearson Benny Parsons Dave Marcis Darrell...
hammered the wall. Bobby Allison, who'd been a lap down, unlapped himself and raced into the lead with Darrell Waltrip and DonnieAllison hot on his heels. Bobby...
2022 (Power) NASCAR Hall of Fame Bobby Allison (2011) Rusty Wallace (2013) Roger Penske (2019) DonnieAllison (2024) NASCAR Cup Series Championships 2012...
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