February 11, 1994(1994-02-11) (aged 47) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death
Autoracing accident during practice for the 1994 Daytona 500
Achievements
1981 Southern 500 Winner 1982, 1983 World 600 Winner 1979 Firecracker 400 Winner 1983,1984 Busch Clash Winner Winner of the first ever NASCAR race run outside of North America, the Goodyear NASCAR 500 held in Australia (1988)
Awards
National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1997) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2001) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2012)[1] Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
362 races run over 18 years
Best finish
4th (1985)
First race
1974 Winston 500 (Talladega)
Last race
1993 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
First win
1977 Capital City 400 (Richmond)
Last win
1988 Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
18
156
20
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
13 races run over 6 years
Best finish
29th (1983)
First race
1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race
1993 Slick 50 300 (Atlanta)
First win
1983 Darlington 250 (Darlington)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
1
7
0
Statistics current as of June 14, 2015.
Neil Bonnett's 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar.
Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby and Donnie Allison. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s with his performances in cars owned by Jim Stacy and Wood Brothers Racing, becoming one of the top competitors in the 1980s. The Alabama native currently ranks 47th in all-time NASCAR Cup victories.[2] He appeared in the 1983 film Stroker Ace and the 1990 film Days of Thunder. Bonnett hosted the TV show Winners for TNN from 1991 to 1994. He was a color commentator for CBS, TBS, and TNN in the years until his death. Bonnett's driving career was interrupted by a severe brain injury from a crash in 1990. He was killed while practicing for the 1994 Daytona 500 for a much-anticipated comeback.
^Neil Bonnett at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
^Sprint Cup / Nextel Cup / Winston Cup all time Victory Records
Lawrence NeilBonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career...
Bobby's son Davey Allison, and fellow Hueytown residents NeilBonnett, and David Bonnett. Donnie's daughter Pam married Hut Stricklin, who joined this...
the son of the late NeilBonnett. "Driver David Bonnett Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2020. "David Bonnett – 1992 NASCAR Busch...
time in his Cup Series career NeilBonnett won the pole. Top Ten Results 9 – Bill Elliott 5 – Geoff Bodine 12 – NeilBonnett 15 – Ricky Rudd 22 – Bobby Allison...
Johnson decided to disband the No. 12 Budweiser team and let go driver NeilBonnett, who moved to the No. 75 Pontiac. Morgan Shepherd vacated the No. 75...
Alabama, and along with Bobby Allison's brother, Donnie, Red Farmer and NeilBonnett, became known as the Alabama Gang. Growing up, Allison participated in...
appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, NeilBonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance...
Bonnett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Robert Bonnett (1916–1994), member of the Australian House of Representatives Neil Bonnett...
rendering the car uncontrollable. Orr's death came three days after that of NeilBonnett on the same track. These incidents were related to suspension failure...
Brooklyn, Michigan. NeilBonnett won the pole. Top Ten Results 28–Buddy Baker 1–Donnie Allison 11–Cale Yarborough 21–NeilBonnett 43–Richard Petty 2–Dale...
NASCAR sanctioned race outside of North America. NeilBonnett won the pole. Top ten results 75 - NeilBonnett 12 - Bobby Allison 71 - Dave Marcis 18 - Glen...
44-Terry Labonte 7-Kyle Petty 1-Sterling Marlin 43-Richard Petty 12-NeilBonnett 98-Ron Bouchard 4-Rick Wilson 66-Phil Parsons Race Two Top Ten Results...
500 just two weeks prior (his third and last win in the event), and NeilBonnett, who had won the previous weekends Pontiac Excitement 400 at the Richmond...
117 of 328, eight cars had dropped out of the race (including teammate NeilBonnett in an intentional start and park). That meant Earnhardt could finish...
the team, and was replaced by an emerging talent named NeilBonnett from Hueytown, Alabama. Bonnett was a member of the "Alabama Gang" which included driving...
complete. Coming back from a two lap deficit, RahMoc Enterprises driver NeilBonnett would manage to pass for the lead on the final restart with 48 laps left...
drivers Dale Earnhardt Sr., Adam Petty, Tony Roper, Kenny Irwin Jr., NeilBonnett, John Nemechek, J. D. McDuffie, and Richie Evans; CART drivers Jovy Marcelo...
Kulwicki, David Pearson, Junior Johnson, Lee Petty, Richard Petty and NeilBonnett. The museum was conceived by NASCAR race car champion Joe Weatherly,...
Labonte drew pole position Top Five 88-Bobby Allison 44-Terry Labonte 21-NeilBonnett 11-Darrell Waltrip 27-Cale Yarborough Time of Race: 15 minutes, 39 seconds...
seventeen months. 1985: Elliott suffered a leg injury in a hard crash, as NeilBonnett edged Harry Gant in a photo finish, the second straight Rockingham race...
series' exclusive tire distributor. The season was marred with tragedy, as NeilBonnett and Rodney Orr were killed in separate practice crashes prior to the...
drivers Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr., Terry Schoonover, Grant Adcox, NeilBonnett, John Nemechek, Dale Earnhardt, J. D. McDuffie, and Clifford Allison...
Turn 2, the CBS Sports producers came on the headsets of Ken Squier, NeilBonnett, and Ned Jarrett, telling Ned to "call his son home", leading to an emotional...
500. As a team owner, Stacy employed veteran NASCAR drivers such as NeilBonnett, Ferrel Harris, Sterling Marlin, Joe Ruttman, Tim Richmond, and Dale...
replacing Donnie Allison in Hoss Ellington's car, took his 105th career win. NeilBonnett crashed out on the opening lap and Dale Earnhardt led fifteen laps but...
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