DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Corridor of Famer Bobby Allison lastly bought his victory from Bowman Grey Stadium, greater than 5 many years after he took the checkered flag and the trophy.
NASCAR on Wednesday formally acknowledged the 86-year-old Allison because the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial on the monitor in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Aug. 6, 1971. The sanctioning physique up to date the report books to replicate it, giving Allison 85 wins and transferring him into fourth on the all-time wins checklist.
The race was one in all six that season that featured a mixture of Grand Nationwide (at the moment the Cup Sequence) and Grand American vehicles. Allison, who competed in each sequence on the time, selected to drive his Grand American Ford and received the race whereas main 138 of 200 laps. Regardless of celebrating in Victory Lane, the win by no means counted towards Allison’s Cup Sequence complete.
“For 53 years, the Myers Brothers Memorial was the one race run by NASCAR that didn’t have an official winner,” NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France stated. “As we started preparations for the upcoming Conflict at Bowman Grey Stadium, the subject of that August 6, 1971, race returned to the forefront.
“We felt it was the best factor to formally acknowledge Bobby’s win and honor him as an 85-time NASCAR Cup Sequence winner. We’re grateful for Bobby’s lifetime contributions to NASCAR.”
France and longtime NASCAR government Mike Helton visited Allison on Wednesday and advised him of the information and offered him with a plaque commemorating the victory.
With Allison’s up to date win complete, he now solely trails fellow NASCAR Corridor of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93).
Allison was inducted into the NASCAR Corridor of Fame’s second class in 2011. He’s a five-time NASCAR champion and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500.
