NASCAR announced today the second class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
That class consists of:
David Pearson - 94%
Bobby Allison - 62%
Lee Petty - 62%
Ned Jarrett - 58%
Bud Moore - 45%
The NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel, consisting of members of the Nominating Committee along with 31 others representing all facets of the NASCAR industry, met in a closed session in Charlotte to vote on this year's induction class.
Here's the HQ's favorite Bobby Allison highlight... the one where he told the HQ that Cale Yarborough just kept "running into his fist with his head."
The end of the 1979 Daytona 500 with Bobby's brother, Donny...
((HT: CBS Sports/NASCAR/Youtube))
And, then, the Allison moment that caused restrictor plates to be the part of NASCAR that it is today... love it or leave it...
The 1987 Winston 500...
((HT: ESPN/NASCAR/Youtube))
Showing posts with label Bobby Allison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bobby Allison. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Waltrip & Allison Nominated For NASCAR Hall Of Fame
As the NASCAR Hall of Fame begins the process of inducting their inaugural class and 5 will get in we know 2 of the 25 nominees for that honor.
Legendary drivers Bobby Allison and Darrelll Waltrip are on the nominee list. The rest of the 25 will be revealed Thursday night on SPEED.
Allison won 84 Sprint Cup races, 3 Daytona 500's and the Cup Championship in 1983.
D.W. won 84 Sprint Cup races (just like Allison) 3 Cup Championships (1981, 1982 and 1985) and 1 Daytona 500 (1989).
Both had impressive careers and are legendary drivers but would Allison and Waltrip be one of the First Five in?
Those of us at the OSG HQ say the odds are against them but they will get in eventually.
First here is Bobby Allison's last Daytona 500 win in 1988 (Thanks CBS Sports/SPEED/Youtube.com)
And now here is Darrell Waltrip's only Daytona 500 victory the next year. (Thanks CBS Sports/SPEED/Youtube.com)
Legendary drivers Bobby Allison and Darrelll Waltrip are on the nominee list. The rest of the 25 will be revealed Thursday night on SPEED.
Allison won 84 Sprint Cup races, 3 Daytona 500's and the Cup Championship in 1983.
D.W. won 84 Sprint Cup races (just like Allison) 3 Cup Championships (1981, 1982 and 1985) and 1 Daytona 500 (1989).
Both had impressive careers and are legendary drivers but would Allison and Waltrip be one of the First Five in?
Those of us at the OSG HQ say the odds are against them but they will get in eventually.
First here is Bobby Allison's last Daytona 500 win in 1988 (Thanks CBS Sports/SPEED/Youtube.com)
And now here is Darrell Waltrip's only Daytona 500 victory the next year. (Thanks CBS Sports/SPEED/Youtube.com)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Talladega: The Day After/Allison Reaction
((HT: WBRC-TV/myfoxal.com))
Here are the money shots from WBRC-TV Fox 6 cameras...
Bobby Allison left Talladega Superspeedway before Carl Edwards' car hurled into the safety fence and showered the stands with debris.
Allison listened to the scary and spectacular ending on the radio, then caught replays of the crash Monday morning - a scene that looked eerily familiar. It was Allison's twisting, airborne spin in 1987 that led to restrictor plates the following year at Talladega.
The driver responsible for the change, designed to slow down the cars, doesn't agree with Edwards that NASCAR needs to adjust the rules again to prevent a death at that track.
"In modern entertainment there's a risk, but the risk is part of the attraction," Allison said by phone on Monday.
Like Edwards' last-lap accident on Sunday, Allison's car also went airborne, collided into the steel-cable fence and scattered debris into the crowd. Allison was running over 200 mph when his crash happened.
Edwards said he hoped his own accident, which sent his car flying around like the tractor in the movie "Twister," will make NASCAR consider rules to make the racing at Talladega safer.
"We'll race like this until we kill somebody," Edwards said Sunday, "then (NASCAR) will change it."
Allison, who lives in Mooresville, N.C., called that an overstatement.
"Well, it's scary, but it's exciting for the fans. It always has been," Allison said. "Part of the attraction of Talladega is the potential for danger."
Allison should know that as well as any driver. He didn't even have to catch the replay to know what Edwards experienced.
"It was pretty spectacular, but it was nothing compared to what I did," Allison said. "My wreck was way bigger, way more guard rail, way more cars involved."
Allison was running fourth on the 21st lap in 1987 when his engine blew and slid under the car. When he ran over it, the engine sliced the rear tire.
Allison's car slid sideways, became airborne and went tail-first high onto the steel-cable catch fence at the front of the grandstand near the finish line, tearing a 150-foot hole in it and scattering debris into the crowd.
He was able to walk away and the race was red-flagged while the broken fence and steel cables were replaced. Some fans sustained minor injuries, just like in Edwards' accident.
Allison's son, Davey, won the 1987 race and the two hugged in Victory Lane. Davey Allison died in 1993 when his helicopter crashed into a track infield.
Restrictor plates are used at Daytona and Talladega to combat the high speeds at NASCAR's two fastest tracks. The plates typically keep the field bunched tightly together, and fans usually see cars racing three- or four-wide. All it takes is one mistake to lead to massive pileups dubbed "The Big One."
Allison had no suggestions about how to make Talladega safer for fans and drivers. He said all parties understand the risks at one of the sport's most dangerous tracks.
"It's as safe as we see modern entertainment," Allison said. "If you're at a hockey game and the hockey puck comes into the grandstands and hits you in the head and kills you, it's not safe. If you're at the football game and the football hits you in the head and kills you, you're not safe. If you're at a baseball game and the baseball hits you and kills you, you're not safe."
Here are the money shots from WBRC-TV Fox 6 cameras...
Bobby Allison left Talladega Superspeedway before Carl Edwards' car hurled into the safety fence and showered the stands with debris.
Allison listened to the scary and spectacular ending on the radio, then caught replays of the crash Monday morning - a scene that looked eerily familiar. It was Allison's twisting, airborne spin in 1987 that led to restrictor plates the following year at Talladega.
The driver responsible for the change, designed to slow down the cars, doesn't agree with Edwards that NASCAR needs to adjust the rules again to prevent a death at that track.
"In modern entertainment there's a risk, but the risk is part of the attraction," Allison said by phone on Monday.
Like Edwards' last-lap accident on Sunday, Allison's car also went airborne, collided into the steel-cable fence and scattered debris into the crowd. Allison was running over 200 mph when his crash happened.
Edwards said he hoped his own accident, which sent his car flying around like the tractor in the movie "Twister," will make NASCAR consider rules to make the racing at Talladega safer.
"We'll race like this until we kill somebody," Edwards said Sunday, "then (NASCAR) will change it."
Allison, who lives in Mooresville, N.C., called that an overstatement.
"Well, it's scary, but it's exciting for the fans. It always has been," Allison said. "Part of the attraction of Talladega is the potential for danger."
Allison should know that as well as any driver. He didn't even have to catch the replay to know what Edwards experienced.
"It was pretty spectacular, but it was nothing compared to what I did," Allison said. "My wreck was way bigger, way more guard rail, way more cars involved."
Allison was running fourth on the 21st lap in 1987 when his engine blew and slid under the car. When he ran over it, the engine sliced the rear tire.
Allison's car slid sideways, became airborne and went tail-first high onto the steel-cable catch fence at the front of the grandstand near the finish line, tearing a 150-foot hole in it and scattering debris into the crowd.
He was able to walk away and the race was red-flagged while the broken fence and steel cables were replaced. Some fans sustained minor injuries, just like in Edwards' accident.
Allison's son, Davey, won the 1987 race and the two hugged in Victory Lane. Davey Allison died in 1993 when his helicopter crashed into a track infield.
Restrictor plates are used at Daytona and Talladega to combat the high speeds at NASCAR's two fastest tracks. The plates typically keep the field bunched tightly together, and fans usually see cars racing three- or four-wide. All it takes is one mistake to lead to massive pileups dubbed "The Big One."
Allison had no suggestions about how to make Talladega safer for fans and drivers. He said all parties understand the risks at one of the sport's most dangerous tracks.
"It's as safe as we see modern entertainment," Allison said. "If you're at a hockey game and the hockey puck comes into the grandstands and hits you in the head and kills you, it's not safe. If you're at the football game and the football hits you in the head and kills you, you're not safe. If you're at a baseball game and the baseball hits you and kills you, you're not safe."
Talladega: The Day After
First and foremost, Brad Keselowski???
Brad "F'n" Keselowski...???
A part-time team with a Hendrick package helps Carl Edwards with two laps to go act like a rocketship. They pass Ryan Newman and Dale Junior like they were sightseeing. Edwards makes a move to block and Keselowski won't have any of the re-blocking. He held his ground and Edwards went airborne.
And we get a "Ricky Bobby" moment...
Here's the end of the coverage from NASCAR and Fox...
A lot of people were comparing the Edwards moment to Bobby Allison's crash in 1987.
See for yourself, thanks NASCAR and ESPN- Bob Jenkins and Larry Haber in the booth.
Brad "F'n" Keselowski...???
A part-time team with a Hendrick package helps Carl Edwards with two laps to go act like a rocketship. They pass Ryan Newman and Dale Junior like they were sightseeing. Edwards makes a move to block and Keselowski won't have any of the re-blocking. He held his ground and Edwards went airborne.
And we get a "Ricky Bobby" moment...
Here's the end of the coverage from NASCAR and Fox...
A lot of people were comparing the Edwards moment to Bobby Allison's crash in 1987.
See for yourself, thanks NASCAR and ESPN- Bob Jenkins and Larry Haber in the booth.
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