Davey Allison

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Davey Allison
Allison at Pocono Raceway
Born	David Carl Allison (1961-02-25)February 25, 1961 Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Died	July 13, 1993(1993-07-13) (aged 32) Birmingham, Alabama U.S.
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 19 92 14
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 31 2
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.