Donnie Allison | |||||||
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Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | September 7, 1939||||||
Achievements | 1970 World 600 Winner 1971 Winston 500 Winner | ||||||
Awards | 1967 Grand National Series Rookie of the Year 1970 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year | ||||||
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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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.