TC Daily Pit Stop: Bobby Allison Awarded 85th NASCAR Cup Series Win, 53 Years Later
TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Bobby Allison Finally Awarded 1971 Victory; Officially Recognized as 85-Time Cup Winner
No, there was not a NASCAR Cup Series race held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, but 2011 NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison, 86, did officially score another victory to add to his illustrious NASCAR Cup Series totals. Allison now is recognized as an 85-time race winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, which moves him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip (84 wins) four fourth all-time.
Confused? Yeah, NASCAR can be confusing sometimes.
No, Allison didn’t don the firesuit one last time like Michael Keaton dawning his batsuit as Batman in 2023’s The Flash. Instead, NASCAR finally righted one of the biggest wrongs in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series, an injustice that had stood for more than 53 years.
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He’s finished second in the last two NASCAR Cup Series events.
He’s been to the Championship 4 the last two seasons.
He drives for Joe Gibbs Racing.
He didn’t win at Las Vegas last weekend, but he almost did.
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Q: Who won the 1971 Myers Brothers 250 at Bowman Gray Stadium?
A: Bobby Allison. If you saw the news yesterday, you would know that after 53 years, Bobby Allison was awarded his 85th NASCAR Cup Series victory. The race was surrounded by controversy for a half-decade, which has now been squashed wtih this revelation,
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