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Davey Allison

Awards And Accomplishments



1987 Becomes first Winston Cup series rookie to qualify to start in the front row at the Daytona 500.
1987 Wins his first Winston 500 race
1987 Named NASCAR rookie of the year
1989 Wins his second Winston 500 race
1991 Leads in more races (23) than any other driver
1992 Wins his third Winston 500 race
1992 Leads in more laps (1,377) than any other driver
1992 Wins Daytona 500
1993 Wins International Race of Champions at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama
1996 Inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Stock Car Hall of Fame (posthumous)
1997 Inducted into the Bristol (TN) Motor Speedway's Heroes of Bristol Hall of Fame (posthumous)
1998 Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (posthumous)

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