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Bobby Allison

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The Resume

    (December 3, 1937- )
    Nascar Winston Cup Champion (1983)
    Won Daytona 500 (1978, 82, 88)
    Winner of 84 career Nascar races (ranked 3rd All-Time)
    Six time winner of the Most Popular Driver Award (1971-1973, 1981-1983)
    Five time runner up for the Nascar Championship
    Two time Driver of the Year (1972, 1983)
    Named one of Nascar's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
    Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1993)
    Inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1993)

Why he might be annoying:

    At the end of the 1979 Daytona 500, he got involved in a fight with another driver who was fighting with his brother, Donnie Allison.
    He crashed at Talledega, Alabama in 1987 that forced NASCAR to mandate restrictive plates that would slow the cars down for the 1988 season.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had some legendary battles with Richard Petty.
    A serious head injury at Pocono, Pennsylvania in June, 1988 ended his career.
    At 50 years old, he was the oldest driver to ever win the Daytona 500.
    His son, Davey, finished second to him in the 1988 Daytona 500.
    He owned his own team after he retired.
    He was one of the most popular Nascar drivers ever.
    He helped the careers of other future Nascar drivers including his son Davey Allison and Neil Bonnett.

Credit: FHgrad99


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 78 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 169 Votes: 44.38% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 591 Votes: 41.79% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 902 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 61 Votes: 47.54% Annoying