Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Engle is a Florida based reporter who covers NASCAR. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 05: Former NASCAR driver Bobby Allison during ...

The passing of Bobby Allison on November 9 at the age of 86 marks a thinning of the herd. Allison was one of the last of the surviving group of superstars who arrived in the 1960s at Indy and in ...

Bobby Allison, NASCAR’s 1983 Cup Series champion, had a strong passion for auto racing. It began when his grandfather, Arthur Patton (a relative of General George Patton), took him to a race as a ...

Bobby Allison, the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series champion and a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the age of 86. Allison won 85 ...

Bobby Allison, whose life in NASCAR included both grand triumphs and unspeakable heartbreak, died Saturday, NASCAR announced. He was 86. Through NASCAR, Allison became a champion driver and a Hall of ...

A three-time winner of the Daytona 500, he was ranked as one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers, with 85 victories. But his career was darkened by tragedy and injuries. By Richard Goldstein Bobby Allison, ...