NASCAR declares Bobby Allison the winner of a 1971 race, moving him into 4th on all-time wins list
FILE - Bobby Allison stands beside his car and talks with the press after winning the pole position during qualifyiing for the 500 mile grand national stock car race at Pocono Raceway, Aug. 2, 1975, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison finally got his victory from Bowman Gray Stadium, more than five decades after he took the checkered flag and the trophy. NASCAR has formally recognized the 86-year-old Allison as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at the track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Aug. 6, 1971. The sanctioning body updated the record books to reflect it, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him into fourth on the all-time wins list.
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FILE - Bobby Allison, facing camera, is hugged by his pit crew after winning the Atlanta 500 stock car race, March 29, 1970 at the Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/File)
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