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1982 sportsman 200 -lrb- dover -rrb- december 22 , 2012 58 1972 hickory 276 -lrb- hickory -rrb- 84 -lrb- see article -rrb- 1961 daytona 500 -lrb- daytona -rrb- 3 december 1937 17 7 1984 mello yello 300 -lrb- charlotte -rrb- 43 1983 , 1982 , 1988 daytona 500 winner 1971 , 1972 winston , 1975 , 1983 southern 500 winner 1981 , 1984 cup world 600 winner 1979 , 1981 , 1986 winston 500 series winner champion 1980 iroc champion 1978 15 446 bobbyallisonaugust2007.jpg 0 bobby allison 1972 hickory 276 -lrb- hickory -rrb- 1988 goody 's 300 -lrb- daytona -rrb- 22 2 miami , florida , united states 718 1971-1973 -lrb- 7 times -rrb- , 1980-1983 winston cup series most popular driver 6 7 1988 winn-dixie 300 -lrb- charlotte -rrb- 7th -lrb- 1973 -rrb- 11 1988 daytona 500 -lrb- daytona -rrb- 1973 buddy shuman 100 -lrb- hickory -rrb- 1966 race # 31 -lrb- oxford -rrb- 1988 miller high life 500 -lrb- pocono -rrb- 1st -lrb- 1983 -rrb- 25 27th -lrb- 1984 -rrb- bobby allison
 1973 cumberland 200 -lrb- fayetteville -rrb-
bobby allison

robert arthur `` bobby '' allison -lrb- born december 3 , 1937 -rrb- is a former nascar winston cup driver and owner .
named one of nascar 's 50 greatest drivers , he was the 1983 winston cup champion and won the daytona 500 three times in 1978 , 1982 , and 1988 .
his two sons , clifford and davey allison , followed him into racing , and both died within a year of each other .
