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Bobby's #29 1968
Ford sponsored by Long-Lewis Ford |
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Bobby's #6 1967
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Bobby's pit crew.
Check out the picture closely for differences in today's pit crew. Note that
none of the pit crew members are wearing helmets or fire proof clothing.
Also, Bobby has an open face helmet. |
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Bobby's #2 1964
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Bobby in a Permatex
promotion. Apparently he drove 300 miles with Permatex products. Check out
the shoes that Bobby is wearing, do you think they were approved by NASCAR? |
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Bobby and Davey
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1967
Bobby leads Richard Petty
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Butch Lindley #16 figures what fair for one is fair for all, so he helps
Bobby get around the track a little faster. |
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Billy McGinnis put his quick Camaro on the pole. He and Bobby swapped the
lead 12 times during before an engine problem put McGinnis in the garage. |
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What more could a promoter ask for? Tom Dawson was blessed with fair skies,
s standing-room-only crowd and a star-studded field for the eighth running
of the derby. |
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Bobby #12 and Jody Ridley #98 went at each other all day for the marbles but
it was Bobby at the wires. Here they lap Mobile International Speedway
promoter Lee Fields in the "Pink Panther". |
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Bobby's '56 Chevy
(hastily converted from a '55) in the pit area at Golden Gate Speedway,
Tampa, Florida in November '66 for the Annual Florida State Championship
200.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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The photo here
shows Bobby's first Grand National ride, the Ralph Stark owned 1960
Chevrolet at Daytona in Feb. 1961. Bobby started the 500 in 31st and
finished 36th.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby Allison shot,
this with William Mason's coupe normally driven by Perk Brown. Not sure
where the picture was taken.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Both Bobby and
Donnie ran a variety of cars for Mississippi foundry owner Robert Harper.
Bobby is shown here with Harper's '64 Ford just prior to the July 1965
Firecracker event at Daytona.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Road course or oval
it didn't matter to Bobby. Shown here at Daytona in '74 as the modifieds ran
the road course rather than the oval and Bobby dices with NY mod ace Merv
Treichler.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby ran this
sharp maroon and gold '56 Chevy modified and Daytona and Atlanta in 1963.
Shown here in the infield at Daytona along side Freddy Fryar's '59 Chevy.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby borrowed this
'57 Chevy from Ray Putnam and showed up at Hialeah (Fla) Speedway in '68.
Bobby and Donnie both began their careers at the famed Miami-area oval in
the 50s.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby ran this
winged sprinter with the super mods at West Palm Beach in 1966 for owner
Johnny Ardis. Herman Wise in the 77 trails Bobby on the high banks.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby shown in his
own NASCAR LMS Nova at Auburndale (Fla) Speedway in 1975.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby began the
1966 GN (now Winston Cup) season in a '65 Ford for Valdosta, Ga. owner Betty
Lilly. By May he had vacated the car.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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Bobby Allison
(left) and track announcer Bill Couse pose following Allison's win in the
100 lap Labor Day (1960) modified race at Wall Stadium, Belmar, NJ.
Courtesy Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club.
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Bobby in his well
worn Chevy coupe at the Medley (Fla) Speedway in the early 60s. When Bobby
later drove for Dodge this photo received widespread distribution as part of
his past history.
Photo courtesy of Marty Little |
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