How Allison held off son Davey in a battle of future NASCAR Hall of Famers.
, Pearsons and numerous other families with racing ties have given the sport appeal across generations and have carried along one of sport’s perpetual questions: Can the son match the father?
That topic was on display in vivid terms in 1988 as the father, 50-year-old Bobby Allison, and his son, 26-year-old Davey, put their bloodlines to the test on NASCAR’s high ground – the Daytona 500.It was clear early in race week that both Allisons had potent cars. Bobby won Thursday’s first 125-mile qualifying race overSunday’s race would be about the draft, always a major factor in any Daytona race, and Bobby worked it to perfection.
Davey led only two laps—162 and 163—but was a force at the front most of the day, and it became clear in the closing miles that the Allison duo, barring mechanical issues, would be major players in the finish. The final win of Bobby Allison’s career came in the 1988 Daytona 500. It might also have been his most memorable one.Bobby took the lead with 18 laps to go, and a long drafting line formed behind him. Davey moved into the second position and was satisfied over most of the final miles to ride a couple of car lengths behind his father, waiting for the moment when he might be able to make a charge.
Bobby took the white flag with a two-car-length lead over his son. As they raced between the third and fourth turns for the final time, Davey dropped low on the track as his father drifted high and, for a moment, it appeared that Davey might push his Ford into first place. But Bobby had power coming off the banking in the fourth turn, stayed in front and won by two car lengths.
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