NASCAR Hall of Famer dies

(SRN NEWS) – NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison, the founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang,” died on Saturday. He was 86.

Allison has his name littered throughout the record books, ranking fourth all time in NASCAR premier series wins (85), second in top-five finishes (336) and 14th in starts (718).

Those were among the accomplishments that landed Allison in NASCAR’s second Hall of Fame Class back in 2011. He was also a three-time Daytona 500 winner, four-time Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway winner and three-time Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway winner.