Unforgettable: For father-son moments, it's tough to top Bobby Allison and ... - FOXSports.com
There have been plenty of dramatic father-son moments in NASCAR throughout the years, including Dale Earnhardt Jr . winning the 2000 Sprint All-Star Race in one of his dad's Chevrolets, Ned Jarrett calling son Dale's victory in the 1993 Daytona... But when it comes to NASCAR fathers and sons, the 1988 Daytona 500 is a race that will be remembered forever. In that race, 50-year-old Bobby Allison became the event's oldest winner when he beat son Davey to the checkered flag. A total of 69 drivers entered the 500 that year, with 26 failing to qualify, including Bobby's brother Donnie, Michael Waltrip , Ernie Irvan, David Ragan's father Ken and John Linville, the father of DeLana Harvick. In the race, seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Richard Petty had a horrifying rollover crash coming out of Turn 4 -- one of the worst crashes of his career -- but he escaped without serious injury. Going into Turn 4 on the final lap, Davey took his No. 28 Harry Ranier-owned Ford Thunderbird to the bottom and looked for a time as if he would make the winning pass. But he couldn't get past and at the line, it was Bobby in the No. 12 Stavola Brothers Buick by two car lengths as he won the Daytona 500 for the third time. "This Stavola Brothers Miller Buick ran really good, I'm telling you, Mike," Bobby said to Mike Joy in Victory Lane. Source: www.foxsports.com
