 Today, the Allison
family heritage is being carried on by
brothers, Kenny, Ronald, and Donald, sons of
the legendary Donnie Allison. The Allison
brothers are experienced racers, who are
best known presently in the sport, as
premium race car builders. Though the
brothers have built everything from Winston
Cup to All Pro race cars, their most visible
work in recent years has been seen through
the tremendous growth of the Legends car
series. At the beginning of 1996, following
three years of research and development, the
brothers introduced a car and series with a
different set of criteria from the Legends.
The Allison Legacy Race Car is the new
car, built by a family of pure racers. With
their introduction of the Allison Legacy
Race Car, the brothers are carrying on the
Allison family heritage in auto racing.In addition to the Allison brothers,
Justin Allison continued the family
tradition and was a third generation Allison driver. Pam Allison Stricklin,
sister of Kenny, Ronald, and Donald, remains
actively involved in the sport and is
married to former NASCAR Cup driver Hut Stricklin.
Stevie Allison, cousin to the Allison
brothers, has made his mark in auto racing
by competing in the Slim Jim All Pro Series.
In 2009 Taylor Stricklin began his racing
career in the Street Stock Division at
Hickory Motor Speedway, won the 2014 Limited
Late Model Championship and now runs a
Super Late
Model car program at selected races. Donnie Allison
remains actively involved in racing as a motorsports consultant. Donnie's wife Pat,
a past Director of the Winston/Sprint Cup
Racing Wives Auxiliary serves as
Administrator for CompCar of NC, Inc., the
sanctioning body of the Allison Legacy Race
Series. Bobby Allison, a noted ambassador in
auto racing, continues his involvement with
NASCAR and the Cup Series and Davey Allison
who had a spectacular racing career.
The Allison's have contributed a great
deal to sport of auto racing. The entire
family involvement in racing is now
reflected in the Allison Legacy Race Series,
and the family name is a recognized icon in
motor sports. If the success the series
boasted in the past few years is any
indication for growth, the Allison brothers
are definitely geared to be blazing into the
future with their Legacy Race Car. The
gift passed down from Donnie and Bobby
Allison, has truly been well received by the
younger siblings, and is reflected in the
Allison brothers' knowledge and quality workmanship.
We've been around racing all our lives,
it's part of who we are." explains Kenny
Allison, "My brothers and I, and our sister
Pam, have always gone to the track with dad
and mom. I've got kids of my own, and Donald
has two children. We want to continue our
family involvement in racing.
Justin Allison, at 23 yeasr old, son
of Kenny won the 2010 Allison Legacy
Series Championship, has competed in
PASS Super Late Model races and ran many of
the tracks in the southeast. He made his debut in a sanctioned
Legacy race at the road course at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC in December,
2005. He started on the pole and finished in
the 10th position. Justin finished in eighth
place in points in the Touring Series in
2006 with his grandfather, Donnie at the
helm of the team and finished fourth in
the Touring Series Points Chase in 2007,
third in 2008 and 2009. He won the
Pocono ARCA race in 2014 and had top
finishes in that series in the 10 races that
he drove. The young Allison girls work at the CompCar
office and are actively involved with the
goings on. Judging by the tight bond, and
commitment to family, the Allison Legacy
will be handed down from generation to
generation long into the years ahead. |
