Remembering Davey Allison

[@drthornhill843]

That is when Nascar was the best. To me, it really sucks now. RIP Davey.

[@GH32143]

It's still the same!

[@Z_Haynes]

Yea

[@yungtwiz]

@David Sinclair the race discussion was 5 months ago. The fact that people still bring it up is where the real toxicity is. Its simply time to move forward.

[@Hugo-py2ce]

You're 100% right, I use to be a huge Nascar fan back in those days. Today is just pathetic and almost hurts to watch.

[@adamjohnson7832]

thats why my family races dirt track. closest we can get its sad

[@jimthigpen4170]

25 years later and it feels like we lost Davey yesterday.

[@ronmounts8075]

I know it seems like the Other Day!!!!!!!! MANNNNN!!!!!!

[@isabellaereshki]

I was 9 now 38 and it often still feels like it just happened the other day or few months or at most couple years ago.

[@kevingallagher6804]

I was at work my boss told me that DAVEY has passed… he was one hell of a driver… he probably would have gone to be a superstar…

[@TheGamer-uy2vi]

Davey Allison is the best NASCAR Driver ever. Doesn't matter if he's dead. He's still the best driver. Davey will be well missed.

[@phuckfays]

Are you sure he's the bestest dwiver? He go fast, others go slower not fast like him. He drives the best dead or not.

[@Outlaw_Actual11b]

@@phuckfays driver*

[@Outlaw_Actual11b]

Not really. He was great but not the best

[@Lifesrad8]

He was gonna be one of the best ever NASCAR drivers

[@jamesmiles1456]

gonna be?

[@jamesmiles1456]

I say he was one of the best

[@briannichols6571]

wildman24jg amen on that

[@veronicasaavedra580]

wildman24jg

[@bluebird2287]

duh

[@JonBoltinghouse]

On that day I lost my idol and the world lost a free spirit. I remember all the crashes and broken bones, the black eyes, and the determination in his eyes during press interviews. Davey was a superhero to boys, a reason for men to keep doing mechanics themselves and a great family man. It's so sad to see him go, but I know he will live on in our memories and will never be forgotten. See you on the other side my friend.....R I P

[@edwardhousemaniii2732]

Watching this in November of 2022, I'm 64 and shedding tears, a great race car driver, always my favorite, love the Allison's, miss ya

[@hairhatsaretherealsellouts9799]

28 will always be Texaco/Havoline in my heart.

[@caseyplooy1696]

Hair Hats Are The Real Sell Outs Thats why I ended up a Texaco 42 fan years later......and still follow the 42 car because of Davey and the 28 Texaco car. (Even though Texaco isn’t on the 42 car now either)

[@mrcontroversy222]

I still have a little metal 1/24 scale in a box of Davey Allison Texaco/havoline

[@billgross2097]

I actually met Davey at a Texaco station just outside Dover. He had a showcar, the original white,black,and gold replica and have a picture. I also have a signed lithograph from Davey. I'll never forget where I was when my wife called me to tell me he was killed. Bad day.

[@simshadyhagrmfchevy3908]

Same here bro

[@shealarson2635]

@@mrcontroversy222 My brother and I have all the little die cast cars and their car haulers still in their boxes. We have all the drivers from ‘88-‘96.

[@Kamila_Alaiah]

He was certainly one of the greats. And one that is still missed to this day

[@denniscarver7681]

What a sad day. I still remember it like yesterday. Who would have thought. I still can't believe it today. What a Iron man of the track, Fan Fav. RIP Davey.

[@scottstamey4297]

HE SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME NASCAR IT HAS BEEN 24 YEARS PUT HIM IN WITH ALL OTHERS THAT HAVE PASS ON OR DO YOU NOT CARE NASCAR

[@bfellowsify]

Scott Stamey very true they need to put him in the hall of fame

[@mikep4823]

Look at the history of Nascar and see that they do not care about fans or anything other then money.

[@ZachTaylor2631]

@@mikep4823 They do so. If they didn't why in the world would they make the safety improvements to make sure there drivers are safe?

[@daneamann6225]

Davey Allison does not belong in the Hall of Fame. He sadly and unfortunately became a what if story. But what if stories do not a Hall of Fame inductee make. Same with Kulwicki. Talented drivers, sad stories, but it’s the ‘Hall of Fame,’ not ‘Hall of Feelings.’ They both should have had wings and displays honoring them though.

[@noairplanewaseverfoundatth4336]

@@daneamann6225 I'm not saying the point your making is accurate, because

[@NealB123]

Never met him but I readily admit I shed a few tears the day he died. Way too young. RIP

[@stevem7633]

They say nascar died when we lost dale earnhart but for me it was when we lost davey. I was at Loudon the day before and watched him race .RIP Davey

[@Tarheel13]

Steve M they are wrong

[@maryclevenger5946]

It's not a competition.

[@chinfuzzchet3616]

Same

[@stevewinn6393]

It took me decade I would say before i started watching nascar again after Davey's death and still to this day no driver has replace him as my favorte or ever will. I just loved watching him drive that #28. I was 16 when he won his first race at Talladega in 87 and couldn't wait for Sunday's to arrive soon enough. My passion for the sport died with him.

[@tommydavis1650]

Davey was and still is my favorite driver, I still miss him and NASCAR was never been the same.

[@GH32143]

It's still the same...

[@mikeypainter11]

@@GH32143 no it’s not. Davey’s death single-handedly changed the sport in more ways than almost any other driver’s death did.

[@kattmann5056]

I found myself in the garage area of CMS a couple of years after switching from nascar to IMSA with the Dodges and ended up talking to Davey for over an hour not knowing who he was. The world lost a lot more than a race driver in that crash and I still wonder how much more!

[@fanoflakespeed9460]

Remember very well him and his dad. Never saw them not smiling! Thanks Allison family for the good times!

[@Hugo-py2ce]

I remember that day, still sad. 32 yrs old, R.I.P Davey.

[@jaliciialake6189]

I just got a recommended video of the crash of his father when he crashes into the stands and the son went on too win the Race I literally got chills and once that video was over this one came up .... man this truly hurt my spirits and I never knew of them

[@DerekS75]

I wish I could have known Davey I never got to see him race. 1993 was a tragic year for Nascar and the fact that we lost 2 of the possible greatest drivers that year must have been heart wrenching. RIP Davey and Alan

[@georgemallory797]

I sit here in Michigan in 2021, watching this, seeing the type of people attending Davey's funeral and showing their grief and realize the people of Alabama are totally different (better) than the ones I live among. Times have changed forever and not for the better.

[@maxtaylor1026]

I was 5 years old, living in Jasper Alabama when this happened. And I can still remember my dad sitting on the front porch talking to my uncle about it.

[@bbbidit]

here it is 2022 and it has gotten worse...

[@dabassassin7109]

As a quote unquote “yankee” who moved to the south and lived there for 10 years Texas Mississippi Louisiana New Mexico I never felt like I was home till I lived in the south they shared the same beliefs as me had respect for people friendly helpful and the food Jesus the food alone I moved home outside Philly and ask myself everyday why I did that the people up here are assholes the weather sucks the cost of living sucks the south is heaven on earth and I can’t wait to come back home soon very soon

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Please quit being raycist

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

Alabama sucks. Shit people. Shit state. My first 23 years of my life were spent there and it was nothing but a cesspit of despair. My family was great, the citizens are the worst of the south. Alabama is the real armpit of the south, not Florida. Coincidentally, I first moved to Michigan and that’s the armpit of the Midwest. Michigan ain’t far behind Alabama in worthlessness. Finally made it to Texas where people are decent.

[@donrowe7194]

i have not followed nascar since davey passed. he was my favorite driver. i liked clifford as well.

[@1sick95venge]

i haven't really followed it as well since then. he was also my fav driver. i turned 11 the next wk. i can still remember my brother callin and tellin us he died. me and him both were davey fans

[@coreymiller6238]

Don Rowe I got to see him only one time at a race, the week before he died at Milwaukee mile in a bucsh race. I was a Davey fan too

[@snappy452]

93 was the first full season I ever followed. I was 7. I liked Davey and Mark Martin. I think maybe I couldnt even understand how someone who seemed like an untouchable god like a race car driver could ever die. Now every time I think of Davey or something comes into my attention about him its accompanied by a sadness that I find hard to describe. Im literally typing this while holding back tears. Its just not fair for him to have been taken so soon. Its like humanity itself was cheated out of the life of a good man. I dont know where Im going with this. Just sucks I guess.

[@sawtnpeppa]

I too, lost complete interest in Nascar, though I did follow it, it would never be the same . I cried when I heard of his death, and I didn't cry for a death in my family a few months before

[@Michaljordan1]

YEP. The Earnhardts and the Johnson's would not have the championships they have!!

[@nraff414]

That was a terrible day! I remember it like it was yesterday. I still get teary eyed after all of these years.

[@toolninguy335]

Davey Allison was my 1st favorite driver as my late brother got me into Nascar in 1990...Davey definitely was a great driver! Then when he died, I didn't know if I wanted to watch racing again. Then Jeff Gordon came along and I paid attention to him, and the rest is history. Now since Gordon retired in 2015, I don't even watch Nascar anymore. #28 and #24...forever!

[@yeremychauvin7253]

I remember this , Davey was my #1 race car driver ! First on race day . We will never forget you ! RIP

[@tamezzodiac2862]

This is so sad he was so good. Wish he didn’t buy that damn helicopter.

[@janetjones1750]

He was one of the greatest ever, loved him so much. RIP Davey .you will never be forgotten!

[@mikeypainter11]

I was born in 1998 so I never got to see Davey race, but his story has always been so fascinating to me and I know he would’ve been my driver for life. I’ve watched a lot of his old races and I always think what a loss the sport had to face when he died. RIP to such a genuine guy who could wheel a racecar like most could not.

[@ginanmarcus918]

I was 13. I remember crying so hard. R.i.p davey

[@SCRFRANKLIN5]

Lolly Ann hello I’m a 11 year old and what was it like?

[@mackydog99]

Wow, I was such a huge Davey Allison fan. What his death did to me and my whole mindset was so significant. I still watch but except for one or two other drivers, I just can't seem to put that kind of love and appreciation for anyone else. Davey was special.

[@haydenmillholland4496]

My first favorite driver when I got into NASCAR

[@danielgantt495]

this was a sad day for me as a young kid and a davey allison fan i could not eat or sleep for weeks i was 13 years old when this happen to davey iam 35 now and i still miss my hero i hope robert yates brings back the 28 car and put robbie allison in the car please robert bring back davey s number and put the allison name on it again

[@coreymiller6238]

Daniel Gantt Robert Yates is battling cancer

[@bocatcc]

Daniel Gantt I got Alan kulwicki's autograph 4 days before he died and I also got davey's, dale Earnhardt, Kyle petty, and Terry labonte all on the same race program that day.

[@truenorthcanadian5628]

And he just passed away :(

[@jamiedoughty6703]

Daniel Gantt 8

[@jamiedoughty6703]

Daniel Gantt oops, stupid fat fingers! Doing this on a phone, meant * 28. Ill always be a Davey fan. Still miss him. Hope his son gets a break in a top series.

[@earnhardt3613]

I was into drag racing till Davey came along and watching him work his magic made a NASCAR fan out of me and still am but not as much seems like all the GREATS are gone. God bless the Allison family they have suffered some great losses......RIP Davey & Clifford.

[@briannichols6571]

one of my favorite drivers rip Davey Allison

[@rodman0088]

It brought a tear to my eye in '93 and it just did so again. R.I.P. Davey.

[@jerryfrederick6610]

Davey Allison was my favorite because he wrenched on his own car, he knew racing, it is who he was. The Allison Family, The Bonnet Family, Red Farmer "The Alabama Gang" were the best of the best bar none. Real racers that help define what Champions are made of. God Bless Them All.

[@richardlorith8256]

I was just starting to become a Nascar fan when I heard of him being injured and killed, it was a tragic year for the sport

[@outlaw9166]

It is an honor getting to watch Red Farmer to this day at Talladega short track. 70+ years old and still racing.

[@caseyplooy1696]

Davey got me into Nascar way back when. Back then he had the only black car on the track (Dale was in wrangler blue and yellow I believe) and as a kid that’s why i picked him as a driver. I followed that car even after his death. I eventually, after the 28 went away for a while, became a fan of the Texaco 42 car because of Davey and the Texaco 28. Even though Texaco isn’t on the 42 car today, I’m still a fan of the 42 car because of Davey......sounds weird i know. He was a legend and will never be forgotten.

[@christianmotley262]

Havoline used to have a funky smell.

[@slimbrady6691]

Davey's car was white until 1990. Dale started driving the black GM Goodwrench car in 1988.

[@skrewfacebase9202]

28years Later... 28years since we Lost the iconic 28... we Sure Do Miss You Davey, one of the Greatest

[@eaglewhitefeather0183]

Still missed! That was the saddest day! My boy Davey! Rest in peace!

[@jorgemartinez18]

I still remember when the news came out how it happened. My reaction, "wait, he was involved in a serious crash involving a whaaat?!" I was in disbelief because many athletes will travel by air & arrive at their destination in one peace. The fact that this happened being helicopter as opposed to a stock car, I was in total shock that this could happen because the likelihood of a NASCAR driver's death is more likely to happen on the track behind the wheel of a car. Will always remember the kid even after these near 24 years.

[@Tarheel13]

Jorge Martinez Bill Elliott was said to have gotten rid of his chopper.

[@Youzx-rj8tq]

It’s like that era was really bad for air crafts. Davey died from a helicopter accident and Allen kulwiki Deidesheim from a plane crash

[@isabellaereshki]

A lot of small aircraft were grounded and inspected and rebuilt after that if I recall, many entertainment and sportspeople went back to trucks and busses, air travel lost most of its luster and respect and safety record never to fully regain it after this happened, even with the faa trying to dramatically improve rules and training and safety standards, didn’t matter. That’s how special Davey was. NASCAR was still a small regional thing and yet Davey passing away this way went mainstream and affected many industries and totally changed the aircraft and air travel industry forevermore.

[@dyer2cycle]

..yes, for me too..seeing him all banged up with racing injuries, you expected that if he were to go, it would be in a racing accident..much like my disbelief that Dale Sr. died in what looked to be "not that bad a crash", when he walked away several times from what looked like much worse....

[@Riley-gi6of]

They also lost Alan Kulwicki that year. Both Alan and Davey were such talented young drivers

[@johngates450]

I had seen Davey run at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe Wa weeks before his accident. He was so very talented and was destined. Davey will always be in my thoughts.

[@tomp1612]

I was ... no, still am... a Davey fan and wanted to see him at Monroe but had to work all weekend. I certainly regret not quitting that job earlier.

[@largol33t1]

I've always been a fan of Davey when I was a kid. I jumped for joy when he won Daytona. His death was a huge shock to me. Worse, it has made me wonder if there is a jinx following me around all these years. I lost interest in NASCAR and switched to IndyCars. I followed Michael Andretti for a while before a new guy from Canada caught my attention. His name was Greg Moore. I followed his career right up to the day he died in California. Lost interest in the sport. The heartbreak was too much. I had heard a lot about Michael Schumacher and have a few models of his Benetton and Ferrari cars. He amazed me for years and I watched him win 5 world championships and then came that skiing accident. Nowadays, I barely watch motor racing. There are a lot of drivers I like and respect but every time I feel like getting back into a sport, I remember Davey and Greg and the heartbreak comes back faster than their cars could ever go.

[@octaneartllc]

We're all gonna die, get over it and live

[@melaneecarder]

I didn't like racing, but I watched it. My dad I guess got me hooked, and the only 2 racers I loved where Davey and Earnhardt Sr. Rest in Paradise Gentalmen, we miss you!😘😇

[@Presley3]

Me too

[@gregghatfield9946]

He was a terrific driver and was... that was another sad day for the Allison’s 😢

[@joeystephens2776]

Davey was a champion he was an awesome guy we miss you awesome one peace out my friends

[@Tide12NC]

I’ve not been a NASCAR fan since that day. It hit hard for me. From a Bobby fan as a kid, to Davey fan as a teen, it hit hard. 😢

[@kennymrosemond]

Davey’s last win was at Richmond, My hometown track. I was there,. RIP to my all time favorite driver. The Texaco Havoline 28 Ford.

[@kevin92foxbody67]

Davey was the man! No doubt about it!! I lost my hero he's missed to this day..your still my hero!

[@randygreen8916]

This accident was so tragic, I remember it like yesterday.

[@MRSTONE-fk4ux]

I was 19 when this happened, I thought i would never watch a race again, then along came this kid named JEFF GORDON, I always seen davey in jeff, that calm voice and little laugh, plus he he could wheel a car around a track pretty good. R.I.P. DAVEY

[@zoefaith120]

Davey was really good back then and whom knows what might of been.

[@stevenmassey7586]

God I miss those days.... Can't believe it's almost 30 years ago. I'm 58 now and I'm worried about what kind of world we are going to leave for Keith Richards and RED FARMER. 😀 RIP DAVEY

[@buckwild6552]

The day Davy Allison died was the modern era where was you when you heard the news, I was coming through Texas on my way back home from vacation. I remember stopping at a Texaco to purchase gas and they had his die cast banks for sale, I didn’t buy it then, got down the road and it came over the radio, by the time I got turned around and went back all the die cast banks where gone. He was a great competitor, and was a super star in NASCAR and represented the sport top notch. Gone way too soon RIP champ

[@barberdoug2012]

So sad. Davy was my favorite driver at the time.

[@ronwhoyes1311]

I waited a week to go to Bessemer & there were so many flowers that we didn’t know where he really was buried, but a groundskeeper led us over, walked us to Clifford & Pop’s gravesite also. It was just too sad. But I do remember someone had left a quarter & three pennies on his marker. I always leave 3 pennies on mom’s grave now.

[@tennvols6383]

My favorite driver at the time he was one of the best! How much better Nascar would have been for years with him in it

[@matthewthompson89]

Davey Allison set the bar and definition of what it means to be a race car driver

[@LY22235.]

Carraway used to be the best hospital in Birmingham. Now it's abandoned. Just a shame what happened to Davey and the rest of the gang.

[@kykrazy6050]

He certainly would have won many races,broke alot of records, and won even more championships.

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Well, he didnt win that race that day, thats for dayum sho!!!

[@mr.mikemike49ers4life4]

R.I.P D A - still Heart broken in 2021

[@racingfootball]

i miss him so much.. My fav all time driver...... and I believe he would of won 6 or maybe 7 c-ships.. He will always be a legend, in my book

[@markdoldon8852]

Strange comment. Even IF he ever would have won a Championship, what makes you think he would win a specific number ? You just pulled that from the air.

[@noairplanewaseverfoundatth4336]

@@markdoldon8852 Your the second person I've seen whose been able to temper the crowd by imparting a strong dose of reality in this matter.

[@shannongrayRFK]

Davey Allison is and will be forever my hero and my favorite driver he would have been a multiple champion and took a few away from some of the other greats of the sport. Davey's personality and character is beyond compare he was a genuine human being with a true heart and love of his family His fans and his friends 28 is my favorite number because of Davey Ford is my favorite car because of Davey I loved him like a big brother and would have loved to have met him .... Davey Allison...forever28

[@themidnightracer9937]

I haven't watched nascar since SR died but davey was a great driver..i never watched Nascar the same after davey passed.

[@sharonmartin8945]

g1

[@castrotroy6622]

R.i.p to neil bonnett who died a year later, who was mentioned in this video

[@myralawson4543]

OMG! I just adored Davey! He was my fav. drivers. I was young but I loved racin and this just broke my heart. I didn’t watch anymore for a long time after that. They’re were several drivers who wrecked and got hurt or died within the next few years. It was BAD 😢 We still love you Davey!! #NEVERFORGET. ❤️😇

[@fattmouth7715]

I went to Talladega three weeks after the crash. I saw still damaged fence.

[@toddjohnson7133]

In my opinion...The best super speedway driver ever. Earnhardt was good but played to many games bumping people, blocking and of coarse begging for concessions for the GM cars. Davey got in and drove. Didn't drive dirty. He was someone you could point to and say "Son that is how you do it and be respected by your peers." If only him and A. K. would have survived we may not have the pitiful mess that is NASCAR we have today.

[@shesaghost9920]

Todd Johnson karma for Earnhardt

[@stacymanley161]

EVO 280208 it’s true dale was a good driver not the greatest an without restricter races he hardly ever one at the super speedway David Pearson is the greatest driver look at the stats

[@billymcdaniel4855]

Earnhardt sr.is the best driver ever.

[@aeromedical6750]

Davie was my guy when he lost his life. No question he would have won multiple driving Championships had he lived. Imagine him in the mix during the pinnacle of NASCAR in the mid to late 90’s. I later became a huge Dale Jarrett fan when he filled in the #28 ride after Ernie got so seriously injured and then eventually got his own team with RYR. We lost Davie way too soon.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

3 decades later January 2020 Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi and others suffered the same date just hours before the Royal Rumble WWE PPV.

[@demetrioschionis2066]

One if the best NASCAR drivers ever!

[@brandonhudson9952]

My favorite driver as a kid!

[@shawnbeck2303]

They say Earnhardt was tough! Davey wrecked and his brother died! Lost the Championship by 3 points. Then died the next year! Davey left it all on and off the track! Wasn't the bad guy of Nascar. What a great loss before anybody ever heard of Dale Earnhardt. Royalty of Nascar! R.I.P. Davey and Clifford Allison! SHAWN

[@bln3576]

I WAS IN TORONTO ON A FLIGHT WITH A STOP OVER TO HALIFAX WHEN I HEARD. WE HAVE MEMORIES. I HAVE PICTURES OF YOU AND ALAN KULWICKI IN MICHIGAN. WE LOVE YOU BROTHER AND WE MISS YOU. NASCAR WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY COOL WITH YOU. I AM SURE YOU WOULD HAVE WON MANY CHAMPIONSHIPS

[@GJones462-2W1]

To make it still worse, the track took down the Allison grandstand, on the back stretch of the track, and that was the BEST place to watch the races, there. I was sitting there, every race from 1999 to 2013. Total of 27 glorious races. The best being Earnhardt's 76th, and final win, in 2000. The fans went INSANE, and I thought those stands were going to collapse! What a race!

[@dylanpeterson3490]

Maybe the 2nd to last sentence explains the first.

[@gunpro2866]

Driving a race car as a profession is dangerous enough...don't tempt fate by then trying to fly a helicopter or airplane. RIP Davey.

[@ItsCamaro3]

Gunpro28 bro helicopters and airplanes are way safer to drive than a nascar if u know how

[@pip12111]

Gunpro28 he had the bare minimum training for that type of Chopper.

[@freedomfirst917]

Very sad day for the Alabama Gang , his family & 1000’s of fans.. He had unlimited potential as a nascar driver.. My brother Kevin & I worshipped the # 28.. My brother passed away almost 3 years ago, hopefully he got to meet our hero ..Gone but Never Forgotten, R.I.P Davey & Kevin ❣️

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Thank you very much I know this is late,but thanks for the little bit of info on Davey,and thank you for beautiful pictures of Talladega super speed way that's some view down the grandstand towards the straight and around that turn,I hadn't made up my mind yet to chase a job driving a stock car,versus a motorcycle,but I started being serious NASCAR fan just as Davey was starting to make his mark,and I always thought that havoline car was best looking car,and the one I always dreamed about driving,don't know why the look really should have mattered,but it did so I became a fan,I car crazy anyway,collect em and fix em and drive em,that's all.thanks again and God bless.

[@albertott3973]

Need to bring the 28 back soon! !

[@Krysta-]

My name is Krysta also. May not be spelled the same but literally when I heard his daughters name I was in tears

[@williamfarman5651]

Davey was and will always be my HERO. RIP SIR.

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

1.38, you can tell by his feet he's gone. RIP Davey, what was and could have been is never forgotten.

[@FlavioSpirit]

Boa noite !!!! Meu DEUS, que tristeza..... Que DEUS o tenha em um bom lugar. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.....

[@chloenkitty]

Can’t believe it’s 25 years

[@Sohee-u2k]

Davvey allison was the best all star in nascar

[@tigerwareagle1485]

To me, this was the day that the “Davey Allison curse” began. Since Davey’s last win there had not been one driver by anybody from Alabama to win at NASCAR’s top series.

[@geraldbaughman6332]

MY FAVORITE DRIVER EVER

[@rolltide9547]

Davey would have won some of those Gordon and Jimmie Johnson titles.

[@IWantToMature85]

Kobe also passed in a helicopter crash.

[@Donkeybone10]

I saw all my favorites in Sonoma Ca. back in the early 90s. Petty, Earnhardt, Kulwicki, Davey Allison. Not the best place for Nascar to run cars but a great place to get autographs. I couldn't get Pettys, he was my all time favorite. He was right in front of me but there was a fence and Petty was too tired from racing. So I moved down further where the big car haulers were parked to get an autograph from whoever I ran across . Davey was signing autographs and there was a lady there with her young boy. He couldn't quite reach up high to get Davey's autograph so I signaled to his mother if she wanted me to lift him to reach Davey and she smiled and, said please! Davey seemed like a nice guy to me even though Earnhardt and King Richard were my favs. Not long after that Davey passed and Kulwicki, then Earnhardt. I stopped watching racing for a about 10 years. It's a little different with racing today with the newer drivers but I feel the spirit that D. Allison, A. Kulwicki, and D.Earnhardt brought to Nascar will live on forever.

[@GrantGoore]

28 years ago today R.I.P. 😔

[@tymorgan8656]

We remember Davey

[@brianburgett5894]

An uncrowned champion

[@interaquarium1]

I remember it was the ford image for the THUNDERBIRD SC ads in 2004 I was able to buy one and I had a D Allison sticker in his honor, I only knew who he was for advertising and racing but I admired him very much, from Mexico city 🇲🇽

[@Greasy_Gig]

I was 7 years old when he was signing autographs at the Krispy Kreme, dad check me out of school got me a white T-shirt and went up there and got him to sign it no clue what it's worth now

[@Keithyzz]

DAVEY WAS A GREAT DRIVER....BRING THE 28 BACK SO WE CAN ENJOY IT AND BACK IT !

[@coletteg.4548]

♥️ I still have my Davey Allison t-shirt .

[@jasong9502]

Alison, Petty, and Dunlop families gave many lives to racing fans and they will not be forgotten.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

Allisons were no competition to Petty

[@gincollum40]

The day NASCAR died to me ..my husband was a Earnhardt fan and I was a die-hard Davey fan...he didnt have no business in a damn helicopter with the old man...makes me sick.

[@watchgoose]

Maybe you should read up on what really happened. He was a fair helicopter pilot - not bad, not great - and they first blamed the crash on pilot error, especially since he was attempting a downwind landing which is a no-no However, upon later inspections and investigations of the collective (the 'handle' that makes the aircraft go up/down) due to witness accounts of the ac behavior just prior to the crash, it was found that the collective was BROKEN - metal fatigue was found in that part and a lawsuit was filed on behalf of Allison and the other guy and an undisclosed amount was paid though Hughes Aircraft still denied culpability. The part was found to have been faulty when it left the manufacturing plant. I looked all this up, wanted to know as I've lived in aviation for many years. Nothing on either side of the collective was broken, no cables, etc. Bubbles inside the metal shaft from manufacturing. Bad deal.

[@dylanpeterson3490]

It seems maybe a fourth of the crashes I read about are similar stories of manufacturer defects. Maybe they just get more publicity due to it being their fault vs pilot error.

[@sheliamurray6041]

I m miss the hueytown gang period ! IT was awesome growing up with them!!

[@tendertears2001]

Was it mechanical failure or pilot error? does anyone know?

[@Tarheel13]

tendertears2001 pilot error I heard. Also it was said Davey wasn’t wearing his his safety belts. Red Farmer was.

[@OOTurok]

Pilot error... he landed down wind, & was going too fast.

[@pizzafrenzyman]

Those were some special drivers in that era. Gant, Waltrip, Allison, Bodine, Earnhardt, Martin, Rudd. Now who do we have? Busch? ughhh......