Legendary NASCAR Driver Bobby Allison Named Grand Marshal for Oval Day’s at New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s Twentieth Annual Vintage Celebration
Bobby Allison, a former NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver was named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers. He began his career in 1966, after winning 85 races. Bobby retired in 1988.
Known as the “Alabama Gang,” Bobby and a few friends set up shop in Hueytown, Ala. where their passion for racing came alive.
Bobby’s ties to the New England region date back to the mid-sixties, where he captured his first NASCAR Cup win at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine.
“Bobby Allison personifies everything good about being a race car driver,” said Jerry Gappens, executive vice-president and general manager of the speedway. “From Daytona to Indianapolis and hundreds of small shorts tracks in between, Bobby has driven anything on four wheels at almost every race track in the country. Even though his driving days are over, he remains one of the greatest ambassadors of our sport. It’s an honor to have Bobby join us for our Twentieth Anniversary Vintage Racing Celebration.”
See some of the most famous Midgets, Sprint Cars, Champ Cars, and NASCAR Stock Car’s take on New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s 1.058 mile oval on Tuesday, May 18 through Thursday, May 20.
Tickets, which include infield admission, are $10 per day or $25 for the entire event. Children age 12 – 16 are $5 and children age 11 and under are admitted free. Tickets will be available at the Speedway Main Gate each day of the show. Gates will open every day at 9:00 a.m.
Be a part of racing history; purchase your tickets now for the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 on Sunday, June 27 and the SYLVANIA 300 on Sunday, September 19 by visiting us online at www.nhms.com or by calling our Ticket Hotline at (603) 783-4931.
Sources: New Hampshire Motor Speedway PR