Rick Karle shares fond behind-the-scenes memories of Davey Allison, a treasured member of the first family of racing in Alabama.

Relive the most legendary moments in Bobby Allison’s NASCAR career — from his record-breaking wins at Talladega, Charlotte, ...

• Allison drove in a race for the first time April 22, 1979 at Birmingham, Ala. Driving a Chevrolet Nova owned by his uncle, Donnie Allison, Davey finished fifth in a 20-lap Limited Sportsman race.

Davey Allison won the Daytona 500 in 1992 and less than 18 months later died in a helicopter crash. Thirty years since his biggest of 19 wins, Allison is two years removed from his long-overdue ...

Davey was reared in racing -- born Feb. 25, 1961, in Hollywood, Florida, on the eve of his father's first Daytona 500 start. He watched closely as Bobby Allison won 84 races (he'll tell you 85) at ...

Liz Allison stood tall in tragedy, addressing 100,000 fans at Talladega less than three weeks after Davey’s death. | Dozier Mobley Few, if any, drivers before or since have been as beloved in ...

Davey Allison was perhaps the original “can’t miss” kid. The drivers he competed against in NASCAR’s premier series liked him so much they would give him advice even as he was beating them.

Davey Allison's incredible legacy lives on 20 years after his death One night at a restaurant a few years ago, Liz Allison ran into the ex-boyfriend of a friend of hers, a man she had met before.

Davey Allison represents one of the greatest what-ifs in NASCAR history. Allison won 19 Cup races from 1987-93, including the 1992 Daytona 500, but his career ended abruptly when he died at age 32 ...

Davey got in that car on Sunday, and the car was awfully good, and poor old Jimmy Hensley stood there in that pit all day long in the uniform (in case Allison would need a relief driver).

Davey Allison, son of NASCAR champion and future Hall of Famer Bobby Allison, scored his first Cup Series win in the Winston 500 May 3, 1987, at the 2.66-mile track.

(Allison) caught DW, who wasn’t leading but was running somewhere in the top 10, and I watched Darrell chop Davey twice going off into Turn 1.