Racing fans can say goodbye to Bobby Allison on Saturday in Hueytown
The funeral procession for Bobby Allison will give fans a chance to pay their respects to the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver in Hueytown on Saturday.
Allison’s family has invited them to line Brooklane Drive and Davey Allison Boulevard for the occasion, the Hueytown Police Department announced on Thursday afternoon.
The procession will leave Peoples Chapel Funeral Home at about 2 p.m. CST Saturday, the Hueytown Police reported, and travel south on Brooklane Drive to Davey Allison Boulevard on its way to Highland Memorial Gardens.
The Hueytown Police cautioned attendees not to block or stand in the roadway.
Allison died at age 86 on Saturday.
Although a native of Miami, Florida, Allison adopted Hueytown as his hometown when it became the base of his racing operation. From Hueytown, Allison and the other original members of the Alabama Gang – brother Donnie Allison and their friend Red Farmer – went on to careers that took them to membership in the NASCAR Hall of Fame and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, among many other honors.
Bobby Allison competed in NASCAR’s Cup Series from 1961 until 1988, when a wreck at Pocono Raceway brought an abrupt end to his career
Allison won 85 races at NASCAR’s top level, including the Daytona 500 three times, the Southern 500 four times and four events at Talladega Superspeedway, captured the Winston Cup championship in 1983 and was voted NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver in eight seasons.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for consideration for donations to Allison’s home church — St. Therese Catholic Church in Mooresville, North Carolina – a local Catholic church or diocese, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame Preservation Society or Victory Junction Gang Camp.
Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.