It's been 20 years since we lost Davey Allison

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This weekend marks the 20 year anniversary of the passing of Davey Allison. For those too young to remember, he was an up and coming driver about to hit his prime in the Winston Cup Series. He was a man carrying on a family legacy. On July 13, 1993 at Talladega, AL, when he was attempting to land his helipcopter to attend and watch his friend's son test at the superspeedway that he established himself as a true stock car legend. Instead of having the opportunity to watch Neil Bonnett's son David test at the track, his helicopter crashed, succumbing to his injuries while Red Farmer survived. Former Allison crew chief Larry McReynolds pays homage to his friend often by wearing the ring that he won the Daytona 500 with in 1992 and even his son Brandon has raced stock cars with the No. 28 on its side and roof.

Allison ended his career with 19 wins, 66 top fives, and 92 top tens along with 14 poles. He had plenty more ahead of him and most likely a couple of Winston Cups. He was named one of NASCAR's Fifty Greatest Drivers. There is a park in Talladega called "The Texaco Walk of Fame" made in honor for him.
 
This was my 2nd birthday so I don't remember seeing him race but I know the talent he had, truly a great driver who was lost too young.
 
I started watching NASCAR around the time I was 8 years old in 1989. Davey was the first driver that I ever rooted for. I still remember my dad coming in and telling me he died. That was the first time in my life I was, well, not really "affected", as I was only 12 and didn't personally know him, but had anything to do with death.
 
We lost Davey way too soon. Hard to tell what all he might have accomplished if he were still with us. He'd be 52 today, so he might have even still been driving. Guess we'll never know.
 
Obviously I am /was a Davey Allison fan. I grew up a Nascar fan, David Pearson was my 1st Driver I pulled for every week. Then Bill Elliott. Davey was the last Driver I pulled for every week and followed closely. I was fanatical to say the least. I don't have that one driver since his passing. What a great young talent we lost that day. IMO great driver, as stated above we'll never know what he might have done. :(
 
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was on my way to work in a red 91 S10 pickup and heard the news on the radio. I was a big fan of Davey and there was no doubt he would have been a Winston cup champion.
 
Interesting article I just saw.....

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. His name was Dr. Seenu Reddy, and that night, for the first time, he told her an unbelievable story about how their lives had once intersected.

Reddy had been a medical student at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and was at the hospital the day Liz's husband, NASCAR star Davey Allison, died 20 years ago this week. As part of his medical school work, Reddy watched that day as a surgeon cut open a patient's chest and took out his heart. Reddy looked on in amazement as a machine pumped blood through the man's body to keep him alive. The surgeon took another heart off of ice and filled the man's chest with it.

That was Davey Allison's heart. His incredible legacy began when it started to beat again.

Read the rest here.
 
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credit Don Shipman jr.
 
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