Judy Allison the wife of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison died Friday after complications from surgery earlier in the day at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville North Carolina. Mrs. Allison was 74.
The news was confirmed via a statement released by the family that said she was surrounded by her family, daughters Bonnie Farr and Carrie Hewitt, grandson Robbie Allison, brother-in-law Donnie Allison and his wife, Pat, in addition to her husband Bobby. Bobby Allison met Judy in the late 1950s. They were married in 1960 and had two daughters, Bonnie (1961) and Carrie (1967), in addition to two sons, Clifford and Davey.
Clifford Allison was killed on August 13, 1992, during a practice crash at Michigan International Speedway. Davey suffered fatal injuries on July 12, 1993 while piloting a helicopter at Talladega Superspeedway. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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