Legendary NASCAR Race Car Driven by Bobby Allison Sold for an Incredible Price Tag at Auction, Details Inside

It is fairly obvious why racing cars can be horribly expensive. However, they are pretty valuable too, especially when they have a history attached to them. Recently, a 1969 #22 Dodge Daytona driven by the legendary Bobby Allison was sold at an auction for a hefty sum. Although it was hardly the first Cup Series car to go up for auction, it was, quite possibly, the second most expensive NASCAR car sold.

As per a NASCAR expert‘s Twitter post, the winning bid for the red and gold liveried machine was $1.3 million. This happened to be more expensive than the $500,000 bid for a test car driven by Buddy Baker. However, it paled in comparison to Richard Petty‘s iconic #43 sky-blue Plymouth Superbird. That car was sold for a whopping $3.5 million in a 2019 auction. It is worth mentioning that the #22 Daytona is the highest public sale of a winged stock car ever.

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How did Bobby Allison perform in his career in the NASCAR Cup Series?

The 85-year-old is best known for winning the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series championship. It is worth noting that the 1969 #22 car was the one that he raced for Mario Rossi. He only competed in 22 races during that year, but still came away with four wins. Allison triumphed at Bristol, North Wilkesboro, Richmond, and the now-defunct Middle Georgia Raceway.

Meanwhile, in his championship-winning season, Allison triumphed on six occasions, once again in a #22 car. The only difference was that he was racing for DiGard Motorsports. Furthermore, he drove for Chevrolet in the first three races, before the team switched to Buick.

With Chevy, Bobby Allison won at the Richmond Raceway, finished 9th at the Daytona 500, and 10th in North Carolina. When Buick came into the picture, they saw out the remainder of the season, where Allison won twice at the Dover International Speedway, and once each at Pocono, Darlington, and Richmond.

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