NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison’s Legendary Charger Daytona Set to Fetch Absurd Amount of Money in Auction

The Dodge Charger Daytona is truly one of the most iconic, most impactful, and most well-regarded racecars in the history of NASCAR. Now, you could probably get your hands on one. Not just any Daytona, but one driven by one of the greatest names in NASCAR history, Bobby Allison.

An example of the car driven unofficially by Allison on 24th August 1969 at Talladega is all set to go up for auction.

They have finished the legendary racecar in its original red and gold paint scheme, and if its history, look, and legacy wasn’t hot enough, well, it’d help to know that Allison drove it for four laps over 200mph.

It’s also worth mentioning that the aforementioned Charger is personally inspected by the Hall of Famer. There is an authenticity letter from 1999. The car also has a couple of autographs by Allison on its dashboard.

Now for the real question, how much could it cost?

Well, according to Mopar Insiders, the #22 Dodge Charger Daytona could attract anywhere between $900,00 to over a million dollars easily. Yup, a lot of money.

But to be fair, it’s a car with a significant amount of history too.

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Bobby Allison made a scarcely believable statement post his career-ending wreck

Bobby Allison was heading into the twilight of his career in the late 80s. He had already amassed a legendary status by then. But right on the cusp of the start of a new decade, one which could’ve gone completely differently from how it actually went for Allison, tragedy struck.

The Hall of Famer suffered a near-fatal wreck at Pocono, one from which he fortunately yet barely survived, but his career certainly couldn’t.

Post that day in Pocono, his racing career was effectively over. So what he said after he recovered, somewhat, makes sense. Especially if one tries to empathize with a passionate person who can no longer follow his passion.

“I wish I had died,” Allison said. “My life was great then.” 

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