Loy Allen Jr.
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Loy Allen Jr. | |||||||
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Born | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | April 7, 1966||||||
Achievements | 1994 Daytona 500 Pole Sitter | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
48 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 10th (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1993 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1999 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 7th (1998) | ||||||
First race | 1995 All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 27, 2012. |
Loy Allen Jr. is a former professional NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch, and ARCA series race car driver, turned real estate developer and embry-riddle-trained commercial pilot. On February 12, 1994, he became the youngest and first rookie in NASCAR Winston Cup history to win the Daytona 500 pole.[1]
Racing career[]
Early Racing Days[]
1971-1993: Loy Allen Jr. began racing go karts at the age of five in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] He continued to progress his way up through each racing circuit level. By the age of 16, he had won several World Karting Association Championships and had already graduated to racing dirt late model cars.[2] He also earned his Commercial Pilot’s license from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as his passion for aviation[3] paralleled his passion for racing.[2] After 22 years in racing, Age 27 came as the biggest break in Loy Allen Jr's racing career. He qualified and made his NASCAR Winston Cup debut in Daytona Beach in July 1993.
Winston Cup Career[]
1993: Loy Allen Jr. made his Winston Cup debut at the Daytona Super Speedway Pepsi 400 on July 3rd. He drove the #37 Naturally Fresh Ford, a former Robert Yates Race Car, starting in 40th position, finishing in 29th. He went on to compete at the Talladega Super Speedway Diehard 500 on July 25th, where he placed 26th in the #37 Naturally Fresh Ford. Following that race, he joined the TriStar Motorsports Team in October at the Phoenix Raceway Slick 50 500. He drove the #68 Country Time Ford, finishing 26th.
1994: After winning eight poles in 15 starts and a race victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the ARCA Series,[4] Loy Allen Jr. continued on driving for the TriStar Motorsports Team in the #19 Hooters Ford. It was at that season-opening Daytona 500 Super Speedway--where he became the youngest and first Rookie in Winston Cup history to win the Daytona 500 pole.[1] He finished 22nd. He sat on two more poles that year at Atlanta and Michigan. In May, he finished 11th at the Charlotte Coca-Cola 600. He went on to place 15th at the Dover International Speedway Budweiser 500 in June and placed 17th at the Pocono Raceway Miller 500. In July, at the Daytona Pepsi 400 Super Speedway, he was edged out of sitting on the pole by 100th's of a second, by the late Winston Cup race car driver, Dale Earnhardt Sr. Allen had one of the weirdest seasons in NASCAR history. He posted no wins and no top tens, had an average finish of 28.8 and finished 39th in the standings. The weird part is he failed to qualify for 12 races but had 3 poles.
With 7 DNFS, the TriStar Motorsports Team and Loy Allen Jr. achieved a Top-10 finish in 1994.
1995: Loy Allen Jr. ran four races in partnership with the Junior Johnson Motorsports Team in the Hooters #27 Ford. He ran seven races in partnership with TriStar Motorsports. In their first race at Talladega, Loy Allen Jr sat on the outside pole, finishing 10th, his career-high Winston Cup Nascar finish to date.[5]
1996: Early on in the Winston Cup Season, a crash at Rockingham Speedway resulted in a neck injury that put Loy Allen Jr out of commission for several races. He recovered and returned to the Pocono International Raceway Winston Cup race, finishing 23rd, followed by 21st at Talladega Super Speedway.
1997: Loy Allen Jr. continued racing with the TriStar Motorsports Team. He finished 26th at the Daytona International Speedway, and 43rd at Rockingham Speedway.
1999: After a two-year hiatus, he qualified for both Michigan and Daytona.
Busch Series career[]
Loy Allen Jr made four appearances in the Busch Series racing during his Winston Cup career, with one Top-10 finish at Charlotte.
1995: At the Charlotte Race in May, Loy Allen Jr qualified 21st in the #19 Chevrolet. An unexpected multi-car crash on the 27th lap led to time spent in the Garage during the race, and a finish of 43rd.
1997: Loy Allen Jr started the inaugural race at California in the #48 UniFirst Ford Thunderbird, replacing Randy Porter. He started 42nd and finished 35th.
1998: Loy Allen Jr achieved a 7th place finish at the Talladega Super Speedway in the #78 Church's Chicken Chevy--his career-high Busch Series finish.
Motorsports career results[]
NASCAR[]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series[]
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NWCC | Pts | |||||
1993 | Loy Allen Sr. | 37 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY 29 |
NHA | POC | TAL 26 |
GLN | MCH DNQ |
BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS DNQ |
CLT DNQ |
CAR 41 |
ATL 29 |
45th | 362 | ||||||||||
Tri-Star Motorsports | 68 | Ford | PHO 26 |
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1994 | 19 | DAY 22 |
CAR 40 |
RCH DNQ |
ATL 22 |
DAR DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
NWS DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
TAL 40 |
SON DNQ |
CLT 11 |
DOV 15 |
POC 31 |
MCH 24 |
DAY 40 |
NHA DNQ |
POC 18 |
TAL 37 |
IND DNQ |
GLN DNQ |
MCH 22 |
BRI DNQ |
DAR 21 |
RCH 31 |
DOV 22 |
MAR DNQ |
NWS DNQ |
CLT 27 |
CAR 42 |
PHO 41 |
ATL 42 |
39th | 1468 | ||||||||||
1995 | Junior Johnson & Associates | 27 | Ford | DAY 17 |
CAR 28 |
RCH 29 |
ATL DNQ |
DAR 18 |
BRI DNQ |
NWS | MAR | 41st | 890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tri-Star Motorsports | 19 | Ford | TAL 10 |
SON | CLT 36 |
DOV DNQ |
POC | MCH | DAY 31 |
NHA | POC | TAL 39 |
DAR 34 |
RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 27 |
CAR DNQ |
PHO | ATL 24 |
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95 | Ford | IND DNQ |
GLN | MCH DNQ |
BRI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Tri-Star Motorsports | 19 | Ford | DAY 36 |
CAR 36 |
RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC 23 |
MCH 28 |
DAY 30 |
NHA DNQ |
POC | TAL 28 |
IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR 41 |
RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 34 |
CAR | PHO | ATL 39 |
45th | 603 | ||||||||
1997 | DAY 26 |
CAR 43 |
RCH | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | SON | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | CAL | 58th | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LJ Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Precision Products Racing | 14 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ |
CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | CLT | DOV | RCH | MCH | POC | SON | NHA | POC | NA | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Moore-Robinson Motorsports | 15 | Ford | IND DNQ |
GLN | MCH | BRI | NHA | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | DAY | PHO | CAR | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | TAL DNQ |
CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | 62nd | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SBIII Motorsports | 58 | Ford | MCH 40 |
POC DNQ |
SON | DAY 40 |
NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL |
Daytona 500[]
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1994 | Tri-Star Motorsports | Ford | 1 | 22 |
1995 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 37 | 17 |
1996 | Tri-Star Motorsports | Ford | 24 | 36 |
1997 | 33 | 26 | ||
1998 | Precision Products Racing | Pontiac | DNQ |
Busch Series[]
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | NBSC | Pts | ||||
1995 | Phoenix Racing | 19 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT 43 |
CAR | HOM | 112th | 34 | ||||||||||
1997 | 19 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL DNQ |
LVS | DAR DNQ |
HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | 108th | 58 | ||||||||||
48 | Ford | CAL 35 |
CAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | 78 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL 7 |
NHA | NZH | CLT DNQ |
DOV 43 |
RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | 80th | 180 | ||||||
1999 | DAY DNQ |
CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL DNQ |
CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | N/A | - |
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series[]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ABMHSC | Pts | Ref |
Loy Allen Sr. | 2 | Ford | DAY 13 |
33 |
25 |
TOL | 7 |
MCH 3 |
33 |
ISF | DSF | 3 |
1 |
16th | 1925 | [6] | |||||||||||
DAY 2 |
36 |
2 |
TOL | 4 |
MCH 28 |
3 |
KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | 25th | 1265 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
Chevy | 32 |
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Ford | DAY 31 |
9 |
TOL | KIL | ISF | DSF | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tri-Star Motorsports | 19 | Chevy | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phoenix Racing | 1 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | KIL | DSF | 28 |
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SBIII Motorsports | 58 | Ford | SLM | MCH | POC DNQ |
BLN | POC | WIN | DSF | TAL | N/A | 0 | [10] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Photos: Every Daytona 500 pole winner in history | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Pole Position". King Air. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "King of the sky". txtav.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Harris, Mike (1994-02-13). "ROOKIE WINS DAYTONA 500 POLE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ 1995 Winston Select 500, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1992 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1993 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1994 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
External links[]
- Loy Allen Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 1966 births
- Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
- Racing drivers from North Carolina
- ARCA Menards Series drivers
- NASCAR drivers