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Loy Allen Jr.

Loy Allen Jr. (born April 7th, 1966) 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]

Loy Allen Jr.
Allen at Daytona International Speedway in 1999
Born (1966-04-07) April 7, 1966 (age 58)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements1994 Daytona 500 Pole Sitter
NASCAR Cup Series career
48 races run over 6 years
Best finish39th (1994)
First race1993 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Last race1999 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 3
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish80th (1998)
First race1995 All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300 (Charlotte)
Last race1998 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 27, 2012.

Racing career

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Early Racing Days

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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]

Winston Cup Career

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1993: Loy Allen Jr. made his Winston Cup debut at Daytona International Speedway on July 3. 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 Talladega Superspeedway on July 25, where he placed 26th in the #37 Naturally Fresh Ford. Following that race, he joined the TriStar Motorsports Team in October at 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 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the ARCA Series,[4] Loy Allen Jr. continued on driving for TriStar Motorsports Team in the #19 Hooters Ford. It was at the season-opening Daytona 500 that he became the second-youngest and first Rookie in Winston Cup history to win the Daytona 500 pole at the age of 27, behind a 26 year old Ricky Rudd in 1983.[1] He would go on to finish 22nd in the race. In May, he finished 11th at the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte. He went on to finish 15th in the Budweiser 500 at Dover International Speedway in June and finished 17th in the Miller 500 at Pocono Raceway. In July, at Daytona, he missed the pole by hundredths of a second, as the late Winston Cup race car driver, Dale Earnhardt Sr claimed the top spot. Allen had no wins and no top tens, had an average finish of 28.8 and finished 39th in the standings while having seven DNFs. However, he had 3 pole’s on the season at Daytona, Atlanta, and Michigan despite not qualifying for 12 races.

1995: Loy Allen Jr. ran four races for Junior Johnson Motorsports Team in the Hooters #27 Ford. He ran seven races for TriStar Motorsports. In their first race at Talladega, Loy Allen Jr qualified 2nd, finishing 10th, his career-high Winston Cup Nascar finish.[5]

1996: In the 2nd race of the season at Rockingham Speedway, Loy suffered a neck injury that put him out of commission for several races. He recovered and returned to Pocono International Raceway in June finishing 23rd, followed by 21st at Talladega Superspeedway.

1997: Loy Allen Jr. continued racing with the TriStar Motorsports Team. He finished 26th at Daytona International Speedway, and 43rd at Rockingham Speedway.

1999: After a two-year hiatus, he qualified for races at Michigan and Daytona.

Busch Series career

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Loy Allen Jr made 4 appearances in the NASCAR Busch Series during his career, with one Top-10 finish at Charlotte.

1995: At Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, Loy Allen Jr qualified 21st in the #19 Chevrolet. A multi-car crash on lap 27 led to time spent in the garage, resulting in a 43rd place finish.

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 finished 7th place at Talladega Superspeedway in the #78 Church's Chicken Chevy—his career-high Busch Series finish.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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 Ref
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 [6]
Tri-Star Motorsports 68 Ford PHO
26
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 [7]
1995 Junior Johnson & Associates 27 Ford DAY
17 		CAR
28 		RCH
29 		ATL
DNQ 		DAR
18 		BRI
DNQ 		NWS MAR 41st 890 [8]
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
Sadler Brothers Racing 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 [9]
1997 DAY
26 		CAR
43 		RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL 58th 119 [10]
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 - [11]
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 [12]
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
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
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

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NASCAR Busch Series results
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 Ref
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 [13]
1997 Mills Racing 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 [14]
Porter Racing 48 Ford CAL
35 		CAR HOM
1998 Mark III Motorsports 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 [15]
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 - [16]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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(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
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
1992 Loy Allen Sr. 2 Ford DAY
13 		FIF TWS
33 		TAL
25 		TOL KIL POC
7 		MCH
3 		FRS KIL NSH DEL POC
33 		HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS
3 		SLM ATL
1 		16th 1925 [17]
1993 DAY
2 		FIF TWS
36 		TAL
2 		KIL CMS FRS TOL POC
4 		MCH
28 		FRS POC
3 		KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN 25th 1265 [18]
Chevy ATL
32
1994 Ford DAY
31 		TAL
9 		FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN [19]
Tri-Star Motorsports 19 Chevy ATL
22
1995 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL
28 		[20]
1999 SBIII Motorsports 58 Ford DAY ATL SLM AND CLT MCH POC
DNQ 		TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL N/A 0 [21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Photos: Every Daytona 500 pole winner in history | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Pole Position". King Air. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  3. ^ "King of the sky". txtav.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (1994-02-13). "ROOKIE WINS DAYTONA 500 POLE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. ^ 1995 Winston Select 500, 22 November 2016, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-04-02
  6. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1992 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1993 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1994 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  21. ^ "Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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