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Loy Allen Jr.American racing driver
Date of Birth: 07.04.1966
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Loy Allen Jr.: NASCAR Race Car Driver
- NASCAR Debut and Sponsorship
- Struggles and Injuries
- Final Races and Retirement
- Busch Series
Loy Allen Jr.: NASCAR Race Car Driver
Early Career and ARCA SuccessLoy Allen Jr., born on April 7, 1966, in Raleigh, North Carolina, began his racing career in the ARCA series. His notable achievements include a victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1992 and two second-place finishes at Talladega and Daytona in 1993.
NASCAR Debut and Sponsorship
In July 1993, Allen made his NASCAR debut at Daytona International Speedway, finishing 29th in his father's Ford fielded by Robert Yates Racing. He competed in three more races for his father's team that year, with his best finish being 26th at Talladega.
In 1994, Allen secured sponsorship from Hooters to drive for Tri-Star. He became the first rookie to win a pole position at the Daytona 500 that year and also earned poles at Atlanta and Michigan. However, limited funding forced the team to miss 12 races. Allen recorded a career-best 11th-place finish at Charlotte and finished in the top 20 twice more that season.
Struggles and Injuries
In 1995, Allen competed in 11 races, splitting time between Junior Johnson Motorsports and Tri-Star. He was originally hired to drive a new Hooters Ford but was later released and returned to Tri-Star for the remaining seven races. At Talladega, one of those seven races, he started second and finished tenth, his only top-ten finish in his NASCAR career.
Allen continued to race sporadically, but his career was hampered by a neck injury at Rockingham Speedway in early 1996. After sitting out some races, he returned to finish 23rd at Pocono. He started in six more races in 1996, with a best finish of 21st at Talladega.
Final Races and Retirement
In 1997, Allen made two more starts for Tri-Star, finishing 26th at Daytona and 43rd at Rockingham. He was replaced by Gary Bradberry at Tri-Star.
In 1999, Allen made two more starts in four races for SBIII Motorsports before being replaced by Hut Stricklin. After unsuccessful attempts to secure more rides, Allen retired.
Busch Series
Allen also competed periodically in the Busch Series throughout his career. In May 1995, he started 21st at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a Chevrolet but crashed on lap 27 and finished 43rd.
In 1998, Allen made his final Busch Series start. Driving a Church's Chicken Chevy at Talladega, he finished seventh, his best result in NASCAR. His last race in the Busch Series was at Dover, where he finished last after completing only 18 laps.
