Donnie's racing career took off, and he has now raced in every type of car imaginable, many prepared by legends Hoss Ellington, Banjo Mathews, Herb Nab, and the Wood Brothers. He has gone over the million dollar mark, winning ten Winston Cup races, five of twelve Grand American races, the World 600, the Daytona Firecracker 400, the Atlanta Journal 500, and many others.

In 1970 Donnie entered racing history books by finishing fourth in the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and then won the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, remarkably in the same weekend. He is noted as the most successful cross-over driver from stock cars to Indy cars in history.

Donnie was also awarded the 1967  Rookie of the Year, the 1970 Indianapolis Rookie of the Year, and the 1970 Sportsman Most Popular Driver honors. To his credit, he has 10 Winston Cup wins in 239 starts, 78 top five finishes, and 115 top ten finishes. Donnie has been crew chief for his son-in-law, Hut Stricklin, and also Joe Nemechek, Rookie of the Year in NASCAR's Grand National Division. He has also been co-announcer for ABC, CBS, and various radio broadcasts over the course of his career.

Donnie always enjoys working with new drivers, and is currently a consultant for Tri-Star Motorsports #19 Winston Cup team. He is active in several racing organizations, and is president of Donnie Allison Motorsports. Donnie also finds time to involve himself with his sons' race car building business, promoting the Allison Legacy Race Car and Series. Donnie Allison has spent the better part of his life in the racing arena, both behind the wheel and behind the scenes.

RACING HISTORY

• Race car driver for 35 years
• Modified, Late Model, Busch, Winston Cup, IROC, Indy, Winged Super Modifieds
• Owner/Operator of Late Model short track car program
• Team manager for Winston Cup, Busch Grand National and Craftsman Truck teams
• Crew Chief for Winston Cup and Busch Grand National teams
• Driver Consultant
• Race Car Chassis and Handling Specialist

• 10 Winston Cup wins in 239 starts, 78 top five finishes and 115 top 10 finishes (see below)
• 17 Pole Positions (15 on a Superspeedway)
• Won in Banjo Matthews Fords-Hoss Ellington Chevrolets-Wood Bros. Mercury's
• Won prestigious World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway same weekend as finished 4th at Indy in 1970
• Won the National 500 at Charlotte
• Won the Firecracker 400 at Daytona
• Won a 125 Mile qualifying race at Daytona
• Won the Daytona Permatex 300 1977
• Won the Atlanta Journal 500 at Atlanta
• Won races at Talladega and Rockingham
• Won 5 of 12 Grand American races
• Won several track championships on short tracks in the southeast
• Competed in 2 IROC races
• 6th place finish in the Indy 500-1971
• Held 23 year record at Indy for Highest Finishing Rookie
• NASCAR Rookie of the Year-Grand National-1967
• Indianapolis Rookie of the Year-1970
• Sportsman Most Popular Driver
• Competed in the "Legends" race at Charlotte Motor Speedway 1990
• Competed in the "Fastmasters" at Indy Raceway Park 1993
• Competed in the "Mark Collie Celebrity Race" at Nashville 1994
• Won over 500 short track races in career