Bobby Allison Motorsports

Allison drove his own cars for portions of the early 1970s, including the full 1973 season. Allison won six races as an owner-driver from 1970 to 1974. Allison also ran for his own team in 1977 after splitting with Penske Racing, with a best finish of second at Nashville. Other drivers who drove for Allison's team in its first stint in the Cup Series were Paul Lewis (1 race in 1968), G. C. Spencer (1 race in 1968), Dave Marcis (1 race in 1970) and Neil Bonnett (1 race in 1974 and 2 in 1975).

In 1985, Allison returned to being an owner-driver after leaving DiGard Motorsports, taking his number (22) and sponsor Miller Brewing Company with him to his own team. His best finish as an owner-driver in 1985 was a fourth-place finish at Dover. Following the 1985 season, he brought his number and sponsor with him to the Stavola Brothers Racing team.

After Allison retired from driving in 1988, he revived his team again in 1990 and was a car owner for numerous drivers, starting with Mike Alexander, Jeff Purvis and Hut Stricklin driving the team's No. 12 car that year. Stricklin, the son-in-law of Donnie Allison, continued to drive the car full-time in 1991 and for the entire 1992 season except for the last 8 races when he moved over to Junior Johnson & Associates. After Stricklin left the team in September 1992 for Junior Johnson & Associates, Purvis returned to drive for BAM as well as Jimmy Spencer, who continued with the team full-time into 1993. Raybestos, which was the primary sponsor of the car from 1990 to 1992, left for 1993 to sponsor the Stavola Brothers Racing No. 8 team, and Meineke Car Care Centers became the new primary sponsor.

Spencer also left for Junior Johnson's team in 1994 and was replaced by rookie Chuck Bown who moved up from the Busch Series. Bown suffered injuries from a crash at Pocono Raceway that year, which kept him out for the rest of the season. He was replaced by ARCA driver Tim Steele and later Derrike Cope. For the 1994 season, the team partnered with Ron Zook. Also from 1990 until the team's closure in 1996, Jimmy Fennig was the team's crew chief. Fennig had crew chiefed Bobby Allison to his 1988 Daytona 500 win with the Stavola Brothers and after his time at BAM, he crew chiefed for Roush Racing for the rest of his career, winning several races and a championship.

Cope drove full-time for BAM in the No. 12 car in 1995 and 1996 with primary sponsorship from Mane 'n Tail. Allison was forced to close down the team due to financial problems after the 1996 season, with Cope moving to the new MB2 Motorsports team for 1997.

^ "Owner".

^ "Driver Season Stats".

^ Holmes, Heath. "Hut Stricklin's Racing Bio and Stats". HutStricklin.net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009.

^ 1994 NASCAR Preview and Press Guide, UMI Publications

^ "Ron Zook Invests In Bobby Allisons Team". Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1994. p. 43. Retrieved June 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.

^ Berger, Ken (June 7, 1995). "AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Stricklin Tries To Help Allison's Ex-Team". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

Allison drove his own cars for portions of the early 1970s, including the full 1973 season. Allison won six races as an owner-driver from 1970 to 1974. Allison also ran for his own team in 1977 after splitting with Penske Racing, with a best finish of second at Nashville. Other drivers who drove for Allison's team in its first stint in the Cup Series were Paul Lewis (1 race in 1968), G. C. Spencer (1 race in 1968), Dave Marcis (1 race in 1970) and Neil Bonnett (1 race in 1974 and 2 in 1975).

In 1985, Allison returned to being an owner-driver after leaving DiGard Motorsports, taking his number (22) and sponsor Miller Brewing Company with him to his own team. His best finish as an owner-driver in 1985 was a fourth-place finish at Dover. Following the 1985 season, he brought his number and sponsor with him to the Stavola Brothers Racing team.

After Allison retired from driving in 1988, he revived his team again in 1990 and was a car owner for numerous drivers, starting with Mike Alexander, Jeff Purvis and Hut Stricklin driving the team's No. 12 car that year. Stricklin, the son-in-law of Donnie Allison, continued to drive the car full-time in 1991 and for the entire 1992 season except for the last 8 races when he moved over to Junior Johnson & Associates. After Stricklin left the team in September 1992 for Junior Johnson & Associates, Purvis returned to drive for BAM as well as Jimmy Spencer, who continued with the team full-time into 1993. Raybestos, which was the primary sponsor of the car from 1990 to 1992, left for 1993 to sponsor the Stavola Brothers Racing No. 8 team, and Meineke Car Care Centers became the new primary sponsor.

Spencer also left for Junior Johnson's team in 1994 and was replaced by rookie Chuck Bown who moved up from the Busch Series. Bown suffered injuries from a crash at Pocono Raceway that year, which kept him out for the rest of the season. He was replaced by ARCA driver Tim Steele and later Derrike Cope. For the 1994 season, the team partnered with Ron Zook. Also from 1990 until the team's closure in 1996, Jimmy Fennig was the team's crew chief. Fennig had crew chiefed Bobby Allison to his 1988 Daytona 500 win with the Stavola Brothers and after his time at BAM, he crew chiefed for Roush Racing for the rest of his career, winning several races and a championship.

Cope drove full-time for BAM in the No. 12 car in 1995 and 1996 with primary sponsorship from Mane 'n Tail. Allison was forced to close down the team due to financial problems after the 1996 season, with Cope moving to the new MB2 Motorsports team for 1997.

^ "Owner".

^ "Driver Season Stats".

^ Holmes, Heath. "Hut Stricklin's Racing Bio and Stats". HutStricklin.net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009.

^ 1994 NASCAR Preview and Press Guide, UMI Publications

^ "Ron Zook Invests In Bobby Allisons Team". Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1994. p. 43. Retrieved June 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.

^ Berger, Ken (June 7, 1995). "AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Stricklin Tries To Help Allison's Ex-Team". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2021.