Robbie Allison celebrates in victory lane with his grandparents, Bobby and Judy Allison, after scoring the win in his debut in the Pure Street division at Kingsport Speedway. Photo by Randall Perry
Robbie Allison, son of late NASCAR driver Davey Allison, made his stock car racing debut in Saturday’s season opener at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, TN with a crowd-pleasing victory.
Allison qualified second, but the inversion of the top-two placed him on point for the Pure Street feature. Allison swapped the lead multiple times with Brad Ball in the 20-lap feature.
Allison overcame his fair share of adversity in the season opening race. Spinning twice, on lap three and again on lap 13, Allison was able to remain in contention.
Allison’s big break came late in the race when leader Ball slowed entering turn 3 with mechanical issues. With Ball forced to the pit area, Allison took over the lead and drove on to claim the checkered flag.
Allison had a familiar face watching his debut race from atop the grandstands. Allison’s grandfather, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Bobby Allison was on hand Saturday. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver was proud of his grandson’s performance and said that the spins are all part of learning
“The spins are experience he can gain and grow by,” Bobby Allison said in an interview with Johnson City Press. “For him to spin, but then go on to do what he was supposed to do, I thought it was great.”
Allison didn’t just show up and race though. He and car owner Duke Bare placed several hours of hard work into preparing his machine for battle in advance of Saturday’s race.
“We spent about 30 or 40 hours over a handful of days getting the car ready and putting it where it needed to be,” Allison said.
Allison also spoke on the handling of his race car and his race-long battle with Brad Ball.
“It was a lot of fun,” Allison said regarding the race. “(The car) was a lot looser than what I would have liked it to be. But being able to run up front with Brad (Ball) all day was fun.”
Despite the excitement of Saturday’s victory, the greatest part of the 23-year-old’s day was having his grandparents alongside.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better day,” Allison remarked. “The highlight of my day was being there with my grandfather and grandmother. Seeing them there and how much it meant to them meant the world to me.”
In other action, Chad Finchum returned to a familiar spot for him at Kingsport Speedway – victory lane.
Finchum dominated the 60 lap Late Model Stock feature to score the win in the season opening feature. Kyle Barnes finished in second, with Zeke Shell third, Robbie Ferguson fourth and Lee Tissot in fifth.
Justin Fontaine, Tyler Goodwin, Ronnie McCarty, Wayne Hale and Allen Hawkins rounded out the top ten.
John Harrell beat out Nick Cole to score the win in the 30 lap Street Stock feature. Royce Peters finished in third, followed by Mark Christian in fourth and Terry Stone in fifth.
Keith Helton topped the field for the Pure 4 feature win. Jason Ketron, Billy Ketron, Dylan Bates and Billy Byington rounded out the top five.
In Mod 4 action, Kirby Gobble scored the win, with Billy Duty in second, Dennis Arnold in third, Lynn Shaffer, Jr. in fourth and Jessie Amburgey in fifth.
Craig Phelps took the win in the Rookie Pure 4 feature. Dwayne Banks finished in second, with Dennis Stanley third, Larry Stapleton fourth and Robert Young in fifth.
Kingsport Speedway’s Friday night race for March 27 has been cancelled due to cold weather. Action is slated to return to the speedway on April 3. Visit NewKingsportSpeedway.com for more info.
Kingsport Speedway – Kingsport, TN
Race Results – March 20, 2015
Pure Street
1. Robbie Allison #52
2. Jake Phipps #1
3. Brian Tate #79
4. Brad Ball #17
5. Hershell Robinette #9
Late Model Stocks
1. Chad Finchum #19
2. Kyle Barnes #0
3. Zeke Shell #97
4. Robbie Ferguson #31
5. Lee Tissot #7
6. Justin Fontaine #60
7. Tyler Goodwin #64
8. Ronnie McCarty #5
9. Wayne Hale #19
10. Allen Hawkins
11. Joey Trent #26
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13. Robbie Henry
14. Rick Pannell
15. Derek Lane
16. Austin Peters
17. Kres VanDyke
18. Taylor Coffman
19. Royce Peters
Street Stocks
1. John Harrell #19
2. Nick Cole #63
3. Royce Peters #48
4. Mark Christian #43
5. Terry Stone #34
6. Jamie Meadows #11
7. Jared Broadbent #74
8. Dennis Deese #24
9. Sam P. Hurd #11
10. Danny Casteel #41
11. Sam Ferguson #5
12. Paul Shull #48s
13. Chris Tunnell #6
Pure 4
1. Keith Helton #9
2. Jason Ketron #28
3. Billy Ketron #26
4. Dylan Bates #6
5. Billy Byington #01
6. Tim Abelseth #66
7. Bruce Crumbley #33
8. Kevin Darnell #4
9. David Trent #57
10. Kenny Absher #11
11. Todd Cross #41
12. Arthur Guess #22
13. Richard Quillen #15
14. Brandon Crumbley #7
MOD 4
1. Kirby Gobble #88
2. Billy Duty #45
3. Dennis Arnold #7
4. Lynn Shaffer Jr. #6
5. Jessie Amburgey #17
6. Chris Amburgey #7
7. James Deese #5
Rookie Pure 4
1. Craig Phelps #4
2. Dwayne Banks #66
3. Dennis Stanley #21
4. Larry Stapleton #15
5. Robert Young #59
6. Ben Barker #54
7. Tammy Cross #41
8. Daniel McMurray #0
9. Andrew Hill #69
10. Larry Bowens #18
11. William Hale #47
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