Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 Winner, Dies at 86

Bobby Allison stands beside his car and talks with the press after winning the pole position during qualifying for the 500 mile grand national stock car race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., on Aug. 2, 1975. AP Photo

Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86.

NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.