Loy Allen Jr. Explained

Loy Allen Jr.
Birth Date:7 April 1966
Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements:1994 Daytona 500 Pole Sitter
Best Cup Pos:39th (1994)
Total Cup Races:48
Years In Cup:6
First Cup Race:1993 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Last Cup Race:1999 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:1
Cup Poles:3
Total Busch Races:4
Years In Busch:3
Best Busch Pos:80th (1998)
First Busch Race:1995 All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300 (Charlotte)
Last Busch Race:1998 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:1
Busch Poles:0
Updated:November 27, 2012

Loy Allen Jr. (born April 7th, 1966) is a former professional NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch, and ARCA series race car driver, turned real estate developer and Embry-Riddle-trained commercial pilot. On February 12, 1994, he became the youngest and first rookie in NASCAR Winston Cup history to win the Daytona 500 pole.[1]

Racing career

Early Racing Days

1971-1993: Loy Allen Jr. began racing go karts at the age of five in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] He continued to progress his way up through each racing circuit level. By the age of 16, he had won several World Karting Association Championships and had already graduated to racing dirt late model cars.[2] He also earned his Commercial Pilot’s license from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as his passion for aviation[3] paralleled his passion for racing.[2]

Winston Cup Career

1993: Loy Allen Jr. made his Winston Cup debut at Daytona International Speedway on July 3. He drove the #37 Naturally Fresh Ford, a former Robert Yates Race Car, starting in 40th position, finishing in 29th. He went on to compete at Talladega Superspeedway on July 25, where he placed 26th in the #37 Naturally Fresh Ford. Following that race, he joined the TriStar Motorsports Team in October at Phoenix Raceway Slick 50 500. He drove the #68 Country Time Ford, finishing 26th.

1994: After winning eight poles in 15 starts and a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the ARCA Series,[4] Loy Allen Jr. continued on driving for TriStar Motorsports Team in the #19 Hooters Ford. It was at the season-opening Daytona 500 that he became the second-youngest and first Rookie in Winston Cup history to win the Daytona 500 pole at the age of 27, behind a 26 year old Ricky Rudd in 1983.[1] He would go on to finish 22nd in the race. In May, he finished 11th at the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte. He went on to finish 15th in the Budweiser 500 at Dover International Speedway in June and finished 17th in the Miller 500 at Pocono Raceway. In July, at Daytona, he missed the pole by hundredths of a second, as the late Winston Cup race car driver, Dale Earnhardt Sr claimed the top spot. Allen had no wins and no top tens, had an average finish of 28.8 and finished 39th in the standings while having seven DNFs. However, he had 3 pole’s on the season at Daytona, Atlanta, and Michigan despite not qualifying for 12 races.

1995: Loy Allen Jr. ran four races for Junior Johnson Motorsports Team in the Hooters #27 Ford. He ran seven races for TriStar Motorsports. In their first race at Talladega, Loy Allen Jr qualified 2nd, finishing 10th, his career-high Winston Cup Nascar finish.

1996: In the 2nd race of the season at Rockingham Speedway, Loy suffered a neck injury that put him out of commission for several races. He recovered and returned to Pocono International Raceway in June finishing 23rd, followed by 21st at Talladega Superspeedway.

1997: Loy Allen Jr. continued racing with the TriStar Motorsports Team. He finished 26th at Daytona International Speedway, and 43rd at Rockingham Speedway.

1999: After a two-year hiatus, he qualified for races at Michigan and Daytona.

Busch Series career

Loy Allen Jr made 4 appearances in the NASCAR Busch Series during his career, with one Top-10 finish at Charlotte.

1995: At Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, Loy Allen Jr qualified 21st in the #19 Chevrolet. A multi-car crash on lap 27 led to time spent in the garage, resulting in a 43rd place finish.

1997: Loy Allen Jr started the inaugural race at California in the #48 UniFirst Ford Thunderbird, replacing Randy Porter. He started 42nd and finished 35th.

1998: Loy Allen Jr finished 7th place at Talladega Superspeedway in the #78 Church's Chicken Chevy—his career-high Busch Series finish.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334PtsRef
1993Loy Allen Sr.37FordDAYCARRCHATLDARBRINWSMARTALSONCLTDOVPOCMCHDAY
29
NHAPOCTAL
26
GLNMCH
DNQ
BRIDARRCHDOVMARNWS
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
CAR
41
ATL
29
45th362[5]
Tri-Star Motorsports68FordPHO
26
199419DAY
22
CAR
40
RCH
DNQ
ATL
22
DAR
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
NWS
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
TAL
40
SON
DNQ
CLT
11
DOV
15
POC
31
MCH
24
DAY
40
NHA
DNQ
POC
18
TAL
37
IND
DNQ
GLN
DNQ
MCH
22
BRI
DNQ
DAR
21
RCH
31
DOV
22
MAR
DNQ
NWS
DNQ
CLT
27
CAR
42
PHO
41
ATL
42
39th1468[6]
1995Junior Johnson & Associates27FordDAY
17
CAR
28
RCH
29
ATL
DNQ
DAR
18
BRI
DNQ
NWSMAR41st890[7]
Tri-Star Motorsports19FordTAL
10
SONCLT
36
DOV
DNQ
POCMCHDAY
31
NHAPOCTAL
39
DAR
34
RCHDOVMARNWSCLT
27
CAR
DNQ
PHOATL
24
Sadler Brothers Racing95FordIND
DNQ
GLNMCH
DNQ
BRI
1996Tri-Star Motorsports19FordDAY
36
CAR
36
RCHATLDARBRINWSMARTALSONCLTDOVPOC
23
MCH
28
DAY
30
NHA
DNQ
POCTAL
28
INDGLNMCHBRIDAR
41
RCHDOVMARNWSCLT
34
CARPHOATL
39
45th603[8]
1997DAY
26
CAR
43
RCHATLDARTEXBRIMARSONTALCLTDOVPOCMCHCAL58th119[9]
LJ Racing91ChevyDAY
DNQ
NHAPOCINDGLNMCHBRIDARRCHNHADOVMARCLTTALCARPHOATL
1998Precision Products Racing14PontiacDAY
DNQ
CARLVSATLDARBRITEXMARTALCALCLTDOVRCHMCHPOCSONNHAPOCNA-[10]
Moore-Robinson Motorsports15FordIND
DNQ
GLNMCHBRINHADARRCHDOVMARCLTTALDAYPHOCARATL
1999Donlavey Racing90FordDAYCARLVSATLDARTEXBRIMARTAL
DNQ
CALRCHCLTDOV62nd86[11]
SBIII Motorsports58FordMCH
40
POC
DNQ
SONDAY
40
NHAPOCINDGLNMCHBRIDARRCHNHADOVMARCLTTALCARPHOHOMATL
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1994Tri-Star MotorsportsFordalign=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"1align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"22
1995Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord37align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"17
1996Tri-Star MotorsportsFord24align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"36
199733align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"26
1998Precision Products RacingPontiacalign=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132PtsRef
1995Phoenix Racing19PontiacDAYCARRCHATLNSVDARBRIHCYNHANZHCLTDOVMYBGLNMLWTALSBOIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLT
43
CARHOM112th34[12]
1997Mills Racing19FordDAYCARRCHATL
DNQ
LVSDAR
DNQ
HCYTEXBRINSVTALNHANZHCLTDOVSBOGLNMLWMYBGTYIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLT108th58[13]
Porter Racing48FordCAL
35
CARHOM
1998Mark III Motorsports78ChevyDAYCARLVSNSVDARBRITEXHCYTAL
7
NHANZHCLT
DNQ
DOV
43
RCHPPRGLNMLWMYBCALSBOIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTGTYCARATLHOM80th180[14]
1999DAY
DNQ
CARLVSATLDARTEXNSVBRITAL
DNQ
CALNHARCHNZHCLTDOVSBOGLNMLWMYBPPRGTYIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTCARMEMPHOHOMN/A-[15]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021PtsRef
1992Loy Allen Sr.2FordDAY
FIFTWS
TAL
TOLKILPOC
MCH
FRSKILNSHDELPOC
HPTFRSISFTOLDSFTWS
SLMATL
16th1925[16]
1993DAY
FIFTWS
TAL
KILCMSFRSTOLPOC
MCH
FRSPOC
KILISFDSFTOLSLMWIN25th1265[17]
ChevyATL
1994FordDAY
TAL
FIFLVLKILTOLFRSMCHDMSPOCPOCKILFRSINFI70ISFDSFTOLSLMWIN[18]
Tri-Star Motorsports19ChevyATL
1995Phoenix Racing1ChevyDAYATLTALFIFKILFRSMCHI80MCSFRSPOCPOCKILFRSSBSLVLISFDSFSLMWINATL
[19]
1999SBIII Motorsports58FordDAYATLSLMANDCLTMCHPOC
TOLSBSBLNPOCKILFRSFLMISFWINDSFSLMCLTTALATLN/A0[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photos: Every Daytona 500 pole winner in history NASCAR. 2021-04-01. Official Site Of NASCAR. en-US.
  2. Web site: Pole Position. 2021-03-30. King Air. en-US.
  3. Web site: King of the sky. 2021-04-02. txtav.com.
  4. News: Harris. Mike. 1994-02-13. ROOKIE WINS DAYTONA 500 POLE. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-03-31. 0190-8286.
  5. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  6. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  7. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  8. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  9. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  10. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  11. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  12. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  13. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  14. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  15. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 15, 2023.
  16. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1992 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 3, 2020.
  17. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1993 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 3, 2020.
  18. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1994 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 3, 2020.
  19. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 3, 2020.
  20. Web site: Loy Allen Jr. – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 3, 2020.