Neil Bonnett Explained

Neil Bonnett
Birth Date:	July 30, 1946
Birth Place:	Hueytown, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:	Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Death Cause:	Autoracing accident during practice for the 1994 Daytona 500
Achievements:	1981 Southern 500 Winner 1982, 1983 World 600 Winner 1979 Firecracker 400 Winner 1983,1984 Busch Clash Winner Winner of the first ever NASCAR race run outside of North America, the Goodyear NASCAR 500 held in Australia (1988)
Awards:	National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1997) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2001) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2012)^[1] Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
Total Cup Races:	362
Years In Cup:	18
Best Cup Pos:	4th (1985)
First Cup Race:	1974 Winston 500 (Talladega)
First Cup Win:	1977 Capital City 400 (Richmond)
Last Cup Win:	1988 Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham)
Last Cup Race:	1993 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Cup Wins:	18
Cup Top Tens:	156
Cup Poles:	20
Total Busch Races:	13
Years In Busch:	6
Best Busch Pos:	29th (1983)
First Busch Race:	1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last Busch Race:	1993 Slick 50 300 (Atlanta)
First Busch Win:	1983 Darlington 250 (Darlington)
Busch Wins:	1
Busch Top Tens:	7
Busch Poles:	0
Updated:	June 14, 2015

Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby and Donnie Allison. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s with his performances in cars owned by Jim Stacy and Wood Brothers Racing, becoming one of the top competitors in the 1980s. The Alabama native currently ranks 47th in all-time NASCAR Cup victories.^[2] He appeared in the 1983 film Stroker Ace and the 1990 film Days of Thunder. Bonnett hosted the TV show Winners for TNN from 1991 to 1994. He was a color commentator for CBS, TBS, and TNN in the years until his death. Bonnett's driving career was interrupted by a severe brain injury from a crash in 1990. He was killed while practicing for the 1994 Daytona 500 for a much-anticipated comeback.

NASCAR career

Bonnett was born in the Birmingham suburb of Hueytown, Alabama on July 30, 1946. Bonnett began his NASCAR career as a protégé of 1983 Winston Cup champion Bobby Allison, working on the team's cars. He later became part of the famous "Alabama Gang" that included himself, Red Farmer and the Allison family: father Bobby, brother Donnie and, later, son Davey. He began driving in NASCAR in 1974 and earned his first victory in 1977 at the Capital City 400 in Richmond, Virginia driving for Harry Hyde-Jim Stacy Racing, which had bought out the K&K Insurance team that he had previously driven for. He had another victory in 1977 at the Los Angeles Times 500, which would be the last Dodge win in NASCAR until 2001. Many in racing circles thought 1978 would be his year to dominate, but troubles with his cars (the new for '78 Dodge Magnum) and financial problems between Hyde and Stacy caused his cars to fail and to drop out of many races. In addition, Bonnett had grown tired of Stacy's dictatorial management style and tendency to miss payments, which led to Hyde suing Stacy for unpaid bills.^[3] In 1979 he signed with Wood Brothers Racing to replaced David Pearson and revived his career with three victories. He later won back-to-back World 600s (NASCAR's longest race, now the Coca-Cola 600) in 1982 and 1983 and back-to-back Busch Clash victories in 1983 and '84, including his first in which he did not win a single pole from the previous season, but was selected as a wild card entry.^[4]

In 1984, Bonnett joined Junior Johnson's team, becoming a teammate to Darrell Waltrip. In 1985, he had one of his best seasons, finishing fourth in the points standings while Waltrip went on to win his third championship.

Bonnett participated in International Race of Champions (IROC) during three seasons (1979, 1980, and 1984), and finished second twice.

Bonnett holds the distinction of being the winner of the first ever NASCAR race held outside of North America when he won the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500 at the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Australia (at the time the newly opened Thunderdome was also the first NASCAR style speedway to be built outside of North America). The race, run two weeks after the Daytona 500, was not a Winston Cup race but featured some drivers from the series including fellow Alabama Gang member Bobby Allison, Michael Waltrip, Dave Marcis and Kyle Petty who were up against Australian drivers somewhat new to NASCAR racing. Bonnett, who had won the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway the previous weekend, started from the pole driving his Valvoline sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix. He and Allison (who had won the Daytona 500 two weeks previous), driving a Buick LeSabre, dominated the crash marred, 280 lap 500 km (310 mile) race finishing first and second ahead of Dave Marcis on a day when cabin temperatures were reported to reach over 57°C (135°F) as the race was held during Australia's notoriously hot summer.

On April 1, 1990, Bonnett suffered a life-threatening crash during the TranSouth 500 at Darlington, South Carolina, when his car slammed into Sterling Marlin's car during a 14-car crash on lap 212. He was left with amnesia and dizziness and retired from racing and turned to television, becoming a race color commentator for TNN, CBS Sports, and TBS Sports, and hosting the TV show Winners for TNN.

However, Bonnett still desired to continue racing. In 1992, he began testing cars for good friends Dale Earnhardt and car owner Richard Childress. Cleared to race again in 1993 and upon Earnhardt's suggestion, Childress gave Bonnett a ride for the 1993 DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway which was numbered 31 and sponsored by GM Goodwrench. But his comeback race was marred by a crash in which his car spun, became airborne, and crashed into the spectator fence. He was uninjured and called the rest of the race from the CBS broadcast booth after being cleared at the infield care center. He would also start the final race of the 1993 season in Atlanta, but he dropped out after just three laps. The reason the team gave for removing the car from the race was a blown engine; however, he was teamed with points leader Earnhardt, and the car was retired to assist Earnhardt in winning the season's championship. Earnhardt needed to maximize his finishing position, and by Bonnett quitting the race he was assured of those three championship points. This would become Bonnett's final NASCAR Winston Cup Series start.

Death

Despite the setbacks, Bonnett was encouraged because he had secured a ride and sponsorship for at least five races in the 1994 season with car owner James Finch, including the season-opening race, the Daytona 500, for Phoenix Racing. But on February 11, 1994, during the first practice session for the 1994 Daytona 500, a shock mount broke, causing him to lose control of his Chevrolet on the track's high-banked fourth turn. The car swerved onto the track apron, and then up the steep bank, before crashing into the wall nearly head-on. Bonnett did not survive the accident; he was 47 years old.

That weekend, another racing death occurred, as 1993 Goody's Dash (four-cylinder) champion Rodney Orr was also killed in a racing crash during the practices surrounding the first weekend. In the middle of the second Goodyear-Hoosier tire war, Hoosier withdrew from the race immediately. Five years later, the broken shock mounts became an issue again in NASCAR, as cars bottoming out were evident during the first night race at Daytona in 1998. By 2000, NASCAR imposed a new rule where the sanctioning body built the shocks and had mandatory specification springs for the cars to prevent this tactic, to stop the dangerous tactics being used to reduce drag that led to the fatal crashes.

Bonnett is buried in Pleasant Grove's cemetery, Forest Grove Memorial Gardens. A road called "Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive" in his hometown honors him, along with fellow native Davey Allison, who died seven months earlier.

When Earnhardt, Bonnett's colleague, won the 1998 Daytona 500, he dedicated the victory to Bonnett among others.

Earnhardt himself died in a racing accident during the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. About three weeks after the accident, magazine photographers released photographs of Bonnett's autopsy, as well as those of another driver who died a few days later, Rodney Orr, to the public, which led to a lawsuit.^[5]

When Brad Keselowski scored Phoenix Racing's first Sprint Cup win 15 years later in the 2009 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, Finch dedicated the win to Bonnett. During the 2013 season, Finch designed the No. 51 car's paint scheme in the Cup and Nationwide Series like Bonnett's 1994 Country Time Chevrolet that he drove shortly before his death.

In popular culture

Bonnett was portrayed by the actor Sean Bridgers in the TV movie .

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (

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

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31		Pts	Ref
1973	K&K Insurance Racing	1	Dodge	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	BRI	ATL	TAL	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR				NA	-	^[6]
1974		77		RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	BRI	NSV	ATL	POC												87th	3.52	^[7]
		1																						TAL	MCH	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ONT
1975		12		RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	ONT		NA	0	^[8]
1976				RSD	DAY	CAR	RCH	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY			TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT		32nd	1130	^[9]
	Penske Racing	2	Mercury																	NSV QL^†	POC
1977	K&K Insurance Racing	71	Dodge	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH																	18th	2649	^[10]
	Jim Stacy Racing	5	Dodge																DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT
1978				RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR		DOV		NSV	RSD	MCH																	12th	3129	^[11]
			Olds										TAL		CLT								MCH
	Osterlund Racing		Chevy																DAY	NSV	POC	TAL		BRI	DAR	RCH		MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT
			Olds																								DOV
1979	Jim Stacy Racing		Chevy	RSD																															26th	2223	^[12]
			Olds		DAY
	Ellington Racing					CAR	RCH	ATL	NWS	BRI
	Kennie Childers Racing	12	Olds								DAR
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Mercury									MAR	TAL 17*	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	ONT
1980				RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT	19th	2865	^[13]
1981			Ford	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV 13*	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 29*	CAR	ATL	RSD	22nd	2449	^[14]
1982				DAY	RCH		ATL	CAR	DAR		MAR	TAL		DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD		17th	2966	^[15]
		37				BRI				NWS			NSV
1983	RahMoc Enterprises	75	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD		6th	3842	^[16]
1984	Junior Johnson & Associates	12	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD		8th	3802	^[17]
1985				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD				4th	3902	^[18]
1986				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			13th	3369	^[19]
1987	RahMoc Enterprises	75	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL			12th	3352	^[20]
1988				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			16th	3040	^[21]
1989	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			20th	2995	^[22]
1990				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			43rd	455	^[23]
1993	Richard Childress Racing	31	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		67th	98	^[24]
1994	Phoenix Racing	51	Chevy	DAY Wth^‡	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[25]
^† - Qualified for Bobby Allison · ^‡ - Fatal accident

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1976			13	align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"	5
1977	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	11	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	37
1978	Jim Stacy Racing		12	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	27
1979		Oldsmobile	20	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	32
1980	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	3	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	3
1981		Ford	3	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	33
1982			14	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	25
1983	RahMoc Enterprises		4	align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"	22
1984	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	7	align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"	4
1985			19	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	10
1986			12	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	32
1987	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	15	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	12
1988			14	align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"	4
1989	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	38	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	42
1990			31	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	11
1994	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	align=center colspan=2 style="background:#DFC484;"	Wth^†
^† - He died during practice before season started

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35		Pts	Ref
1983	Butch Mock Motorsports	75	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	NWS	SBO	GPS	LGY	DOV	BRI	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	CRW	ROU	SBO	HCY	LGY	IRP	GPS	BRI	HCY	DAR	RCH	NWS	SBO	MAR	ROU	CLT	HCY	MAR	29th	820	^[26]
1984		89	Olds	DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR	ROU	NSV	LGY	MLW	DOV	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	HCY	IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR							87th	97	^[27]
1985	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	17	Chevy	DAY	CAR	HCY	BRI	MAR	DAR	SBO	LGY	DOV	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP	SBO	LGY	HCY	MLW	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	ROU	CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR									66th	170	^[28]
1987	RahMoc Enterprises	51	Pontiac	DAY	HCY	MAR	DAR	BRI	LGY	SBO	CLT	DOV	IRP	ROU	JFC	OXF	SBO	HCY	RAL	LGY	ROU	BRI	JFC	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	CAR	MAR									45th	303	^[29]
1988				DAY	HCY	CAR	MAR	DAR	BRI	LNG	NZH	SBO	NSV	CLT	DOV	ROU	LAN	LVL	MYB	OXF	SBO	HCY	LNG	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR									71st	164	^[30]
		12	Buick																												CLT	CAR	MAR
1993	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	3	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL								106th	58	^[31]

International Race of Champions

(key) (

Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year	Make	Q1	Q2	Q3	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Pts	Ref
1978–79	Chevy	MCH	MCH	RSD	RSD	ATL			2nd	NA	^[32]
1979–80		MCH	MCH	RSD	RSD	ATL			7th	20	^[33]
1984	Chevy				MCH	CLE	TAL	MCH	2nd	55	^[34]

See also

• List of famous NASCAR drivers
• List of NASCAR fatal accidents

External links

• • • Neil Bonnett at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/neil-bonnett.html Neil Bonnett
2. http://www.teamterrier.com/Victory.html Sprint Cup / Nextel Cup / Winston Cup all time Victory Records
3. Web site:
   1. 36 - J.D. Stacy
   . 2020-11-01. Race Fans Forever. en.
4. From 1979 until 1997, and again in 2001, drivers who had the fastest times in second-round qualifying (discontinued after the 2000 season) were entered in a random drawing at the end of the season (from 1981 until 1996, it was held during the New York Awards Ceremony) to determine which driver, not in the Busch Clash, would make the feature. In 1998, the Budweiser Shootout entered those drivers instead in a 25-lap Sunday morning last chance race before the 25-lap Bud Shootout feature. This practice was discontinued after the 2000 race, and a drawing was used for the 2001 Shootout, the last before NASCAR discontinued second-round qualifying.
5. Web site: Father of NASCAR crash victim Rodney Orr sues Web site over autopsy photos. Lyons. Andrew. May 24, 2001. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185207/http://www.news-journalonline.com/special/earnhardt/052401.htm. September 30, 2007. dead.
6. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
7. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
8. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
9. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
10. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
11. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
12. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
13. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
14. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
15. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
16. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
17. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
18. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
19. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
20. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
21. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
22. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
23. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
24. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
25. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
26. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
27. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
28. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
29. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
30. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
31. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
32. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1979 IROC Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
33. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1980 IROC Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.
34. Web site: Neil Bonnett – 1984 IROC Results. Racing-Reference. December 27, 2016.