KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
Clifford Allison
20/10/1964 - 13/8/1992
Bobby Allison's youngest son, Clifford was killed in a crash during a practice session at Michigan International Raceway.
Clifford Allison died 28 years ago, he was 28 , He would have been 56.
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Clifford Allison was Bobby Allison's youngest son. He started racing in the Limited Sportsman Division in 1983. He also raced in ARCA, All-Pro series. and won the Montgomery International Raceway Championship in 1987.In 1988 he served as Crew chief for his father.
He was running well in both the ARCA and the Busch series when he was killed in a head-on crash in turn one at Michigan International Raceway during a practice session. He suffered a fractured skull and died instantly. His brother Davey died in a helicopter crash at Talladega just eleven months later.
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Kevin Cogan 1956
Having shown promise in the British F1 series (Aurora AFX F1 Championship) he made two brief forays into the World Championship but after failing to qualify twice he switched back to the USA and made a promissing start to his Indy career and was tipped to become the sport's next star. However after taking out both Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt on the parade lap of the 1982 Indy 500 his prospects diminished. -
Eddie Cheever 1958
Eddie McKay Cheever is an American racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports cars, CART and the Indy Racing League, and now owns an IRL team. Cheever participated in 143 Formula One races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from 1978 through 1989. In 1997, he formed his own IRL team and won the Indianapolis 500 as both an owner and driver in 1998. -
Michael Andretti 1962
One of the first second-generation open wheel race car drivers, Michael Andretti is the oldest son of racing legend Mario Andretti. Michael is CEO of Andretti Green Racing, a four-car team competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. As a team owner, he has won two back-to-back IndyCar championships and an Indy 500 win. -
Clifford Allison 1964 - 1992