NASCAR Finally Recognizes Bobby Allison as Winner of 1971 Race at Bowman Gray
There was no question that Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison had won the Myers Brothers Memorial 250 on the quarter-mile bullring in 1971. The question was whether or not the race was considered part of what is today the Cup Series. For years, Allison steadfastly held that NASCAR was wrong to not credit him with the Bowman Gray Stadium victory.