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	Encyclopedia: Bobby Allison
		Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers.
		Bobby Allison also worked as a mechanic and an engine tester, but eventually came into his own as a driver and won the national championship in the modified special division in 1962.
		Bobby had three second place finishes at the Daytona 500 as well, they were in 1970, 1972 and 1981.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bobby-Allison (2157 words)

	Bobby Isaac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bobby Isaac (born August 1, 1932 or 1934, the exact year is disputed - 1977) is a former NASCAR Grand National (now Nextel Cup) Series champion.
		Isaac won 37 races in NASCAR's top series during his career, including 11 in his championship season, and started from the pole position 50 times.
		Bobby Isaac was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 1979, and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1996.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bobby_Isaac (291 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bobby Isaac
		Bobby Isaac (born August 1, 1932 or 1934, the exact year is disputed) is a former (additional info and facts about NASCAR) NASCAR Grand National (now (additional info and facts about Nextel Cup) Nextel Cup) Series champion.
		Isaac won 37 races in NASCAR's top series during his career, including 11 in his championship season, and started from the (The most favorable position at the start of a race) pole position 50 times.
		Bobby Isaac was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 1979, and the (additional info and facts about International Motorsports Hall of Fame) International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1996.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bobby-Isaac (873 words)

	Bobby Isaac - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member
		Bobby Isaac drove Smokey Yunick's Chevrolet in the 1963 National 400 at Charlotte, giving it a whale of a ride before a tire blew.
		Isaac felt that this was the pinnacle of his career.
		Bobby Isaac was born in 1932, a kid in a large North Carolina family.
	www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/1996/Bobby_Isaac_main.htm (303 words)

	Talladega Walk Of Fame - Davey Allison Memorial
		Bobby received a well-deserved break in 1964 when veteran mechanic Ray Nichels chose him to drive a Dodge on the NASCAR Grand National circuit.
		Isaac grew out of a large family and at the age of 12 went to work in a sawmill.
		Isaac and the chief mechanic on the car had words and Bobby lost his first chance at GN racing.
	www.talladegawalk.com /previous_inductees/isaac_bobby.htm (821 words)

	Bobby Isaac Profile
		Bobby pulled down between $100 to $125 per week during the 1956 and 1956 seasons, more than he could make as a regular working man. In the off-season, Bobby bided his time working with his brother-in-law farming and drilling wells.
		Bobby took a chance and called Smokey Yunick to inquire about piloting a car for the “Best Damned Garage In Town.” Smokey needed a driver for the National 500 in Charlotte so Bobby stepped into the car, but after being involved in a couple of accidents, Bobby pulled the car behind the wall.
		Bobby and the Nichels team ran 19 races in 1964, earning 7 top ten finishes including their win in the Daytona qualifier and a top ten in the Daytona 500 despite engine woes.
	www.decadesofracing.net /BobbyIsaac.htm (1923 words)

	A Trip Down NASCAR's Memory Lane With Bobby Isaac by Bill Silles
		Bobby Isaac, from beautiful Hickory, North Carolina was born second to the youngest of nine children to Jerry and Kathy Isaac.
		Isaac quit school three years earlier, but went to work in earnest at the age of sixteen in a sawmill so he could afford a pair of shoes.
		Bobby Isaac was a quiet man who let his driving do the talking, a tough man who wore the letters L-O-V-E tattooed across his knuckles.
	www.catchfence.com /html/2002/bs100402.html (1040 words)

	RacinDeals.com Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Isaac ignored the fl flag, but coming to the white flag he, Pearson, and Baker entered a sea of lapped cars and rookie Jimmy Crawford swerved into Isaac and both slapped the wall; Pearson dove past and took the white and yellow flags.
		Isaac won the pole and the opening 22 laps were another intense Talladega dogfight, the lead changing eight times in that span.
		Bobby Isaac was driving Bud Moore's Ford, but after 90 laps he pitted and called for a relief driver.
	www.racindeals.com /record.asp?ArticleID=592 (4733 words)

	Race 2 Win: Bobby Isaac Had Record-Setting Success with Dodge
		Born in 1932, Isaac grew up in the country about 40 miles from Charlotte, N.C. He suffered the loss of both parents before he was a teenager and was raised by eight brothers and sisters who had trouble keeping him in school.
		Isaac did return to racing but his career was never the same.
		Isaac ranks 16th in wins but sixth in poles and seventh in laps led with 13,229.
	www.race2win.net /wc/01/dodgebi.html (1775 words)

	SpeedwayMedia.com, Online Resource For Motorsports Information, NASCAR stats, NASCAR tickets, NASCAR news, and more!
		Bobby Isaac was born August 1, 1932 the second youngest of 9 children living on 12 acres in rural North Carolina that produced cotton and corn crops that his parents Jerry and Kathy raised for income.
		Bobby bounced from odd job to odd job and eventually moved in with his Goldie and her husband and took a job working with his brother-in-law in another sawmill.
		In 1974, Isaac drove the #27 for Banjo Mathews at Daytona and Bristol, and the #90 for Junie Donlavey at Darlington.
	www.speedwaymedia.com /Articles/05/040605Madding.asp (1667 words)

	NASCAR MODELS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bobby Isaac was one of NASCAR's pioneers, running his first Grand National race in 1961, after cutting his teeth on the tough Sportsman circuit in previous years.
		1964 was the year the second generation hemi burst on the scene, and Isaac won his first victory; one of the 125 mile qualifiers for Daytona.
		In 1969 and 1970, Isaac won 28 races of a career total of 37 wins, garnering 6th place in points in '69, and the championship in 1970.
	www.geocities.com /lgsmirle/isaac.htm (382 words)

	Bobby Isaac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bobby drove Smokey Yunick's Chevrolet in the 1963 National 400, and received the attention of Ray Nichels, who put him in a Dodge in 1964.
		Isaac was the youngest of nine children, and his father died when he was only six.
		He started working at a saw mill in his teen years, then moved in with his sister and her husband, but the marriage ended quickly, and Bobby was looking for a job.
	www.deinewsreview.com /isaac.htm (150 words)

	NASCAR.com - 1970 Season Recap - February 6, 2002
		Isaac, Allison, James Hylton, Richard Petty and other drivers waged a war all season and many spots in the final standings weren't determined until the final race of the season.
		Bobby Allison again was strong, posting a fourth place finish and maintaining his deficit in the standings.
		Bobby Allison tightened his grip on second in the standings as he registered his fifth consecutive top five finish and James Hylton finished 5 spots behind him in eighth.
	www.nextel.nascar.com /2002/kyn/history/dbd/02/06/1970/index.html (567 words)

	Past Champions I
		Bobby started out racing in the old NASCAR Sportsman division (now the Busch series) back in the 50's.
		Isaac's career remained on hold until ‘67, when Nord Krauskopf, owner of K & K Insurance of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, hired Isaac.
		Isaac won 11 races that year, 32 top fives, 38 top tens, along with $199,600.00 That was a lot of money back in those days!
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/836/26928 (505 words)

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		Bobby Isaac was not invited to the meeting, despite his second place finish in the previous year’s standings and his obvious status as one of the sport’s front-runners.
		Bobby, never having been a member of the PDA, elected to remain and run the event along with one or two “name” drivers including Tiny Lund and a field of lesser known racers eager to showcase their talent.
		Bobby posted a number of top-five and top-ten finishes in the opening weeks of the season and then pulled off a victory in the season’s 14th race, the Beltsville 300 in Beltsville, Maryland on May 15, 1970.
	www.yourfunshop.com /home/archive3/index14.html (3177 words)

	Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events
		Bobby Allison and Sam Posey are both shown driving off the course, and Posey later hits the wall in turn six.
		Bobby Allison, in his Mario Rossi '69 Dodge Daytona starts on the pole, but his spinout on the very first lap forces him to play catchup for most of the race.
		Bobby actually goes into the lead when Petty pits, but his #22 just doesn't have the muscle to pass Petty, and Bobby finishes second.
	www.raresportsfilms.com /1970gn.html (678 words)

	1970 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bobby would take over the points lead on the strength of a hot streak in which he won four of the next five events, races that Petty had to miss.
		Bobby Isaac had been named "Driver of the Year" by the National Motorsports Press Association, and Harry Hyde gained recognition in being named "Mechanic of the Year." It was sweet victory for the driver, mechanic, and owner who had worked so hard to beat the best racers in the nation.
		Isaac, Hyde, and team owner Nord Krauskopf were furious that they were left out in the cold, while Petty had not won a championship for Chrysler since 1967.
	www.qtm.net /%7Echallenger/kkd/1970.html (1670 words)

	Aero Warriors - At the Bonneville Salt Flats With Bobby Isaac and Harry Hyde
		Isaac was the defending NASCAR Grand National Champion, but ironically was not in serious contention for the 1971 title due to Chrysler's racing program cutbacks.
		Bobby was able to turn practice laps in the 194 MPH range, which was fast enough to get the 100 mile standing start record.
		Bobby didn't think that he would be able to slow down quickly enough to avoid running off the end of the track, particularly at the dike end.
	aerowarriors.com /bv.html (7165 words)

	Jon clifton article
		BOBBY ISAAC: Bobby Isaac was one of the most popular drivers with the media and fans alike.
		Bobby won the 1970 Grand National (Winston Cup) Championship, the 1972 Daytona 500 and many other races coupled with setting 28 speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in 1971.
		Bobby was the North Carolina State Champion in 1952, the Tennessee State Sportsmen Champion in 1954 and was the winner of 16 feature races at Bowman-Gray Stadium in North Carolina.
	www.diecastdigest.com /2002/June_02/JonClifton.htm (2321 words)

	NASCAR.com - Bobby Isaac - February 6, 2002
		Isaac's 50 pole positions ranks him sixth on the all-time list and seventh on the all-time list of laps led with 13,229.
		Isaac set a single-season record on pole positions won with 20 in 1969.
		In 1979, Isaac was inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
	www.speed.nascar.com /2002/kyn/history/drivers/02/02/bissac/index.html (170 words)

	Mark, Red Byron, Bobby Isaac Enter Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame as Class of 2002
		Isaac won 37 NASCAR Winston Cup Series events and the 1970 Winston Cup championship.
		Isaac won 50 pole positions in his NASCAR career.
		Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Neil Bonnett, Red Farmer and Davey Allison were inducted as the inaugural class in 1994 by decree of the board of directors.
	www.markmartin.org /walkofame.html (658 words)

	Decades of Racing
		Bobby Isaac made it to victory lane eleven times that year followed by Bobby Allison (3), Charlie Glotzbach (2), and Buddy Baker (1).
		Four different drivers took a Dodge to victory lane in 1971 as follows; Bobby Isaac (4), Bobby Allison (2), Ray Elder (1), and Buddy Baker (1).
		One last little note, on March 12, 1972 Bobby Isaac drove the first Dodge to a victory in the Winston Cup Series.
	www.decadesofracing.net /GNDodge2.htm (501 words)

	NASCAR WCUP: Dodge Charger Daytona Did Everything Except Win a Big One at Namesake Track
		The 1970 Grand National series champion Bobby Isaac, and runner-up Bobby Allison, used the Dodge Daytona on the road course at Riverside and all the major superspeedway events where aerodynamic performance was the critical element.
		* 7/9/70 - Bobby Isaac and the KandK Insurance Dodge took the lead from rookie Benny Parsons on the 136th lap and went on to victory in the Thompson Speedway 200 in Thompson, Conn.
		Isaac was also the pole winner for the 108.4-mile event on the.542-mile paved track.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/07/06/024791.html (1701 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Bobby Isaac Memorial Award is presented annually by Lowe's Motor Speedway to an individual or group in recognition of outstanding contribution to short-track racing.
		Isaac, one of the sport's outstanding racers, was well known for his short-track exploits and commitment, and it is in his honor the award is named.
		Previous winners of the Bobby Isaac Award include journalists Chris Economaki and Tom Higgins; promoters Hugh Deery, Henry Furr and John Moose; drivers Jack Ingram and Harry Gant; motorsports equipment manufacturer Brian Butler; and publisher, trade show organizer and car owner Steve Lewis.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=168419&FS=ASCS (357 words)

	Bobby Isaac - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Bobby Isaac - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Bobby Isaac contains research on
		Bobby Isaac, 1932 births, 1977 deaths, International Motorsports Hall of Fame and NASCAR drivers.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Bobby_Isaac (305 words)

	NASCAR
		At the age of twelve, Bobby Isaac took a break from school to go work in a sawmill.
		By the time he reached the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit, Isaac had harnessed that temper and turned it into a drive that made him one of the hardest-charging drivers the sport has ever seen.
		Although he ranks 16th in NASCAR Winston Cup victories with 37, Isaac ranks seventh with 13,229 laps led and sixth with 50 poles.
	premium.nascar.com /KNOW/championship/drivers/BIsaac00/index.html (318 words)

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		The Bobby Isaac Memorial Award is presented annually by Lowe’s Motor Speedway in recognition of outstanding contributions to short-track racing.
		Isaac, one of the sport’s outstanding racers, was well known for his short-track exploits and commitment.
		Previous winners of the Bobby Isaac Award include journalists Chris Economaki and Tom Higgins; promoters Hugh Deery, Henry Furr and John Moose; drivers Jack Ingram and Harry Gant; and World of Outlaws founder Ted Johnson (LMSPR) (10-8-2002).
	www.butlerbuilt.net /HTisaacmemorialaward.html (185 words)

	CVCC College Information
		Two students in CVCC's Bobby Isaac Motorsports Program recently received scholarships established by the Catawba Valley Community College Foundation, Inc. Melanie Thomas (left) received the Ned Jarrett Family Scholarship and Doug Powers (center) received the Bobby Isaac Memorial Scholarship.
		The Bobby Isaac Scholarship Endowment was established as a memorial to the late Catawba County native and Winston NASCAR champion Bobby Isaac.
		Established in 1997 with the assistance of the CVCC Foundation and an endowment from Peggy Hall, the Bobby Isaac Motorsports Program provides hands-on training in a simulated race shop environment.
	www.cvcc.edu /department/news/news.asp?b=537 (398 words)

	Southern Short Track Stock Car Auto Racing
		HICKORY, NC - Bobby Isaac would have been proud.
		Scott Kilby of nearby Statesville, NC, won his fifth career Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway, a 200-lap race that was highlighted by three-wide rubbing and fender-bumping action that Isaac was infamous for.
		Isaac died of a heat stroke following a race at Hickory in 1977, and his memorial event has become one of the biggest late model stock car events of the season.
	www.karnac.com /southernshorttrack/SST2001MAIN/9984135765949.shtml (528 words)

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