Bobby Allison’s iconic Daytona 500 paint schemes

Bobby Allison is not only the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series champion, but he also has three Daytona 500 victories atop the long list of his legendary accomplishments in the sport.

In 25 500 starts, Allison earned eight top fives, 10 top 10s and an average finish of 16.96.

Check out the slick rides he drove in every one of his starts in the Great American Race, along with where he finished:

Allison drove this No. 40 Ralph Stark-owned Chevrolet to a 31st-place finish in his first Daytona 500.

After a three-year absence from the Great American Race, Allison assumed the owner-driver role and drove a red No. 12 Ford to an 11th-place finish.

Allison drove the No. 24 Betty Lilly-owned Ford to a 20th-place finish.

Due to an oil leak, Allison only completed 34 laps in this Bud Moore-owned No. 16 Mercury and finished 40th. 

Allison drove this No. 29 Ford owned by Bondy Long to a third-place finish in 1968.

In his first year in the No. 22 Dodge owned by Mario Rossi, Allison blew an engine after only 45 laps and finished 43rd.

Allison in the No. 22 (outside of second row) finished third in the 1970 Daytona 500, one lap down.

Allison poses next to the No. 12 Dodge he drove to an 18th-place finish after returning to NASCAR's top level as an owner-driver.

Allison drove this Howard & Egerton Racing No. 12 Chevrolet to a 16-place finish in 1972.

This iconic Bobby Allison Motorsports No. 12 Chevrolet was driven to a 25th-place finish in 1973. He also finished 30th in the ride the next year.

Allison came close to Daytona 500 victory in 1975 in another iconic look. He drove this No. 16 Penske Racing South AMC Matador to an impressive second-place finish.

Racing a No. 2 Mercury for Penske Racing South (outside of second row), a broken valve resulted in a 23rd-place finish for Allison.

Allison drove the No. 12 AMC Matador to a 15th-place finish in the 1977 running of the Great American Race.

Returning to Bud Moore Engineering in 1978, Allison scored his first of three Daytona 500 victories in this No. 15 Ford.

Allison was unable to back up his 1978 Daytona 500 victory with another one, but still scored a respectable 11th-place finish the next year. 

In a race best known for "The Fight" between Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough, Allison stopped his No. 15 Ford on the cool-down lap to assist his brother in the scuffle.

Allison finished out his tenure with Bud Moore and the No. 15 with a second-place finish in 1980.

In a one-year deal with Ranier Racing, Allison started on pole and drove this No. 28 Pontiac to his second consecutive second-place finish.

Allison earned his second Daytona 500 victory driving this iconic No. 88 Buick for DiGard Motorsports.

Allison switched to the No. 22 Chevrolet with DiGard Motorsports for the 1983 Daytona 500 and finished ninth.

Allison and the DiGard team switched back to Buick for the 1984 season, finishing 34th due to a broken camshaft in the season-opening race.

Allison was battling up front with Richard Petty (43) before blowing an engine in his No. 22 Pontiac on Lap 82, finishing 33rd.

The 1986 Daytona 500 wasn't much better for Allison, blowing another engine after only 21 laps to finish 42nd.

The next year was much better, though, as he qualified and finished sixth in this No. 22 Stavola Brothers Racing Buick.

Arguably the most iconic of all his paint schemes, Allison drove this No. 12 Stavola Brothers Racing white-and-gold Buick to a third Daytona 500 victory in his final start in the race.