Jim Connell

JCONNELL@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Three-time Daytona 500 winner Bobby Allison is coming to the Ozarks.

The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion and 2011 inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be at Lucas Oil Speedway on Sept. 23 to help promote safe driving.

He will appear on the middle night of the three-night ASCS Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin open-wheel special. It is part of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety’s 2016 Designated Drivers are Legendary campaign.

“It’s a privilege for us to have Bobby Allison coming to Lucas Oil Speedway and certainly a treat for our fans to have the opportunity to meet a true racing legend, who is promoting an important cause,” Dan Robinson, Lucas Oil Speedway general manager, said in a news release.

Allison won 84 races during his NASCAR career, which included 718 races and 446 top-10 finishes in 25 years.

He will sign autographs and pose for pictures from 6:45-7:15 p.m. and will accompany a winning fan in a “designated driver” ceremonial safe ride around the track in a limo before the evening races.

The Hockett/McMillin Memorial features three full nights of racing in the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Tour. Saturday night’s feature will pay $10,000 to the winner.

This weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway, the Lucas Pro Pulling Nationals is set for programs Friday and Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. both nights.