Willie Allen (NASCAR)

Infobox_NASCAR_driver
Name = Willie Allen
Birthdate = birth date and age|1980|6|15
Birthplace = Nashville, Tennessee
Prev_Busch_Year = 2006
Prev_Busch_Pos = 103rd - 2006 (Busch Series)
Busch_Car_Team = #95 - Sadler Hamilton Racing
First_Busch_Race = 2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last_Busch_Race = 2008 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)
Prev_Truck_Year = 2007
Prev_Truck_Pos = 15th
Best_Truck_Pos = 15th - 2007 (Craftsman Truck Series)
Truck_Top_Tens = 2
First_Truck_Race = 2005 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last_Truck_Race = 2007 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Awards = 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
Updated_On = July 19, 2008

Willie Allen (born June 15, 1980 in Bon Aqua, Tennessee), is a stock car racing driver, currently driving part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Allen made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 2005 at the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway where he finished 6th, driving for what is now Randy Moss Motorsports. He made just one more start in 2005 and only one the following season before signing with ThorSport Racing to replace Kerry Earnhardt in the #13 truck for the 2007 season. Allen was named driver of the #81 Chevrolet Silverado for the newly renamed Randy Moss Motorsports, formerly Morgan-Dollar Motorsports. His first race was July 19, 2008 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY. Allen went on to finish 15th in the race. Full-time sponsorships are still being sought. I mid- July 2008, it was announced that the country music group Rascal Flatts would be the first sponsor for the #81 truck.

At the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, he matched his career-best result with a 6th-place finish. Allen finished 15th in the standings and won the Rookie of the Year award, however was not retained for the 2008 season as Shelby Howard was signed to replace him.

References

* [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=allenwi01 Career NASCAR driving statistics]

External links

* [http://www.willieallen.com Willie Allen's official site]
* [http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/wallen00/truck/index.html Career stats at NASCAR.com]