Allen Adkins (March 29, 1929 – January 12, 1999) was an American stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Grand National Series, NASCAR Convertible Division, and NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division in the 1950s. He was an inductee to the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Racing career Adkins began competing in NASCAR in 1954, running four NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division races, including two that were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series. In the combination races at Oakland Stadium and Bay Meadows Speedway, he finished third and fourth respectively. The other two races were in combination with the NASCAR Short Track Division, the first coming at Balboa Stadium where he finished twelfth, out of the race, due to a tire issue. In the season finale at Oakland Stadium, he scored his first win in the series. Despite only running four of nine races, he finished seventh in the final standings. The following season, he ran thirteen of fourteen races and finished second in points. He scored two wins, seven top-fives, and nine top-tens, as well as two poles. Four of these races were combination races with the Grand National Series. Adkins finished in the top-five in two of them, but crashed out of the other two. In 1956, Adkins focused on racing in the NASCAR Convertible Division, making thirty-three starts. Across these starts, he scored two wins, ten top fives, seventeen top-tens, and two pole positions, finishing eleventh in the standings. He made a total of six Grand National and four Pacific Coast Late Model starts as well, including competing in the Southern 500. This would be his best ranking in the Grand National Series, finishing forty-second in points. He made his final NASCAR starts in 1957 competing in two Grand National races and five Pacific Coast Late Model Division races. His final start came at the California State Fairgrounds Race Track, a combination race, where he finished thirteenth. After his time in NASCAR, Adkins continued racing modified stock cars and local short tracks, retiring from racing in the early 1960s to launch an auto parts business.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series NASCAR Grand National Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556PtsRef1954Gus Davis68DodgePBSDABJSPATLOSPOAKNWSHBOCCSLANWILMARSHARSPCLTGARCLBLNDHCYMCFWGSPIFAWSSFSGRSMOROAK3CLTSAN4CORDARCCSCLTLANMASMARNWS46th62419557TCSPBSJSPDABOSPCLBHBONWSMGYLANCLTHCYASF5TUS2MARRCHNCFFORLINMCFFONAIRCLTPIFCLBAWSMORALSNYF46th740Charles Vance2SAN12CLTFORMASRSPDARMGYLANRSPGPSMASCLBMARLVP16NWSHBO1956Gus DavisHCYCLTWSS5PBSASF13DABPBSWILATL42nd1104Tom Harbison98FordNWS797LAN6RCH11CLBCONGPSHCYHBOMARLINCLTPOREURNYFMERMASCLTMCFPORAWSRSPPIFCSFCHICCFMGYOKLROAOBSSANNORPIFMYBPORDan Holcomb48DAR34CSHCLTLANPORCLBHBONWPCLTCCFMARHCYWIL1957DePaolo Engineering99WSSCONTICDABCONWILHBOAWSNWS6LANCLTPIFGBFPORCCFRCHMARPOREURLINLCSASPNWPCLBCAPPIFJACRSPCLTMASPORHCYNORLCSGLNKPCLINOBSMYBDARNYFAWS82nd264Jim Dane4CSF13SCFLANCLBCCFCLTMARNBRCONNWSGBF
Pacific Coast Late Model Division NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132PtsRef1954Gus Davis68DodgeOAKGARHMSBSTOAK3VSPSAN4BST12*CAP17th85819557ASF5TUC2GARCCS1MBS8BAL72nd1594Charles Vance2GAR1BMS12CCS3Gus DavisBAL3GAR16LVS16GAR0†WSR51956LAS2ASF13LASLASSMSLASBMTPORLASEURMERBSTHBSPORLASBSTCSFBMTCCSBKSLASBMSPORBSTLASHUGPORLASSCF37th64222FordLAS19WSS LAS21957Oscar Maples12GARGARGARBKSPORGARPORGAR5EURNANAVel Miletich11SGS10SRSASPCCSCAPMERGARBALPOREd Chann / Al Liggons225MercuryBMT5KPCLASJim Dane4FordLAS5CSF13SCF † - It is known Adkins participated in the race, winning pole and retiring with piston issues after 33 laps, but his final position is unknown References
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