1993 NASCAR FORD T-BIRD-BOBBY ALLISON-CUNNINGHAM-LAUGHLIN-ROUSH ENGINE

I acquired ownership of this NASCAR LAUGHLIN/FORD THUNDERBIRD in December 2012 from an avid race car collector and vintage racer. It was initially represented to me as a 1995 Laughlin/Ford NASCAR #003. I was subsequently told by the previous owner that this is a 1993 NASCAR FORD THUNDERBIRD that was part of Bobby Allison’s 1993 race team. He wrote: “It is a 1993 Nascar Ford, Bobby Allison's car ran a complete season with several wins. Sold in 1994 to Cunningham racing and also ran a complete season. The car is race ready and has a fresh built Roush dry sump engine.” In a second email he stated that it is a “1995 Laughlin chassis, 003, Engine is a ford 355 ci built by Ernie Elliott; All aluminum dry sumped”.

Although I have a reasonable knowledge about collectible vintage and classic cars, I know almost nothing about NASCARS!

My research indicates that this may be the car that was raced by Bobby Allison Motorsports for the 1993 Winston Cup Series with several wins.

The following information was taken from the internet, and shows that JIMMY SPENCER was Bobby Allison’s driver that year.

Here are some race results I found on the internet:

-The SplitFire Spark Plug 500 was held September 19 at Dover Downs International Speedway.
Top Ten Results
1. 2-Rusty Wallace
2. 25-Ken Schrader
3. 17-Darrell Waltrip
4. 18-Dale Jarrett
5. 33-Harry Gant
6. 12-JIMMY SPENCER
7. 22-Bobby Labonte
8. 14-Terry Labonte
9. 21-Morgan Shepherd, 1 Lap down
10. 11-Bill Elliott, 2 Laps down

-The Goody's 500 was held September 26 at Martinsville Speedway.
Top Ten Results
1. 28-Ernie Irvan
2. 2-Rusty Wallace
3. 12-JJIMMY SPENCER
4. 5-Ricky Rudd
5. 18-Dale Jarrett, 1 Lap down
6. 26-Brett Bodine, 1 Lap down
7. 14-Terry Labonte, 1 Lap down
8. 30-Michael Waltrip, 1 Lap down
9. 21-Morgan Shepherd, 2 Laps down
10. 42-Kyle Petty, 2 Laps down

-The Mello Yello 500 was held October 10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Top Ten Results
1. 28-Ernie Irvan
2. 6-Mark Martin
3. 3-Dale Earnhardt
4. 2-Rusty Wallace
5. 24-Jeff Gordon
6. 12-JIMMY SPENCER
7. 42-Kyle Petty
8. 5-Ricky Rudd, 1 Lap down
9. 25-Ken Schrader, 2 Laps down
10. 11-Bill Elliott, 2 Laps down

Final points standings[edit]
1. 3-Dale Earnhardt – 4526
2. 2-Rusty Wallace – 4446
3. 6-Mark Martin – 4150
4. 18-Dale Jarrett – 4000
5. 42-Kyle Petty – 3860
6. 28-Ernie Irvan – 3834
7. 21-Morgan Shepherd – 3807
8. 11-Bill Elliott – 3774
9. 25-Ken Schrader – 3715
10. 5-Ricky Rudd – 3644
11. 33-Harry Gant – 3524
12. 12-JIMMY SPENCER – 3496
13. 17-Darrell Waltrip – 3479
14. 24-Jeff Gordon – 3447
15. 8-Sterling Marlin – 3355
16. 7-Geoff Bodine – 3338
17. 30-Michael Waltrip – 3291
18. 14-Terry Labonte – 3280
19. 22-Bobby Labonte – 3221
20. 26-Brett Bodine – 3183
21. 1-Rick Mast – 3001
22. 16-Wally Dallenbach, Jr. – 2978
23. 40-Kenny Wallace – 2893
24. 27-Hut Stricklin – 2866
25. 55-Ted Musgrave – 2853
26. 98-Derrike Cope – 2787
27. 90-Bobby Hillin, Jr. – 2717
28. 44-Rick Wilson – 2647
29. 75-Phil Parsons – 2454
30. 41-Dick Trickle – 2224
31. Davey Allison – 2104
32. 4-Jimmy Hensley – 2001
33. 71-Dave Marcis – 1970
34. 15-Lake Speed – 1956
35. 68-Greg Sacks – 1730
36. 52-Jimmy Means – 1471
37. 20-Bobby Hamilton – 1348
38. 32-Jimmy Horton – 841
39. Jeff Purvis – 774
40. Todd Bodine – 715
41. Alan Kulwicki – 625
42. 9-P. J. Jones – 498
43. Joe Ruttman – 417
44. Joe Nemechek – 389
45. 37-Loy Allen Jr. – 362
46. 66-Mike Wallace – 343
47. Jim Sauter – 295
48. 45-Rich Bickle – 292
49. 61-Rick Carelli – 258
50. 72-John Andretti – 250