Since NASCAR Hall of Fame member Bobby Allison won both Daytona races in 1982, no driver has swept both the Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400 in the same year.
With season sweeps at other tracks such as Dover or Pocono more commonplace, Allison was asked Friday afternoon why the feat seems so difficult at Daytona.
“The competition is so good,” Allison said. “We were really on top of our game in ’82. But it’s tough to do. Just because you won one race [at Daytona] doesn’t give you any free pass for the next race.
“Back in the day, there probably were 20 teams that were capable of winning a race. Today, there are probably 40 teams that are capable of winning. You take a guy that’s even way down in the listing — look at David Ragan at Talladega. How many people thought that team and that equipment was going to be able to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race these days?
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