Allison Legacy Series

Category
Country	United States
Inaugural season	1996
Tire suppliers	Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Official website	http://www.allisonlegacy.com/

The Allison Legacy Series is a series in the United States. It is based on 3/4 size scaled-down NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chassis utilizing a Mazda B-2200 truck engine. The lower-tier series has been used as a stepping stone into higher divisions. The cars were designed in 1996 by NASCAR driver Donnie Allison's sons Donald, Kenny, and Ronald Allison.

The series was conceived in 1996 by Donald, Kenny, and Ronald Allison, the sons of former NASCAR driver Donnie Allison. The vehicles were designed to be 3/4 size stock cars. Kenny Allison said that the cars were designed to be decently affordable and have decent maintenance costs yet be a class that fans can relate to. The cars began to compete regularly in 1998 with the formation of a national series. The national touring series is run out of the Allison Brothers shop at Salisbury, North Carolina. By 2004, eight regional touring series had formed in the United States, including the Maine Legacy Series which had Canadian dates in Quebec and Nova Scotia.

The cars are typically raced on road courses and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) or less short tracks. Feature events are typically 50 laps or less.

The series uses a tubular chassis with a fiberglass body. Body styles include a Ford Thunderbird and Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The vehicle is 60 inches (150 cm) wide, 12.5 feet (3.8 m) long, 42 inches (110 cm) high, with a 80 inches (200 cm) wheelbase. The chassis is powered by a Mazda B2200 2.2-liter engine.The chassis must weigh 1,425 pounds (646 kg) (without the driver) and it utilizes 7-inch-wide (18 cm) Goodyear tires. As of August 2004, the vehicles were estimated to cost around $16,800 by .

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