Johnny Allen (racing driver)

{{short description|Racecar driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name = Johnny Allen

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|9|17}}

|birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina

|Best_Cup_Pos = 7th (1957)

|Cup_Wins = 1

|Cup_Top_Tens = 61

|Cup_Poles = 3

|First_Cup_Race = 1955 LeHi 300, race #2 (Memphis-Arkansas Speedway)

|First_Cup_Win = 1962 Myers Brothers 200 (Bowman-Gray Stadium)

|Last_Cup_Win =

|Last_Cup_Race = 1967 Carolina 500 (North Carolina Speedway)

|Years_In_Cup = 13

|Total_Cup_Races = 173

}}

Johnny Allen (born September 17, 1934, in Greenville, South Carolina) is a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1955 to 1967. He won one race in his career, the 1962 Myers Brothers 200 at the Bowman-Gray Stadium on June 16, 1962. Allen filled in for Jack Smith in the 1961 Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway and won the race, but the win was credited to Smith because Smith had started the race.{{cite web|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/events/brick400/960802a.html|title=Daily Trackside Report|work=The Auto Channel|date=August 2, 1996|accessdate=September 28, 2013}} He scored 19 career top-five and 61 top-ten finishes.{{cite web |title=Johnny Allen {{!}} Racing career profile |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/johnny-allen/ |website=www.driverdb.com}}