Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.

Allison — who won 85 career races — is being remembered by Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and other racing greats

Bobby Allison, a NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the 1983 Winston Cup title and three Daytona 500s, died Saturday in Mooresville, N.C. He was 86.