Bruce Allen (born either 1949 or 1950) is an American retired drag racer.
[3] In 1970, Allen owned and operated a gasoline station and the same year saw him team up with Jim Hanley, a member of the Gratiot Auto Supply team, to run a 1964 Chevrolet Corvette in the D/MP and E/MP racing categories.
[2][4] Allen later accepted the offer to drive the Dave Reher/Buddy Chevrolet Camaro in the Pro Stock Division after its regular driver Lee Shepherd was killed in an accident in Oklahoma.
[5] On October 7, 2005, during a qualifying event at the Texas Motorplex, Allen was competing against Kenny Koretsky in a qualifying pass when his car, a Pontiac Grand Am lost control half-way on the strip and swerved onto its side causing a collision with Koretsky's Dodge Stratus.
[8] He played racquet ball and did bicycle riding to maintain his fitness.