Allen Dale "Sammy" Sessions (September 10, 1935 – December 17, 1977) was an American race car driver. In 1972, he finished 4th in the Indianapolis 500 and won the USAC division title.^[1]

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Sammy Sessions
Nationality	American
Born	Allen Dale Sessions (1935-09-10)10 September 1935 Nashville, Michigan, United States
Died	17 December 1977(1977-12-17) (aged 42) Alexandria, Minnesota, United States

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Sessions was born in Nashville, Michigan.^[1]

He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965-1975 seasons with 62 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1968-1973 and 1975. He finished in the top ten 21 times, with his best finish in 4th position on 7 occasions.

Based on information in "Donald Davidson's Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Annual 1974," Sessions was not given a chance to qualify for the 1974 Indy 500. Because of the "fuel crisis," Qualifications were cut to two days in 1974. May 11 was a short day of qualifying due to weather; on May 18 qualifications began about 15 minutes late due to administrative delays. Sam Sessions was at the line with engine running on May 18 when 6PM arrived. There were thirty-three cars in the field, but not everyone who entered in 1974 had a chance to qualify.

Sessions was also the 1972 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion.

Sessions died in a snowmobile racing accident in Alexandria, Minnesota.^[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1982.^[2]