Alison Widdis, mother of driver Bret Widdis, has been driving for as long as Bret has been living.

Alison raced in the Upper Peninsula Mud Drag Association (UPMDA) for many years. In 1988 Alison took home the U.P. Stump Jumpers Mud Drag 2nd place trophy. The following year she would obtain the 1989 Pelkie Mud Drags Class I 1st place trophy. Also in 1989 she took home the U.P. Chevy Dealers Association Class I 1st place prize home. She also won the coveted 1989 Class I Championship of Champion Mud Drag. She would also take home the 1990 U.P. Mud Drag Association 3rd place trophy. Alison was very instrumental in the growth of the UPMDA during the early nineties when her husband, Boyd, was the president of the group. The very last season Alison raced the truck she would win the championship in a truck that had sat for two years!

One interesting story that involves Alison's great driving ability was during a mud drag event. Boyd and Alison drove the same truck in the mud drag events. As Boyd raced the truck he blew out the power steering on the machine. Alison, by luck of the draw, pulled the spot directly after Boyd. She was forced to drive the truck with no power steering. With a pat on the back from Boyd, she jumped in the truck and ended up scoring the fastest time of the night on her run!

Alison also raced off-road and finished 8th out of 111 cars at Crandon, Wisconsin in the World's Championships in their 25th anniversary.

Alison also won 2nd place in the Kinross Speedway Ladies Powder Puff in 2000. Alison has been recognized numerous times for her volunteer work as a scorekeeper for the GLRKA (Great Lakes Race Kart Association).