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James Robert Yates (April 19, 1943 – October 2, 2017) [1] was a NASCAR engine builder and former owner of the Sprint Cup Series team Yates Racing, owned since 2007 by his son Doug. He purchased the team from Harry Ranier in 1988, with driver Davey Allison .
Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports. [1] Previously known as Robert Yates Racing, the team was owned by Doug Yates, who has officially owned the team since his father Robert's retirement on December 1, 2007.
Robert Yates, who later founded his eponymous championship-winning NASCAR team, was an important member of the DiGard team as its primary engine builder from August 1976 to January 1986. [1] Yates abruptly left DiGard in 1986 before the Daytona 500. [4] Robin Pemberton also was part of the team. [4]
The 1993 Goody's 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event.The race was held on Sunday, September 26, 1993, before an audience of 56,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track.
The team later became Robert Yates Racing after Yates, an engine builder and crew chief with the operation, bought the team in 1988. The team largely fielded General Motors vehicles for its various drivers until switching to Fords in 1985.
Robert Douglas Yates (born September 18, 1967, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a race car engine builder, former NASCAR team owner, and mechanic. [1] He is the son of championship team owner and NASCAR Hall of Fame member Robert Yates and formerly operated Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Robert Yates is the name of: Robert Yates (NASCAR owner) (1943–2017), NASCAR team owner Robert Yates Racing, the team he owned; Robert Yates (politician) (1738–1801), Anti-Federalist American politician; Robert Yates (New Zealand cricketer) (1845–1931), New Zealand cricketer; Robert Yates (English cricketer) (born 1999), English cricketer
The 1999 Kmart 400 presented by Castrol Super Clean was the 14th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event.The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 1999, in front of an audience of 125,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway.