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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.
After the 2002 season, Robert Yates Racing switched from their longtime number 28 to 38 after sponsor Texaco-Havoline ceased their sponsorship. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Teams can run numbers from 0 to 99 (as well as 00 to 09), but no two cars can display the same number during a race. [ 8 ]
Yates retired as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Team Owner after 2007, giving Yates Racing to his son, Doug. In 2010 he came out of retirement to form a new company, Robert Yates Racing Engines, with his son-in-law Chris Davy as his partner. On May 24, 2017, Yates was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2018. [5]
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
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Irwin won the 1998 Rookie of the Year award in the Cup Series driving the Robert Yates Racing No. 28 car, replacing Ernie Irvan. Irwin started the 1998 season by winning the Automobile Racing Club of America race in Daytona in February in a car owned by Yates. During that season, he had one pole, 1 Top 5, and 4 Top 10 finishes on his way to a ...
[1] [6] Doug's father, Robert, retired from racing at the end of 2007, allowing Doug the opportunity to become the team owner of Yates Racing. [8] Yates fielded a car for drivers David Gilliland, Travis Kvapil, Paul Menard and Bobby Labonte. [10] Yates started Roush Yates Performance Parts in 2008, an outlet for new and used engine and chassis ...