cale yarborough won the 1979 daytona 500 in a cutlass.
cale yarborough won the 1979 daytona 500 in a cutlass.
who won the 1979 daytona 500 in a cutlass?
cale yarborough
allison possibly is most remembered for his involvement in a final-lap crash and a subsequent fight with cale yarborough in the 1979 daytona 500. he was leading the race on the final lap with yarborough drafting him tightly. as yarborough started to go below allison, he attempted to take the inside lane away but yarborough hit allison from behind first and got allison sideways. yarborough made contact with the side of allison's car and it put him in the grass. he came back to hit allison side to side and as both drivers tried to regain control, their cars made contact several times and finally locked together and crashed into the outside wall in turn 3. after the cars settled in the infield grass, allison and yarborough were in a heated conversation when, bobby allison, who finished laps down after his earlier collision with his brother, pulled over and to check on his brother, but cale accused him of causing the accident and started to hit bobby while bobby was still in his car. at that point, a fight ensued . as the 1979 daytona 500 was the first live flag-to-flag nationally televised nascar race, the finish and the post-race squabble were a ratings dream for cbs. richard petty, who was over half a lap behind at the time of the crash, went on to win the race. the fight made headlines all across america. the publicity was instrumental in the growth of nascar.
donnie allison
bullet::::- 1979 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1980 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1981 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1982 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1982 mountain dew 500









































bullet::::- 1983 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1984 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1984 talladega 500









































bullet::::- 1985 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1985 budweiser 500









































bullet::::- 1986 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1987 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1988 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1989 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1990 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1991 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1992 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1993 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1994 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1995 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1996 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1997 daytona 500









































bullet::::- 1997 miller 400









































bullet::::- 1998 daytona 500
nascar classics