Donnie Allison recalls his infamous 1979 Daytona 500 brawl, insists he and Bobby Allison ‘didn’t gag up’ on late Cale Yarborough

Three-time NASCAR Cup Collection champion Cale Yarborough died in a hospital mattress at Florance on December thirty first, 2023. The 86-year-old is arguably the fiercest racer ever to compete within the NASCAR Cup Collection and is among the many drivers who put NASCAR on the map. His notorious battle with the Allison brothers on the 1979 Daytona 500 is without doubt one of the most important incidents of the game.

Yarborough was preventing Donnie Allison for the win all through the race, and on the ultimate lap, the duo was 20 seconds forward of the sector. However sadly, they crashed out, permitting Richard Petty to safe the win. Allison and Yarborough had a heated dialog on the infield, and Bobby Allison, Donnie’s brother, joined them.