Who got in a fight with Cale Yarborough?

Cale Yarborough was involved in a famous on-track altercation with Donnie Allison during the 1979 Daytona 500 race. The incident occurred on the next-to-last lap of the race when Yarborough came up on Bobby Allison and Donnie Allison and tapped Bobby’s rear bumper, sending all three cars careening through a muddy infield.

All three drivers recovered, and Yarborough and Donnie Allison eventually battled for the lead before spinning out. Seconds later, CBS cameras caught Allison and Yarborough scuffling at the accident scene. Punches were thrown and helmets were swung as they vented their displeasure with each other.

In 1962, Cale Yarborough ran eight races for Buesink, Don Harrison, and Wildcat Williams, earning his first top ten at the Daytona 500 Qualifying Race when he finished tenth.

Cale Yarborough won two races in 1967 at the Atlanta 500 and the Firecracker 400 for the Wood Brothers. Yarborough competed in 16 races in 1982, winning three, including his hometown Southern 500 for the fifth and final time.

In 1986, Cale Yarborough won his final career pole at the Firecracker 400 and had five Top 10 finishes. In 1972, Yarborough became the first Republican elected to the Florence County Council since Reconstruction.