Robert Yates (NASCAR owner)

Robert Yates
Yates in 2010
Born
James Robert Yates

(1943-04-19)April 19, 1943
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 2017(2017-10-02) (aged 74)
Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationsRacing team owner
Engine builder
SpouseCarolyn (née Helms)
Children2

James Robert Yates (April 19, 1943 – October 2, 2017) was an American NASCAR engine builder and founder of the Winston Cup Series team Robert Yates Racing. He purchased the team from Harry Ranier in 1988, with driver Davey Allison. Yates owned the team until retiring at the end of the 2007 season with his son Doug assuming ownership and renaming the team Yates Racing. In 2018, Yates was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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