Don’t You Know I’m Loco?”
Robert Yates –
NASCAR team owner, engine builder, grease monkey.
April 19, 1943 – October 2, 2017
Aged 74 years.
Most recognized for: He was the man with the plan for building stock car engines that were anything but “stock.” As an owner, he won 57 cup races… including 3 Daytona 500’s. He’s scheduled to be inducted into NASCAR’s Hall of Fame as part of the “Class of 2018,” but if he’s planning on taking a victory lap, it’ll be in a hearse.
