“Resisted the Urge to Punch Him”—Days After NASCAR Legend’s Heartbreaking News, Former Rival’s Hilarious Meetup Revealed

The aging process is as inevitable as the passage of time. People age and become prone to health-related problems. However, the love amongst fans for motorsports icons is immense, and any news that indicates their poor well-being is bound to make the fans uneasy.

Former Cup Series champion Cale Yarborough is the only driver other than Jimmie Johnson to have won three consecutive Cup Series, winning in 1976, 1977, and 1978. His on and off-track performances have made their way into his fans’ hearts. But with time, his health has declined. Recently, one of his rivals had a meet-up with him, and during the recently concluded 16th North Carolina Motorsports Association Industry Gala celebrating Bobby and Donnie Allison, he shared a peculiar feeling he got when meeting Yarborough.

An update on NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough’s day shared by Donnie Allison

Yarborough’s declining health has been a major concern among fans lately. His family has asked the NASCAR community to not call or visit him, but to pray for him instead. However, his former rival Donnie Allison did pay him a visit. Prominent NASCAR journalist Matt Weaver shared the story on Twitter.

Yarborough’s rivalry with Donnie Allison is well documented and such a meetup was quite unexpected. However, it did end on a hilarious note as Donnie mentioned during the event that he had resisted the urge to punch Yarborough, but only because Mike Helton, NASCAR’s Vice Chairman, was present there.

Though Yarborough and Allison are friends now, it used to be quite the opposite during their heydays as drivers—so much so that things once escalated to the point of manhandling.

The display of rivalry at the first-ever televised Daytona 500

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The 1979 Daytona 500 race was the first-ever live telecast of the Daytona 500 across the nation. NASCAR’s popularity and fans’ love for the drivers already brought in a lot of views. But an incident occurred during the race that skyrocketed viewership.

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It happened during the final lap of the race when Cale tried to take the lead from Donnie from the inside and Donnie tried to block his move. They got into violently side-wrecking each other and crashed finally. Their on-track feud gave way to Richard Petty, claiming his seventh Daytona 500 victory. After getting out, the two started brawling, throwing punches and helmets at each other.

The rivals are now friends and have let go of the past. The details on Yarborough’s well-being are scarce but for now one can only pray for him to get well soon and grace the fans with his presence.

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