Nearly 23 years ago, 86 laps into the 2001 Daytona 500, a NASCAR upstart named Kurt Busch rolled out of turn four, in traffic, and eased his car to the right.
It was an Indiana evening made for staying inside and doing nothing, but Dave Darland did not have that luxury. He stood in a cold trailer, prepping his helmet.
INDIANAPOLIS — There was never anything quiet about the way Cale Yarborough went racing. Win, lose or crash, everyone knew he was there. The harder the fight, the tougher he was. I got all of that the first time I saw him, in the 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.)…
INDIANAPOLIS — There was never anything quiet about the way Cale Yarborough went racing. Win, lose or crash, everyone knew he was there. The harder the fight, the tougher he was. I got all of that the first time I saw him, in the 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.)…
INDIANAPOLIS — There was never anything quiet about the way Cale Yarborough went racing. Win, lose or crash, everyone knew he was there. The harder the fight, the tougher he was. I got all of that the first time I saw him, in the 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.)…
INDIANAPOLIS — There was never anything quiet about the way Cale Yarborough went racing. Win, lose or crash, everyone knew he was there. The harder the fight, the tougher he was. I got all of that the first time I saw him, in the 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.)…
INDIANAPOLIS — There was never anything quiet about the way Cale Yarborough went racing. Win, lose or crash, everyone knew he was there. The harder the fight, the tougher he was. I got all of that the first time I saw him, in the 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.)…
INDIANAPOLIS — There was never anything quiet about the way Cale Yarborough went racing. Win, lose or crash, everyone knew he was there. The harder the fight, the tougher he was. I got all of that the first time I saw him, in the 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.)…