New Revelations About the Iconic 1979 Race at Daytona From Donnie Allison | Dale Jr Download

[@timroyall6513]

I could listen to Donnie Allison tell these stories all day long! Thanks for doing this Dale!

[@Kevin_Drone]

I Love hearing the Legends of the sport tell their stories with Dale Jr and Mike!!

[@bigfatno]

I could sit down and listen to all of these legends for months just re-living all of their iconic stories. Just fantastic! Thank you Dale, Jr. for sharing all of the great stories from the legends of NASCAR and keeping the good old days alive for all of us fans. 👍

[@howabouthetruth2157]

By far, one of the very best interviews on this podcast........and there's been dozens of really good ones.

[@nascarmanHistory]

Man, what a great interview. Dale with a ton of knowledge of the 1979 season. Donnie with a memory like it happened last week. Great stories

[@JW-vq8fp]

"I've been in seven fights at the racetrack and Bobby started five of them"😂

[@Nickearl1]

I thought that deserved a laugh lol😊

[@robertgoulet1961]

@@Nickearl1 I agree that is kinda 😁 funny

[@beerrun1550]

😂😂

[@thegeezertour116]

I had a run in with Bobby at a late model race at Jackson Intl. Speedway in 1982 or 83. It never came to more than pushing and shoving but I wasn't about to back down.

[@Steven.DSchattilly]

​@@Nickearl1❤❤a

[@esidedude2869]

This right here is pure Nascar history gold, I tell you what. 💯🤘💪🇺🇸

[@bikerjimbob]

Jr, the work you do interviewing these legends and the drivers that were there but not much limelight. You guys are so important to the sports past, current and future. You are all true racers and real fans and you are so appreciated. Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦

[@edgray2002]

IMO, One of best driver interviews yet! Keep'em coming!

[@ImDirtyDan]

being way too young to see this stuff live makes these stories something special, glad to see a legend of the sport share this bit of history with us

[@TonyWud]

That's the real deal, right there. Best episode by far. Epitome of a race car driver.

[@snchilders]

Cale was asked about the fight at the 1979 awards event in NY. He said with a grin; "Two against one, it wasn't a fair fight. I SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE ARM TIED BEHIND MY BACK!"

[@jonmancill6824]

Dang straight. Im born and raised here in timmonsville South Carolina, hometown of Cale Yarborough, and I live maybe 15 minutes from Darlington raceway. I live only about 5 minutes from where Cale was raised at his parents house. Going the opposite direction I live 5 minutes from where he lived during his racing career. And now he probably lives about 15 minutes away on a much larger piece of land and house. His mom only passed away a few years ago, but she worked three or four days a week at her dry cleaning business in timmonsville up until she was probably 98 or 99 years old. She was an awesome sweet lady. Old Donnie Allison has definitely had a few too bumps to the Head with the way he remembers that 1979 Daytona 500 accident. It's completely obvious that Cale was drafting behind Donnie and was easily going to make the slingshot pass to going for the victory. All you got to do is look and see where Donnie straight up tries to block and run him right down into the grass causing the accident. The wreck is 100% Donnie's fault no two ways about it.

[@altec19]

@@jonmancill6824 Couldn’t have said it better myself !Bobby should have not stopped and made it two against one so unfair Cale Yarborough my all-time favorite NASCAR driver !

[@jonmancill6824]

​@@altec19. I knew his brother JC Yarborough pretty well (I'm not sure if he's still around today considering I haven't kept up with him since he retired more than a decade ago) and I also knew his late mother, but as big of a fan I am of his, how closely we've lived from one another, and to know so many of the same people as each other i hate to say that ive never even met the man. I just didn't want to be one of those annoying fans who irritates his sports hero. The one question I would really love to ask him about isn't NASCAR related surprisingly, but what it was like racing at Indianapolis in the all time greatest era of motorsports of the 1960's and if he met and talked with Jim Clark since they were on the grid together in 1966, which is arguably the best driver line up for the Indy 500 that's even been.

[@CC.94]

​@@jonmancill6824so then you know Cale could whip some ass. Tough as nails ex- football player highly sought after to draft. With all due respect Mr. Allison didn't want no part of it that day or any other. 😅 RIP to Cale: A legend. He'll always be in my top 5. I named my son after him.

[@landonsewell81]

I’ve listened to this interview three times and the thing that gets me about Donnie Allison story is he said he was hurt he lost another Daytona 500 but not mad at the man he said (Cale Yarborough) that caused them to crash, he goes on to say that he and Cale had words and walked away until his brother Bobby pulls up and Cale hits him with his helmet. Ok yeah it was wrong for Cale to hit a man while he was still strapped in his seat l get that, that’s when “And There’s A Fight!” Breaks out between Bobby and Cale. So he’s sitting there telling the world if Cale would have hit him he would have killed him, but you just saw another man hit your brother basically assaulted him with an object the same man wrecked you and kept you from winning The Great American Race and you weren’t mad enough to put hands on him them, but in the past you came and fought for your brother but not this time your words to Cale were Hey if you got a problem I’m the SOB you need to talk to. Once again a man cost you a win assaults your brother and you make a statement l would have killed him if he had put his hands on me…..yeah right!

[@larryburwell8550]

Great video. Glad Donnie going in the hall of fame

[@chuckcts-v3460]

I am 80 yo, before the 1979 Daytona race, getting info on any racing was hit or miss. After that it opened up a whole new experience in racing coverage.

[@raybell3525]

I couldn't even explain how good the interview was Dale you're the greatest

[@uniqueone2731]

Could not say it better myself.

[@gregmorris6604]

Well Donnie's ego is still intact after all these years. You would have to be an old timer to appreciate that. Its no insult. In 1979 I was working in Texas and you couldn't get a race on TV or the radio. Just tidbits of highlights on wide wide world of sports sometimes. Being from NC and growing up always listening to the races on the radio and being somewhere you couldn't even get it sucked. But they had a race at College Station Texas so we decided to go. I'm 19 years old living life wide open drinking every day. We get there and was almost the only ones sitting in the grandstand in front of the start finish line. Texas didn't care about it back then. I got up once to go get more beer and fell down the stands over the only people sitting in front of us. Bobby had trouble with his car early it sounded like a bad valve. Turns out it was a spark plug. After the Race we stopped at a seafood restaurant to eat. They didn't open for about 30 more minutes so we waited. I noticed as a car pulled up beside us that it resembled Bobby Allison. Then he got out and I saw his name on his leather belt so me and my buddy I had gone to Texas with started getting out quick to meet Bobby. My buddy falls on his face getting out. Bobby had sat on the edge of a flower wall and he laughed and told Arnie " first step is hell ain't it?" We sat down and Bobby was always my favorite driver growing up. That Coca Cola Chevrolet!! So what is the first thing I asked Bobby Allison? It seemed like a sensible question in my head until it started past my lips. I asked this man could Cale Yarbourgh hit hard. Yea I'm drunk not thinking through my words clearly. He looks and me said "Yea when the son-of-a-bitch has a helmet in his hand" Then he starts laughing and wants to know what we are doing in Texas. He recognized our accent right off. We had a great time talking to him and he was really neat. That is how I know about the spark plug cause he told us when we asked about the car popping. It was Bobby, his wife and younger son Clifford. When we went to leave ( and eating a meal and sobering up some was what we badly needed) he waved us over and wished us well and told us to be careful. I have always been embarrassed by how I asked that question even now. But that fight was huge. We got to see it on TV even in Texas.

[@chrishedge887]

NASCAR really dropped the ball not having more races there at the College Station speedway

[@plantfeeder6677]

Ya Bobby was great. He was probably the most versatile driver of his era. Used to go to Ontario in California for the LA Times 500 back in the mid-'70s and there couldn't been more than a couple a thousand people spread all over that place. It held 150,000 and you could sit anywhere you wanted pretty much. Saw Bobby win there in 1978 only it wasn't no rot your gut Chevolet he was driving. It was the late great Bud Moore's #15 Ford Torino that he put in victory lane many times in his 3 year stint with him including the 1978 Daytona 500.

[@mrj3217]

So great to hear the history from the man himself.

[@barry1705]

I had the honor to meet Donnie at Orange County speedway. I was pitting a limited sportsman car that night. Donnie was with his son Ronny Allison. They were nice as they could be . Most of my teammates didn’t know who he was . All l could think of was that 1979 race. He was asking about set ups for Ronny. I’m about 23 at the time. He was trying to to hurry up and get Ronny’s car running better. 1992 . Never forget that. 😊👍legend…Donnie

[@justlucky8254]

That's awesome!

[@ghettostreamlabs5724]

I love getting to spend a few minutes talking to Bobby and Donnie every year at Talladega. They are there almost every year signing autographs and stuff.

[@3r7h130undx]

Super cool. Got pictures with my kids, my wife, everybody. Just cool ass dudes, the both of them

[@doomman700]

I was a young man 9 at the time. I remember that ending like it was yesterday. Donnie is right, the most important race in nascar ever.

[@gteefxr3094]

@ 9 I think you were a boy.🤔

[@doomman700]

@@gteefxr3094 you should look up the definition of young man and you might not look stupid. “a man who is not far advanced in life; a boy.”

[@edmondcamp2878]

Cale won 83 races and three consecutive championships and Donnie won 10 races and no championships so who’s the better driver? Plus Donnie was always needing a relief driver. He won won the 1970 world 600 but Leroy Yarbrough had to finish it for him. He won at Talladega in 1977 but Darrell Waltrip had to finish the race for him. Here’s a guy that talks about he should of won this or should have won that and how tough he is and didn’t even have the stamina to finish a race. Cale was in 560 races and never needed a relief driver.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

Cale led all 500 laps of a Bristol race back when Bristol was asphalt and they ran in the daytime summer heat............and Cale was the only driver in the field who didn't have a relief driver that day.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

You have to understand where Donnie is coming from. He already had to live in the shadow of his Brother. Cale took the Daytona 500 from Donnie in 1979. Like he said in the interview he was HURT like hell losing Daytona 500…so while all you said is true, doesn’t mean Donnie can’t have his opinion. And he is in the HOF as well ON HIS OWN.

[@edmondcamp2878]

@@mikeyoungblood1642 I know Donnie has had to live in Bobby’s shadow and that can be rough and I’m not going to agree with you or you’re not going to agree with me but Donnie came down on Cale and forced him to the bottom of the track and Cale lost control of the car. As far as Bobby goes Donnie said him and Cale had pretty much got through arguing then Bobby showed up. Jeff Hammond said Bobby can hoop and holler all day long that he just stopped to offer Donnie a ride that Bobby just wanted to stick his nose where it didn’t belong. However the best line came from Junior Johnson when he said I don’t care if they kill one another my cars tore up lol.

[@johnhughes2043]

The ‘79 race WAS the most important race in NASCAR history. It’s what set the stage for for the true “golden age” of big time stock car racing. Bobby, Donnie and Cale weren’t my favorites but they put the game on the map doing what all of these guys did week in week out. Donnies insight and struggles through his and his families careers through these rough and raw times in racing is astounding. He’s a hell of a guy and thanks to everyone @ Dirty Mo for giving him the time and the place to educate all of those who didn’t know what true stock car racing was and where it came from. Today racing is even close!

[@reginaldhall6871]

Donnie tried running Cale into the infield

[@chrisfrench9691]

I love watching these videos with the pioneers of this sport. They are the backbone of what NASCAR has become

[@bhuff4748]

These stories are phenomenal!

[@tripprogers4814]

This interview will go down in NASCAR history, and will parallel the '79 Daytona 500. One story cannot be told without the other.

[@markwilson7047]

I could listen to this man's stories for hours.

[@robertconreux8079]

Jr just wanted to say/tell you how much I/we enjoyed this pod cast sooo much info/details brought to light!!! That we the fans never got to hear about the historic “79” Daytona race great just great!!! Thank You!!

[@noff57]

Love hearing these old stories.

[@needsaride15126]

Donnie Allison is a great interview. These old stories are great.

[@2001rams]

I had just bought my first VCR the day before (pretty expensive at that time) and was testing it out at the end of that race and got that on tape. I watched that over and over and over. I would also say that was the day NASCAR became of age nationally.

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

The full 79 Daytona race is on KZbin. Has to be one of the best races ever

[@scottbostic6247]

Junior, sir, you have outdone yourself with your show. Thank you for putting us all right there in the middle of the wreck in 79. Great job and thank you.

[@JamesAllmond]

I remember watching that race live on TV. The end was hilarious and so southern it is hard to believe....

[@resqfreedom9308]

A TRUE LEGEND! As far as I'm concerned, this man is the epitome of, not only a racecar driver, but also, A MAN! I have nothing but 100% RESPECT for this man! To go through everything he has and be sitting here at this age talking about life being what you make it is so humble! Thank you Mr Allison for everything you have done and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!🙏✌️

[@VaSensation]

We need a Cale react video 😂

[@chrishedge887]

sadly, too late now

[@jackhouston357]

I watched thar race/fight! Got me hooked, now 44 years later still am.

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

Donnie is delusional. He caused that crash by blocking Cale all the way down to the grass. If anybody should feel disrespected it should be Cale!

[@devinsciranko5219]

Your delusional. Cale wrecked himself and then Donnie. He drove himself down in the grass

[@racemom2737]

@@devinsciranko5219 Get off the wacky weed and take your Roll Tide hat off. Donnie started blocking Cale even before Cale made his move to pass and then Donnie rode him all the way to the grass.

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

@@racemom2737 that's a good one! "Roll tide hat off". 🤣

[@davidh6818]

@@racemom2737 That's 18 time National Championship winning Roll Tide hat to you,although I do agree with you on what happened at the 79 Daytona 500...

[@racemom2737]

@@davidh6818 Don't have a problem with 'bama, Saban, or even the Alabama gang... Saban was brought up right. I was only implying that "Devin" was more than likely a homer with the comment made.

[@Steve-Pitt]

This is some good stuff! To hear the inside scoop of these races of the Golden Age of NASCAR is why I came here in the first place! More of this content please! And, can't wait to see becoming Dale Earnhardt!

[@buggytheclownclown1989]

I love what you do Dale keep it up 🎉

[@frankisfunny2007]

please do get Mitch Stapleton (Stapleton42) on your show! He does such a great job preserving the history of the sport through his channel!

[@gteefxr3094]

He sucks.

[@Jason1Pa]

Agree

[@williamwyatt9325]

Donnie, somebody forgot to tell you that Cale was a golden gloves boxer.

[@toddgreim9254]

Donnie is sharp! Keep trucking big Don

[@MrWrestling2]

The Allisons are my least favorite drivers of all-time (1,2 and 3) but I really enjoyed hearing things from their prospective. Great interview.

[@chrisnewton9325]

Great interview.

[@charlesburge3074]

Thank you so much for these stories. I didn't follow your career I quit watching when he died. It's nice to hear he was really one of us. Who else pranks in the junkyards at midnight. God damn

[@andrewtucker1812]

Awesome. Dam Dale , get Bill Elliott on there !!

[@chrishedge887]

would love to hear him still whining about Ironhead! lol

[@bchisholm7]

“He put himself on the apron” 😂 ol’ Donnie needs to watch the last lap again! He came off of 2 almost to the wall and ran Cale straight down to the grass because he knew he didn’t have a chance of holding off Cale for that win.

[@HardKnocks101]

As Denny would say, “well, he couldva lifted!” 😂

[@TonyWud]

You go tell Donnie that.

[@davidh6818]

​@@TonyWud What is an 85 year old man gonna do if he does"go tell him that"?😂😂😂

[@AfonsoHenriques1139]

​@@davidh6818call his grandsons to destroy you.

[@mikekiser2208]

In Donnie's young days he probably would have whipped your ass. He put a very big man in ICU once. I heard Cale say he hit Bobby because if he would have hit Donnie that Donnie would have killed him.

[@emr52071]

This was the 1st NASCAR race I'd ever seen, I was fixing to turn 8 years old that spring. I said that who ever wins that's who I would pick as my driver. Well the rest is history.

[@sledgehammerk35]

Donnie Allison is my new favorite interview on this podcast. The man has a mind like a steel trap. Great stories!

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

I just watched it 20 times, Cale goes left to pass, and Allison slowly turns to the white line and Yarborough has now here to go, he turns back to the track and hits Allison the rest is history! But, but, the moment Cale turns left behind Allison, Allisions car does seem to jerk a bit as if he was hit, so is this what he talks about in the secret film???? So where can we see this film????

[@Stiitchjones]

He was hit in the back bumper...Donnie wasn't going to give him the bottom lane again. He'd already passed him on the bottom to get two laps back. It was Donnie's race, he never should've gotten those two laps back.

[@Robert-yo1tb]

One of the best episodes yet

[@hughjaass3787]

I love this side of the story, never heard it this detailed. Damn, he said his car was better aftrr 1st wreck, and he wanted to look at it after to set his car up that way. So he was pisses aboit that, I would have been pissed too

[@nicholase.9195]

With all due respect, there is no way this Donnie is kicking Cale Yarborough‘s ass. No chance.

[@tennesseesmoky9012]

Donnie Allison did an excellent job in telling his account of the events surrounding hus 1979 Daytona 500 crash with Cale.

[@Aaron25thinfantry]

Appreciate you sharing Jr!

[@Buttermilkjug]

Cale would beat the snot out of Donnie Allison!~ lmao!~

[@elmerfudd5193]

I can’t believe y’all bright this up, at 56 I remember this! No disrespect, I was a Kyle guy.

[@deantait8326]

Snowed in, in the entire NE part of the country. I was in the West Coast recovery from back surgery and I vividly remember that race. Previously I was primarily a drag racer …

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Loved the Alabama gang man it broke my heart when Davey died he was my driver 😢

[@DixietheGoat9]

Imagine had he survived that crash imagine the fued he wouldve had with Jeff Gordon

[@dylanwatson1287]

@EricMonaco9 That would been awesome to see in the mid to late 90's and well into the 2000's racing for wins and championship against Gordon, Earnhardt, Rusty, Terry Labonte, Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Dale Jr, Bobby Labonte, Matt Kenseth and the Busch brothers.

[@DixietheGoat9]

@@dylanwatson1287 I think Davey would retire by the early 2000s like Rusty Wallace

[@dylanwatson1287]

@@DixietheGoat9 I think he would've raced to 2010 or 2012 or 13.

[@MoparRob440]

The Allison's were actually from the Miami area. They moved to Alabama much later on.

[@bradmcdaniel9675]

classic! gold stuff here.

[@tnnbbq5060]

Congratulations to Donnie vote d into Nascar Hall of Fame!

[@OldHickoryAndyJackson]

1st of all Donnie, are you sure you could of just beat Cale's ass that easily? Cale was an all state athlete, great at football and all round athlete. I doubt you could of just threw him around anyway you wanted.

[@chrishedge887]

Cale would have smoked his ass like fine south carolina bbq

[@bluerazor7049]

He wasn't called Old Hickory for a reason.

[@OldHickoryAndyJackson]

@@bluerazor7049 Donnie's nickname was Old Hickory?

[@bluerazor7049]

No, no. Cale was nicknamed Old Hickory.

[@OldHickoryAndyJackson]

@bluerazor7049 what a neat nickname, RIP Old Hickory Yarborough

[@shanew.williams]

Wow,this one was outstanding ! ALWAYS wanted to know about Rockhingham 1979. I was 16. "Allegedly" Runt Pittman had been building big engines for Allison. J.Johnson did likewise for Daytona & it infuriated the Ellington team that Cale could now run with them. Cale punched Bobby because he believed Bobby was slowing down up ahead in order to block for brother Donnie.

[@Stiitchjones]

If there was anybody building big motors I would have to say it would be Junior Johnson not Runt Pittman. Love Junior Johnson but he was a bootlegger moonshiner etc. it was in his nature.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great video!

[@tylopez2286]

I have one of those hats signed by Bobby and Donnie. A prized possession.

[@CC.94]

"If He Had Ever Touched Me......" 😂🤡 R.I.P to one of Nascar's All Time Greats. 3 time consecutive Cup Champion Mr. Cale Yarborough. They didn't come any tougher. 💯

[@barryrussell4106]

Donnie is my favorite driver ever. Follow by Bobby Uncer, Dale sr, and his brother Bobby Allison

[@robertleewhitt6241]

I love this story because I love The Allison brothers , Cale Yarborough & and Richard Petty . I remember the race very well . The history of NASCAR change that day forever . And Richard Petty came home the winner !

[@dudeman9582]

As a driver also , I enjoyed the breakdown of the inside story . The director of competition @ I-70 Terry Wayland explained to me that only two people really know the truth of a wreck in stock car racing, and the evidence begins way before the race ...

[@mickeybagwell2679]

Great memories but Donnie did try to block Cale into the mud!!!

[@Gunny426HemiPlymouth]

This was amazing. Glad to hear this story. Dale jr had to be beaming about having Donnie on and talking about THAT race. 😂😂😂😂 Glad this was able to happen.

[@jacksimms2053]

just incredible stuff thanks jr

[@dougtreadway6813]

That Hawaiian Tropic car was a good looking car!

[@jeffmachul9562]

Thanks Dale!

[@polkcountyboxbreaks]

I feel like that is not the most talked about race of all time.

[@barry1705]

Ok,what do you think was the most talked about race of all time?

[@polkcountyboxbreaks]

@@barry1705 2001 Daytona

[@joshhuffine4522]

Talked about, yeah 2001,, Most important 1979.

[@jillianclark4076]

My important race is when Carl Edwards saw that all the ups, downs, plusses, minuses of that season, he still couldn't work any harder at trying to win. So in that race completion, I saw on his face the resignation. Really, I remember feeling so empathetic to Carl at that race end. Then look what did happen, some time after- Carl did leave Nascar.

[@krogersucks45]

He hit you in the back because you ran you ran Cale into the grass , ( look at the video) Then Bobbie stop because Cale was gonna put a beatin on you. You couldn't hold Cale's jock strap on your best day.

[@seangodwin8961]

I have a story similar to Tim's. I used to live in Clayhatchee Alabama. The home of Rodgers Used Parts and Moore's Machine Shop. I became good friends with all of the Moore's. They had a late model race team and they were good. Herman Moore was legendary in the Mopar Circle. He was a master of the Hemi. I know he done some work for the Petty's. He even had a Volare Kit Car. I got to meet a lot of people hanging with them. Neil Bonnet, David Bonnet, Jackie Young, Jr. Niedekin. Not sure if spelled it right. Would love to tell you all about it. Thanks!

[@racerx143]

Donnie Allison is full of it. He came down a full car length into Cale. And talking about killing Yarborough in a fight, he would have needed some luck and a few more brothers since Yarborough was a golden glove boxing competitor which is a high level. Cale would have put him down one on one.

[@paulmatthews463]

That fight carried nascar for 3 decades

[@elwoodanderson4149]

Cale would have cremated him

[@ziptiejedi5658]

I would love to see multiple guests on at one time. Larry Mac, Dw, and Andy peatrie would be Amazing on one show

[@jasonbone7033]

EPIC!!!!

[@bass2470]

donnie allison couldnt outdrive or out fight cale yarborough.

[@shanew.williams]

Always did want to know about Donnie leaving the Ellington team. I think Hoss & David Pearson were buddies & had ideas of together forming a "dream team" with Pearson's driving & Runt "Restrictor Plate" Pittman's engines. Maybe one of these segments with Donnie will touch on HOW AJ Foyt left the Ellington car (which was #28) after the team was expanded two cars for a couple of races (Foyt#28 & Allison now in #1),then Foyt & #28 left.

[@branden3785]

It's cool how Jr.'s wearing the shirt with his dad's car from the 1979 season for this interview.

[@barry1705]

I think it’s cool Dale has the print of his dad’s number 2Oldsmobile. I have the very same print on a 🧢 hat and rookie of the year front plate. I got them from the world’s 600 . 1980 great family memories.

[@reginaldhall6871]

I bet Nascar officials were pissed about the fight,........until they seen the ratings

[@CapriciousBlackBox]

$6000 fine…..how much do you think NASCAR *made* from this incident? Millions, probably tens or hundreds of them. Those three deserve compensation!!!!

[@stevelueb7787]

79 Daytona is the "MOST IMPORTANT EVENT" in nascar history

[@ronv6637]

Back when NASCAR was worth watching,real men driving real cars for big money but not insane amounts. Big personalities without corpospeak restrictions. Haven't watched in years just more sportsball anymore

[@kevinhuber8723]

Donnie is a real treasure. Growing up in Indianapolis he did an outstanding job with his Indycar effort. He is truly a total badass race car driver.

[@CC.94]

I would have cut that part out of him saying: "I would of killed him". Just an old man saying what he (thinks) he would've done. Cale was tough as a lighter knot and in shape and would've stomped a mud hole in Donny. lol

[@stevereed8786]

On that day of this race the weather all over the country was lousy. Millions of people took refuge from the storm and watched what turned out to be one of the best fan winning Television event of the year. That brought millions of fans to NASCAR. Especially on the West Coast.

[@dylanwatson1287]

Donnie caused that wreck 100% percent by forcing Cale into the infield grass knowing full damn well Cale was going to slingshot past him to win his 3rd Daytona 500. People always talk about the current crybabies nowadays. The Allisons, Pettys, Pearsons, Cale, Earnhardt and Elliott,etc all had their moments where they cried too when they didn't get their way too.

[@johnriggle8576]

There was plenty of realstate on the other side

[@oldermusiclover]

hope you will have Bobby on also maybe Cale

[@marknan5352]

Donnie's talking and you can hear a pin drop . That is respect.

[@brandonpennington1983]

"Probably killed him"is some strong words knowing that its Cale Yarbrough on the other side, South Carolina strong

[@stauffer20]

When I was a kid that #1 Hawaiian Tropic car was my absolute favorite.

[@locodriver3936]

Agreed,79 Daytona the most influential race ever

[@ronaldschoolcraft8654]

I would like to get Cale's perspective on this. I have always blamed the Allison brothers for that mess. I never liked them as drivers and was a Yarborough fan at the time. I remember the wreck and really thought that Donnie caused it.

[@dgyoutube2405]

I believe there is an interview with all of them talking about it years ago.

[@rusellfoel2336]

Hey it’s racing and I don’t think Donnie caused the wreck and I loved both of them. Hey they all are GODS of nascar and it’s nice that they are still around trying to get through this day and age now they are heroes in my eyes and I don’t see how people can still be upset . Hey need to be upset about that the world today is not going to survive . Hey not trying to be rude but the problem now is to much social media and it’s taking the world under. Hey it’s over and just be thankful that you are still to question the situation. I m thankful for his love and participation and he is in GOOD spirits

[@ronaldschoolcraft8654]

@@rusellfoel2336 hey, Donnie is accusing Cale in this episode. Hey, I said I wanted to here Cale's perspective. Hey, Cale should be able to respond to the allegations here. Hey, what's with all the "heys"?

[@rusellfoel2336]

Sorry I don’t want to upset your opinion but Cale has been interviewed and never said anything about the situation and fines . Dale should have Cale on pod cast and I believe he will. He is trying to get all sides of drivers opinions because of the 79 race and what ever happens with the book that he got from the family? Sorry about all the HEYS

[@ronaldschoolcraft8654]

@@rusellfoel2336 your not "upsetting my opinion". You made incorrect assumptions and jumped to conclusions about my comment. There were specific allegations made by Donnie Allison in this interview. I simply stated that I wanted to hear Cale's perspective. Proverbs 18:17 NIV In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

[@sethlouden2529]

Donnie is my new favorite old school driver