Doug Yates is the son of championship team owner and NASCAR Hall of Fame member Robert Yates and formerly operated Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
17 Facts About Doug Yates
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Doug Yates grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, the hub for NASCAR.
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Doug Yates graduated from North Carolina State University in 1990 with a degree in mechanical engineering and in 2015 was inducted into the NC State MAE Hall of Fame.
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Doug Yates worked in his father's race shop, Robert Doug Yates Racing, in between semesters, then joined the organization full time in 1990 as the team's engine builder.
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Doug Yates built engines for drivers Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, among others.
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Doug Yates engines won at various tracks including Daytona International Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway and won the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship with driver Dale Jarrett.
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In total, Doug Yates won 56 races and three championships with Robert Doug Yates Racing.
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In 2003, with the support from Ford, Robert and Doug Yates merged their engine departments with their rival Jack Roush of Roush Racing to form what is Roush Yates Engines, with Doug Yates becoming CEO and President.
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Roush Doug Yates Engines is the exclusive Ford engine builder for NASCAR and builds over 900 engines annually in their 75,000 square-foot facility in Mooresville, North Carolina.
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Doug Yates fielded a car for drivers David Gilliland, Travis Kvapil, Paul Menard and Bobby Labonte.
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Doug Yates started Roush Doug Yates Performance Parts in 2008, an outlet for new and used engine and chassis parts.
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In 2009, Yates Racing merged with Richard Petty Motorsports and Doug shifted his attention sole to Roush Yates Engines.
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Doug Yates purchased his father's half of Roush Yates Engines in 2009 and became co-owner of the company with Jack Roush.
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Since the start of the 2004 season, Roush Doug Yates Engines has achieved over 380 combined overall wins and 27 Championship titles in the NASCAR, IMSA and FIA series.
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Doug Yates has won a total of six Mahle Engine Builder of the Year awards and in 2016 was recognized by Professional Motorsport World as one of the Top 10 Engine Builders of the Decade.
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Doug Yates described the process of building the loud and powerful engines as "somewhat relaxing" in a 2012 interview.
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In 2008, Doug Yates founded a new division of Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions.