I knew Childress was going to help me because my crew told me on the radio. I really appreciate what Richard did, but that is typical of people in this sport.
I think it turned the whole sport around. It got everybody's attention. People who were watching TV live were jumping up and down in their living rooms.
If he'd just crowded me down to the side of the asphalt, I'd have been OK. But when he ran me completely off the racetrack, I lost it.
His drivers were John Andretti and Jeremy Mayfield.
His best Indy-car showing was at the 1972 Indy 500.
His car was #28.
Between 1976 and 1978 he won 28 races.
Cale also ran several open-wheeled Indy-car events.
He teamed up with Junior Johnson in 1968.
He won his first race in 1968.
His goal was to lead every lap and win every race he entered.
He spent 32 years in Cup Racing from 1957-1988.
He drove a Ford and a Chevrolet.
His first race was the Southern 500, driving the #30 Pontiac for owner Bob Weatherly.
He appeared in the 1983 Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace.
In 1984, he became the first driver to qualify for the Daytona 500 with a top speed of more than 200 mph.
In 1984, he was the IROC (International Race of Champions) Champion.
In 1994, he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
In 1993, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
He is at number five in the all-time NASCAR winner's list with 83 wins.
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