By racerdigitaladmin - Jan 13, 2018, 12:41 PM ET

Roush donates tribute car to Yates' son

The NASCAR community lost a giant in 2017 when Robert Yates

died in October

after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 74.

Jack Roush, who partnered with Yates and Ford in 2003 to form Roush Yates engines, and Roush Fenway Racing ran a tribute scheme on Ricky Stenhouse's Ford Fusion at the Phoenix race in November. On Wednesday, Roush presented Yates' son Doug with that car at the Roush Fenway shop.

What a nice gesture from@RoushFenway. After running a tribute scheme for the late Robert Yates at@ISMRaceway, team owner Jack Roush gifted the car to Robert's son,@Yates_Dougand@RoushYates!pic.twitter.com/M3vzAacjJ3— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC)January 10, 2018

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Robert Yates will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 19.

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