Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kwemakore anoverengeka muma1980, Yeager akanga akabatanidzwa neGeneral Motors, achibudisa pachena ACDelco, kupatsanura zvikamu zvemotokari zvekambani. Muna 1986, akakokwa kunotyaira motokari yeChevrolet Corvette yechi70 yeIndianapolis 500
. Muna 1988, Yeager akakokwazve kuti atyaire motokari, panguva ino ari pawiricheya yeOldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Muna 1986, Mutungamiri Reagan akagadza Yeager kuti ave muKomisheni yaRogers iyo yakaongorora kuputika kwechikepe chomuchadenga chinonzi "Challenger".