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William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough [3] (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) [4] was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. He was one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winning in 1976, 1977, and 1978. He was one of the preeminent stock car drivers from ...
Yarborough was born in the small town of Timmonsville, South Carolina, in 1939. His father was killed in an airplane crash when Cale was just 12-years-old, and as the oldest of three sons, he was ...
Dec 31, 2023 · Yarborough was a tenacious driver who won 83 Cup Series races and four Daytona 500s. He was also a farmer, a businessman and a NASCAR Hall of Famer who survived a lightning strike and an alligator wrestle.
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Dec 31, 2023 · FILE - Cale Yarborough walks away after blowing the engine of his Oldsmobile just after completing his first lap in pole position qualifying for the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 11, 1979. Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
Dec 31, 2023 · Yarborough was a three-time Cup champion with 83 career wins, including four Daytona 500s and five Southern 500s. He was known for his toughness, recklessness, and folk hero status in stock car racing.
NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough has passed away at the age of 84. Yarborough was one of the best to ever get behind the wheel of a stock car. In 560 starts, he won 83 races and sits sixth on the all ...
Dec 31, 2023 · Cale Yarborough, who won three consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships and whose 83 victories tied him for sixth place on the winners’ list, died on Sunday. He was 84.
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