Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough is a retired stock car driver who competed in NASCAR's Cup Series from 1957-1988. He had 83 wins with 319 Top 10 finishes and 69 pole positions and, along with Jimmie Johnson, is tied for sixth all-time in Cup Series wins. Yarborough is just one of two race car drivers in NASCAR history to have won three straight championships. He won the Daytona 500 four times, the Southern 500 five times and the Winston 500 two times. Among Yarborough's honors include...
• Grand National Series Most Popular Driver (1967)
• National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1994)
• International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1993)
• Member of Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway (1996)
• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1994)
• South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (1978)
• Three Time National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year (1977, 1978, 1979)
• NASCAR Hall of Fame (2012)
• Named One of NASCAR'S 50 Greatest Drivers
Yarborough grew up in South Carolina and made his NASCAR debut at the Southern 500 in 1957. He recorded his first win in 1965 at Valdosta (GA) Speedway. A stretch of highway through Timmonsville, South Carolina is named in his honor and is called Cale Yarborough Highway.
Cale Yarborough is a retired stock car driver who competed in NASCAR's Cup Series from 1957-1988. He had 83 wins with 319 Top 10 finishes and 69 pole positions and, along with Jimmie Johnson, is tied for sixth all-time in Cup Series wins. Yarborough is just one of two race car drivers in NASCAR history to have won three straight championships. He won the Daytona 500 four times, the Southern 500 five times and the Winston 500 two times. Among Yarborough's honors include...
• Grand National Series Most Popular Driver (1967)
• National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1994)
• International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1993)
• Member of Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway (1996)
• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1994)
• South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (1978)
• Three Time National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year (1977, 1978, 1979)
• NASCAR Hall of Fame (2012)
• Named One of NASCAR'S 50 Greatest Drivers
Yarborough grew up in South Carolina and made his NASCAR debut at the Southern 500 in 1957. He recorded his first win in 1965 at Valdosta (GA) Speedway. A stretch of highway through Timmonsville, South Carolina is named in his honor and is called Cale Yarborough Highway.
