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William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was the first driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winning in 1976 , 1977 , and 1978 .
Cale Yarborough Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series team that ran from 1987 to 2000. The team accomplished 13 top fives, 32 top 10s and three poles in total. The team accomplished 13 top fives, 32 top 10s and three poles in total.
Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run a qualifying lap of more than 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) at Daytona in his #28 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.However, on his second of two qualifying laps, Yarborough crashed and flipped his car in turn four.
The 1984 Daytona 500, the 26th running of the event, was held February 19, 1984, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Cale Yarborough, who won the pole, completed a lap of 201.848 miles per hour (324.843 km/h), officially breaking the 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) barrier at Daytona.
Cale Yarborough, the IROC VIII champion. IROC VIII was the eighth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1984. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and was the first incarnation of the IROC format in which twelve drivers from different series compete in all four races.
The 1974 Southern 500, the 25th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on September 2, 1974, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Richard Petty started on pole but Cale Yarborough led the most laps and won the event by a full lap ahead of second-place finisher Darrell Waltrip.
On lap 4, Harry Gant led Terry Labonte, with Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough battling nose-to-tail for third. Going through turns three and four, Yarborough apparently tapped the rear of Allison's car. Allison's rear bumper peeled off and flew high into the air before landing back on the racing surface.
Rival driver Cale Yarborough's premature retirement to the pit road has prompted conspiracy theorists to allege that organizers fixed the race in order to receive good publicity for the event. [8] Yarborough was a part-time driver, and Harry Gant (who inherited second) was a full-time Cup driver.