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Cale Yarborough
Person

Full name:  William Caleb Yarborough
Born:  March 27, 1940
Birthplace:  Timmonsville, South Carolina

Former NASCAR driver.  The first driver to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship three times in a row (Winston Cup Champion in 1976, 1977 and 1978).  He retired with 83 wins in a href="../n/nascar.php">NASCAR's top series.

His accomplishments include:

  • 1968 Daytona 500 Winner
  • 1976 Winston Cup Champion
  • 1977 Daytona 500 Winner
  • 1977 Winston Cup Champion
  • 1978 Winston Cup Champion
  • 1983 Daytona 500 Winner
  • 1984 Daytona 500 Winner
  • 1984 IROC Champion
  • 1993 Inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame
  • 1994 Inductee into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame
  • Named to NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998

    Photographs

    CARS in Miniature Cale Yarborough NASCAR Mercury Cyclone Mercury Cyclone
    Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden
    As shown at the January 2007 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature
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    CARS in Miniature Cale Yarborough NASCAR Mercury Cyclone Mercury Cyclone
    Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden
    As shown at the January 2007 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature
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    1987 Cale Yarborough Car at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
    Photo Courtesy

    Photo ©1987 John Walczak
    All Rights Reserved.  Used with permission.
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    1987 Cale Yarborough Car at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
    Photo Courtesy

    Photo ©1987 John Walczak
    All Rights Reserved.  Used with permission.
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    1988 Cale Yarborough Car at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
    Photo Courtesy

    Photo ©1988 John Walczak
    All Rights Reserved.  Used with permission.
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    Win List

    DateSeriesRaceTrack
    1965NASCAR Grand NationalValdosta, Georgia
    1967NASCAR Grand NationalHamtpon, Georgia
    1967NASCAR Grand NationalDaytona Beach, Florida
    1968NASCAR Grand NationalDaytona Beach, Florida
    1968NASCAR Grand NationalHampton, Georgia
    1968NASCAR Grand NationalMartinsville, Virginia
    1968NASCAR Grand NationalDaytona Beach, Florida
    1968NASCAR Grand NationalDarlington, South Carolina
    1968NASCAR Grand NationalJefferson, Georgia
    1969NASCAR Grand NationalHampton, Georgia
    1969NASCAR Grand NationalBrooklyn, Michigan
    1970NASCAR Grand NationalDaytona Beach, Florida
    1970NASCAR Grand NationalBrooklyn, Michigan
    1970NASCAR Grand NationalRockingham, North Carolina
    March 25, 1973NASCAR Winston CupSoutheastern 500Bristol, Tennessee
    May 20, 1973NASCAR Winston CupMusic City 420Nashville, Tennessee
    September 3, 1973NASCAR Winston CupSouthern 500Darlington, South Carolina
    October 7, 1973NASCAR Winston CupNational 500Charlotte, North Carolina
    Janaury 26, 1974NASCAR Winston CupWinston Western 500Riverside, California
    March 17, 1974NASCAR Winston CupSoutheastern 500Bristol, Tennessee
    March 24, 1974NASCAR Winston CupAtlanta 500Atlanta, Georgia
    April 28, 1974NASCAR Winston CupVirginia 500Martinsville, Virginia
    May 19, 1974NASCAR Winston CupMason-Dixon 500Dover, Delaware
    June 9, 1974NASCAR Winston CupTuborg 400Riverside, California
    July 14, 1974NASCAR Winston CupVolunteer 500Bristol, Tennessee
    July 20, 1974NASCAR Winston CupNashville 420Nashville, Tennessee
    September 2, 1974NASCAR Winston CupSouthern 500Darlington, South Carolina
    September 22, 1974NASCAR Winston CupWilkes 400North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
    March 2, 1975NASCAR Winston CupCarolina 500Rockingham, North Carolina
    July 20, 1975NASCAR Winston CupNashville 420Nashville, Tennessee
    October 19, 1975NASCAR Winston CupAmerican 500Rockingham, North Carolina
    March 14, 1976NASCAR Winston CupVolunteer 500Bristol Motor Speedway
    April 4, 1976NASCAR Winston CupGwyn Staley 400North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
    May 8, 1976NASCAR Winston CupMusic City 420Nashville, Tennessee
    July 4, 1976NASCAR Winston CupFirecracker 400Daytona International Speedway
    August 29, 1976NASCAR Winston CupSoutheastern 500Bristol, Tennessee
    September 12, 1976NASCAR Winston CupCapital City 400Richmond, Virginia
    September 19, 1976NASCAR Winston CupDelaware 500Dover, Delaware
    September 26, 1976NASCAR Winston CupOld Dominion 500Martinsville, Virginia
    October 3, 1976NASCAR Winston CupWilkes 400North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
    February 20, 1977NASCAR Winston CupDaytona 500Daytona International Speedway
    February 27, 1977NASCAR Winston CupRichmond 400Richmond, Virginia
    March 27, 1977NASCAR Winston CupGwyn Staley 400North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
    April 17, 1977NASCAR Winston CupVolunteer 500Bristol, Tennessee
    April 24, 1977NASCAR Winston CupVirginia 500Martinsville, Virginia
    May 15, 1977NASCAR Winston CupMason-Dixon 500Dover, Delaware
    June 19, 1977NASCAR Winston CupCam2 400Brooklyn, Michigan
    August 28, 1977NASCAR Winston CupSoutheastern 500Bristol, Tennessee
    September 25, 1977NASCAR Winston CupOld Dominion 500Martinsville, Virginia
    January 22, 1978NASCAR Winston CupWinston Western 500Riverside, California
    May 14, 1978NASCAR Winston CupWinston 500Talladega, Alabama
    June 3, 1978NASCAR Winston CupMusic City 420Nashville, Tennessee
    June 18, 1978NASCAR Winston CupGabriel 400Brooklyn, Michigan
    July 15, 1978NASCAR Winston CupNashville 420Nashville, Tennessee
    August 26, 1978NASCAR Winston CupSoutheastern 500Bristol, Tennessee
    September 4, 1978NASCAR Winston CupSouthern 500Darlington, South Carolina
    September 24, 1978NASCAR Winston CupOld Dominion 500Martinsville, Virginia
    October 1, 1978NASCAR Winston CupWilkes 400North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
    October 22, 1978NASCAR Winston CupAmerican 500Rockingham, North Carolina
    March 11, 1979NASCAR Winston CupRichmond 400Richmond, Virginia
    May 12, 1979NASCAR Winston CupSun-Drop Music City USA 420Nashville, Tennessee
    July 30, 1979NASCAR Winston CupCoca-Cola 500Pocono, Pennsylvania
    October 7, 1979NASCAR Winston CupNAPA National 500
    March 9, 1980NASCAR Winston CupCarolina 500Rockingham, North Carolina
    June 1, 1980NASCAR Winston CupNASCAR 400College Station, Texas
    August 17, 1980NASCAR Winston CupChampion Spark Plug 400Brooklyn, Michigan
    August 23, 1980NASCAR Winston CupBusch Volunteer 500Bristol, Tennessee
    October 12, 1980NASCAR Winston CupAmerican 500Rockingham, North Carolina
    November 2, 1980NASCAR Winston CupAtlanta Journal 500Atlanta, Georgia
    March 15, 1981NASCAR Winston CupCoca-Cola 500Atlanta, Georgia
    July 4, 1981NASCAR Winston CupFirecracker 400Daytona International Speedway
    March 28, 1982NASCAR Winston CupWarner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500Darlintgon, South Carolina
    June 20, 1982NASCAR Winston CupGabriel 400Brooklyn, Michigan
    September 6, 1982NASCAR Winston CupSouthern 500Darlington, South Carolina
    February 20, 1983NASCAR Winston CupDaytona 500Daytona International Speedway
    March 27, 1983NASCAR Winston CupCoca-Cola 500Atlanta, Georgia
    June 19, 1983NASCAR Winston CupGabriel 400Brooklyn, Michigan
    August 21, 1983NASCAR Winston CupChampion Spark Plug 400Brooklyn, Michigan
    February 19, 1984NASCAR Winston CupDaytona 500Daytona International Speedway
    May 6, 1984NASCAR Winston CupWinston 500Talladega, Alabama
    June 10, 1984NASCAR Winston CupVan Scoy Diamond Mines 500Pocono, Pennsylvania
    July 28, 1985NASCAR Winston CupTalladega 500Talladega, Alabama
    October 6, 1985NASCAR Winston CupMiller 500Charlotte, North Carolina

    Die Cast and Model Kits

    TypeBrandItem #SeriesNameScaleCar #Notes
    Die CastGMP8291Cale Yarborough 1969 Mercury Cyclone1:18White & Dark RedStreet car
    Production:  3,450
    Model KitMonogram2754Cale Yarborough's Hardee's Oldsmobile Stock Car1:2429

    Last edited February 2010


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