Cale Yarborough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Cale Yarborough

American racecar driver

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1939

Place of Birth: Florence County, South Carolina, United States

Profession: racing automobile driver, NASCAR team owner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Cale Yarborough

  • William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (born March 27, 1939), is an American farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner.
  • He is one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships.
  • He was the second NASCAR driver to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated (the first was Curtis Turner on the February 26, 1968 issue).His 83 wins tie him with Jimmie Johnson for sixth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winner's list (behind Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip, who are tied for fourth with 84).
  • His 14.82% winning percentage is the ninth best of all-time and third among those with 500 or more starts.
  • Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times; his first win coming in 1968 for the Wood Brothers, the second in 1977 for Junior Johnson, and back-to-back wins in 1983 and 1984 for Ranier-Lundy Racing.
  • Yarborough is a three-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year Award (1977, 1978, 1979).

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