NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough dies at 84

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Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Cale Yarborough, a Hall of Fame racer known for his toughness, has died at age 84, the auto racing body announced Sunday.

No cause of death was given.

“Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “His combination of talent, grit and determination separated Cale from his peers, both on the track and in the record book.”


Yarborough dominated NASCAR in the mid-1970s, becoming the first driver to win three consecutive titles in its top division. Three other times in his career he was runner-up in the points chase.

He logged 28 of his 83 career wins in his championship years of 1976-1978 and is tied for sixth in all-time victories with seven-time NASCAR Cup champ Jimmie Johnson.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/31/sport/nascar-cale-yarborough-death/index.html
 
Bummer, besides racing I remember him on the Dukes of Hazzard TV show.
He and the Allison's fight on first live flag to flag coverage and the King ends up winning. NASCAR owes him and should be on the hunt for another Cale Yarborough and/or Dale Earnhardt. Maybe they would get some fans back instead of all the yes men corporate assholes they have driving now.
R.I.P. except for turning over in your grave seeing how NASCAR is run now.
 
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