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NASCAR Crowns Champion Today—Will The Banquet Be Safe at The Waldorf Astoria?

Nov 16, 2008 12:58 PM

Excerpt ...The champion will most likely be Jimmie Johnson, tying the three consecutive championships in a row record of legend Cale Yarborough... Today, NASCAR will crown the 2008 Champion at ...

Exclusive: Cale Yarborough watches NASCAR finale from home, not Homestead, says 'Jimmie's gonna tie my record'

Nov 16, 2008 12:25 PM

Excerpt ...any pay and they didn't offer any pay," Yarborough said from his farm in South Carolina. "They called me and asked me to come." Yarborough said nobody from NASCAR called him and won...

Bittersweet Day for NASCAR at Homestead

Nov 16, 2008 8:15 AM

Excerpt ...NASCAR champion, Jimmie Johnson. If he indeed wins, he could get his third consecutive championship, tying the record of Cale Yarborough... Today in Florida, there will most likely ...

Mr. Hard-to-Figure

Nov 15, 2008 11:54 PM

Excerpt ...30th after a poor qualifying run Friday while Edwards will start fourth. If Johnson wins it, he would join 1976-78 champion Cale Yarborough as the only drivers with three straight ti...

Edwards needs miracle to overtake Johnson

Nov 15, 2008 5:31 PM

Excerpt ...hope for something to happen to him." Johnson's take harder than Yarborough's Two-time Cup champion Ned Jarrett raced against Cale Yarborough and has the utmost respect for his forme...

Hinton: No ordinary three-peat feat

Nov 15, 2008 1:26 PM

Excerpt ...the hardest three-peat of all, with a 1.8 percent rate of occurrence. Only once has it been accomplished in 57 seasons, by Cale Yarborough, 1976-78. The NFL is the next most difficul...

NASCAR: With One To Go, Let He Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone!

Nov 15, 2008 10:07 AM

Excerpt ...shots to lose it all. All he needs to do is score 36th or better and we witness history "three-peating" itself by tying Cale Yarborough's record of winning three consecutive titles i...

The.Dukes.Of.Hazzard_S02E07_Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough preview

Nov 14, 2008 11:33 AM

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Third title seems a sure thing to everybody but J.J.

Nov 14, 2008 11:25 AM

Excerpt ...up his third consecutive series championship. But although the seemingly imminent accomplishment would make Johnson and Cale Yarborough the only two drivers in history to pull off ...

Former champs weigh Jimmie vs. Cale

Nov 14, 2008 4:48 AM

Excerpt ...36th or better in Sunday's Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to be guaranteed the 2008 championship. He would join Cale Yarborough as the only other driver to claim three...

NASCAR Chase Chronicles: Greg Biffle

Nov 13, 2008 2:57 PM

Excerpt ...Johnson’s quest for his third straight Cup Championship. It would truly be a major accomplishment… but it is not unprecedented. Cale Yarborough won his third straight Cup crown 30 ye...

Chase leader Jimmie Johnson can cruise in season finale for threepeat

Nov 13, 2008 1:09 AM

Excerpt ...Jimmie Johnson's crew douses chief Chad Knaus while celebrating Johnson's victory at Phoenix. SLIDE OVER, Cale Yarborough. With American auto makers facing a staggering financial cri...

Johnson nears history, but true persona yet to shine through

Nov 12, 2008 1:02 PM

Excerpt ...finish of 36th or better Sunday, Jimmie Johnson will become the only NASCAR driver to win three consecutive Cup titles since Cale Yarborough's run in the 1970s. Comparing their two r...

Joe Posnanski: Don't let looks deceive you: Jimmie Johnson is a dangerous man

Nov 12, 2008 10:45 AM

Excerpt ...do that since an old boxer and an old moonshiner teamed up 30 years ago. But Jimmie Johnson didn't box like the old driver Cale Yarborough. He didn't haul moonshine like the last Ame...

Cale Yarbrough Interview

Nov 12, 2008 10:39 AM

Fighters.com talked to Ultimate Fighter Season 7 alumni and pro MMA fighter Cale Yarbrough following his victory at Wild Bill's Fight Night 16 in Atlanta, Georgia on November 8, 2008.

This Week in Auto Racing November 14 - 16

Nov 11, 2008 3:59 PM

Excerpt ...the season-ending Ford 400. If Johnson finishes 36th or better at Homestead, regardless of Edwards' performance, he will join Cale Yarborough as the only drivers to win three consecu...

Johnson nears history, but true persona yet to shine through

Nov 11, 2008 3:11 PM

Excerpt ...finish of 36th or better Sunday, Jimmie Johnson will become the only NASCAR driver to win three consecutive Cup titles since Cale Yarborough's run in the 1970s. Comparing their two r...

Johnson's third title would place him among the greats

Nov 11, 2008 2:45 PM

Excerpt ...stars from different eras. A lot will be written in the next few days and weeks about Jimmie Johnson tying Cale Yarborough's record of three straight NASCAR Cup champion...

Economy not dominant Johnson concerns NASCAR chief

Nov 11, 2008 12:35 PM

Excerpt ...Florida on Sunday, making him only the second driver to achieve the feat. France said he was unconcerned that in matching Cale Yarborough's record from 1976-78, the commanding form o...

Interview with NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France

Nov 11, 2008 11:51 AM

Excerpt ...importance that it's beginning to take shape, that Jimmie Johnson could, in fact, win three championships in a row. Of course, Cale Yarborough, the only one to ever do that, and in o...

Johnson soars in Phoenix, but misses out on Chase clincher

Nov 10, 2008 7:12 AM

Excerpt ...better in the Nov. 16 season finale will clinch a third consecutive Sprint Cup championship for Johnson, who would join Cale Yarborough (1976-78) as only the second driver in history...

Jimmie Johnson wins, closes in on third title

Nov 10, 2008 4:38 AM

Excerpt ...finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson needs to finish 36th or better - 37th if he leads at least one lap - to join Cale Yarborough as the only drivers to win championship in th...

IT'S NOT OVER YET / 'Mr. Nice Guy' still in driver's seat with a lead of 106 points

Nov 8, 2008 6:50 PM

Excerpt ...to the penultimate 2008 race at Phoenix this week with a 106-point lead over Carl Edwards and the likelihood that he will join Cale Yarborough as the only Cup drivers to have won thr...

Johnson wins pole to strengthen championship bid

Nov 8, 2008 3:09 AM

Excerpt ...he gains 57 more points than Carl Edwards, Johnson would only need to start the season finale to become the first driver since Cale Yarborough (1976-78) to win three straight titles....

Racing legend likes Johnson for three-peat

Nov 6, 2008 3:02 AM

Excerpt ...bike trips. “I remember we pulled into a Hardee's. My dad was grabbing a hamburger. But I thought we were going in to meet Cale Yarborough.” Earlier this year, Yarborough and Johnson...

WIVB 4 Buffalo Dukes of Hazzard bumper November 1984

Nov 1, 2008 6:31 PM

From "Cale Yarborough Comes to Hazzard" which aired the evening of November 23rd 1984

Hinton: Get us back to yesteryear, NASCAR

Oct 30, 2008 12:09 PM

Excerpt ...driver, David Pearson. Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker usually managed to scrape together a little backing, a season at a time. Cale Yarborough and his car owner, Junior Johnson, star...

Jimmie Johnson Closing in on Third NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in a Row

Oct 29, 2008 10:28 AM

Excerpt ...149 over second place Greg Biffle. The victory also marked his 13th career Chase win and pushed him one step closer to tying Cale Yarborough with most consecutive Cup Titles at three...

Flying fists: Rating NASCAR's top 5 fights

Oct 28, 2008 3:23 PM

Excerpt ...Yarborough vs. Allison to Harvick vs. Edwards, plenty to pick from Bobby Allison, left, stands over Cale Yarborough after a collision between Yarborough and Bobby's brother Donnie on...

A quick and easy fix for NASCAR

Oct 27, 2008 10:23 AM

Excerpt ...broadcast of the Daytona 500, there were 17 racetracks on the schedule and 31 races up one event from the year before. Cale Yarborough was the defending Cup series champion after sec...

Mike Mulhern's NASCAR: Atlanta Sunday!

Oct 26, 2008 5:35 AM

Carl Edwards, that's my pick to win today's Atlanta 500. He's the new Cale Yarborough, rough and tough, and he'll drive right through you to win.

Jimmie Johnson chases idol with suspense stuck in idle

Oct 25, 2008 10:41 PM

Excerpt ...that large with four races remaining in the sport’s history. If Johnson can win the title, he’ll join his boyhood Cale Yarborough as the only drivers with three consecutive titles. Y...

Jimmie Johnson's pursuit of third straight puts Yarborough back in spotlight

Oct 25, 2008 6:39 PM

Excerpt ...Yarborough, muscular and tenacious, quit the Clemson football team to race stock cars. He became the first driver — and still only driver — to win three consecutive championships in ...

Jimmie and Cale have a lot in common

Oct 25, 2008 10:33 AM

Excerpt ...have a lot of similarities when it comes to circumstances, but when it comes to driving styles, there is no comparison. Cale Yarborough was tenacious. Cale was like a junkyard dog. ...

Yarborough ready for Johnson to break his record

Oct 24, 2008 5:16 PM

Excerpt ...(3), Carl Edwards (2) and Tony Stewart (2). ... Sunday's race will be the track's 99th event for NASCAR's premier series. Cale Yarborough has stood alone in NASCAR's record book fo...

Brant James: Johnson's run revising appreciation of Yarborough

Oct 22, 2008 12:14 PM

Excerpt ...Jimmie Johnson heading to three Sprint Cup championships, NASCAR fans are remembering when Cale Yarborough did the same. Musings, observations and the occasional insight while all ey...

Hinton: JJ chasing his hero

Oct 22, 2008 12:06 PM

Excerpt ...the absolute tenacity in the nature of the driver. Maybe it's taken 30 years because there's been no one quite like Cale Yarborough, the little South Carolina bulldog, in sheer relen...

Johnson nears Cup record

Oct 22, 2008 3:13 AM

Excerpt ...Jimmie Johnson has a 149-point lead with four races left in the Sprint Cup season. When Cale Yarborough won a third straight NASCAR title in 1978, he never expected that it would...

Yarborough resigned to sharing record with Johnson

Oct 21, 2008 3:17 AM

Excerpt ...Cale Yarborough won a third-straight NASCAR title in 1978, he never expected that it would take 30 years for someone else to challenge that record. Now that two-time reigning Sprint ...

Johnson set to tie Yarborough's 30 year old record

Oct 21, 2008 2:26 AM

Excerpt ...Cale Yarborough won a third-straight NASCAR title in 1978, he never expected that it would take 30 years for someone else to challenge that record. Now that two-time reigning Sprint ...

People in Sports | Steve Largent; Cale Yarborough

Oct 20, 2008 9:40 PM

Excerpt ...who went on to a Hall of Fame career with the Seahawks, twice led the nation with 14 touchdown catches, in 1974 and 1975. Cale Yarborough: The only driver to win three straight NASCA...

Jimmie Johnson: On the Verge of History

Oct 20, 2008 11:27 AM

Excerpt ...Pearson won 105 races during his career, second only to Richard Petty who won 200. In a career that spanned four decades, Cale Yarborough won 83 races, placing him fifth on the all t...

Jimmie Johnson's pursuit of Cale Yarborough brings NASCAR history to new generation

Oct 20, 2008 12:02 AM

Excerpt ...a huge void in perspective and context. That's why Jimmie Johnson's pursuit of the first Cup championship 3-peat since Cale Yarborough is a great opportunity. It introduces Yarboroug...

Channeling Yarborough With Finish Line in Sight

Oct 18, 2008 11:29 AM

Excerpt ...Yarborough became Jeff Burton’s favorite stock car driver not long after Burton began racing go-karts at age 7 near his hometown, South Boston, Va. Yarborough, who drove for Junior J...

Johnson sets sights on history

Oct 14, 2008 9:40 PM

Excerpt ...with five races remaining in his attempt to match Cale Yarborough's feat. (Associated Press file photo) Comparing Cale Yarborough and Jimmie Johnson is like examining the differences...

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Oct 13, 2008 2:18 PM

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On this day ... September 24

Sep 23, 2008 11:52 PM

Excerpt 1978: Cale Yarborough wins the last of his six Cup race at Martinsville, beating Darrell Waltrip by three car lengths. Yarborough leads 372 laps. It is the most laps he leads in his 31 ...

Drivers on the move a recurring theme

Sep 19, 2008 9:55 AM

Excerpt ...Del. - When Cale Yarborough and Michael Kranefuss swapped drivers Jeremy Mayfield and John Andretti with eight races remaining in the 1996 season, the garage was a bit surprised. T...

On this day ... September 17

Sep 17, 2008 6:09 AM

Excerpt 1978: Bobby Allison picks up his 50th Cup victory, winning the Delaware 500 at Dover. Allison leads 267 laps and second-place Cale Yarborough leads 221. Source Info Sporting Ne...

UM-UF field goal fallout continues

Sep 14, 2008 12:47 AM

Excerpt ...begins Sunday in New Hampshire, with hot Jimmie Johnson vying to be the first to win three consecutive season titles since Cale Yarborough in 1976-78. Of course, the Chase format is ...

Rusty Reckons: 2008 Cup Chase Preview and Predictions

Sep 13, 2008 7:20 PM

Excerpt ...Jimmie is the two time defending champ (2006, 2007), and only 1 driver has ever won 3 consecutive championships; Cale Yarborough (1976 - 1978). Jimmie will join Cale, this year. You ...

Johnson aims to join Yarborough in select club

Sep 13, 2008 2:40 PM

Excerpt ...last two September races at New Hampshire. Only months after Jimmie Johnson celebrated his third birthday in 1978, Cale Yarborough became the first driver to celebrate his third cons...

Soon Enough NASCAR Will Lose A Legend.

Sep 11, 2008 6:56 PM

Excerpt ...stats consist of 81 victories which is sixth all time behind Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, and Cale Yarborough. He has four Sprint Cup Championships w...

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Sep 8, 2008 3:31 AM

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Hinton: Johnson rolls strong into another Chase

Sep 7, 2008 5:08 PM

Excerpt ...Johnson who is peaking -- at the perfect time to make a serious run at becoming the first three-peat NASCAR champion since Cale Yarborough 30 years ago. And Johnson was by no means p...

Lars Anderson: Five things we learned from California

Aug 31, 2008 10:39 PM

Excerpt ...Johnson could become the first driver to win three straight Cup titles since Cale Yarborough in 1976-78. Here are five things we learned under the lights on Sunday night at Californi...

Rare Director's Chairs from Legendary NASCAR Racers

Aug 22, 2008 1:17 PM

NASCAR collector Charles Ross has decided to part with his incredible collection of racing memorabilia, and in this video he talks about one of the items being sold. In the late 1980's, one partic...

Jarrett's 1999 win last of caution-free Michigan races

Aug 14, 2008 10:07 AM

Excerpt ...for some great side-by-side racing. In fact, the first NASCAR event there in 1969 resulted in a last-lap battle between Cale Yarborough and LeeRoy Yarbrough, with Cale winning by fiv...

1984 Busch Clash Part 4 of 4

Aug 13, 2008 2:20 PM

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida

1984 Busch Clash Part 3 of 4 (Ricky Rudd Flip)

Aug 13, 2008 1:20 PM

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida

1984 Busch Clash Part 2 of 4

Aug 13, 2008 12:39 PM

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida

1984 Busch Clash Part 1 of 4

Aug 13, 2008 12:03 PM

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida

Newton: Anyone seen Victory Lane?

Aug 6, 2008 9:25 AM

Excerpt ...the grass along the backstretch as the checkered flag flew in the 1979 Daytona 500. The nationally televised skirmish involving Cale Yarborough and the Allison brothers, Bobby and Do...

CAROLINA DREAMING

Jul 29, 2008 5:17 PM

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6 Unlikely Sports Brawls

Jul 24, 2008 7:34 AM

Excerpt ...in the U.S., what happened after the checkered flag dropped made it legendary. In the last lap of a tight race, Cale Yarborough tried a risky pass of leader Donnie Allison. Allison s...

Racer Profile: Tim Brewer

Jul 22, 2008 9:56 AM

Excerpt ...Championship. Surprisingly, Brewer left the team at the end of the season to go to work for M.C. Andersons team and driver Cale Yarborough. In 1982, Brewer led team in winning the Un...

On this day ... July 17

Jul 17, 2008 1:38 PM

Excerpt ...1970: Bobby Allison and polesitter Cale Yarborough swap the lead nine times in the Volunteer 500 at Bristol, with Allison leading the final 279 laps. Allison leads 357 laps and gets ...

Kyle Busch closing in on Gordon, Petty

Jul 13, 2008 11:11 AM

Excerpt ...and implementing a new points system. By then, the competition was fierce among Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough and others, though many of them still didn't run...

On this day ... July 5

Jul 5, 2008 10:07 AM

Excerpt 1997: John Andretti wins his first Cup race and Cale Yarborough gets his only win as a car owner when Andretti leads 113 of 160 laps and wins the Pepsi 400 at Daytona by .029 seconds ov...

THE LEGEND OF CALE YARBOROUGH

Jul 5, 2008 8:41 AM

THE IS A SONG ABOUT NASCAR LEGEND CALE YARBOROUGH, BY JAY SELLERS

LOST NASCAR FILM 1960'S 70'S

Jul 1, 2008 10:59 PM

This is just some of the original film from WSB-TV Atlanta GA and Channel 12 in Jacksonville FL. These are all rare images of the iroc, fiecracker, Permatex, daytona 500, Formula race and much more...

classic Dukes of Hazzard scene

Jun 21, 2008 4:55 PM

i laugh every time i see this from- The Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough

Mr. Happen's TUF 7 Final Predictions - Part 2

Jun 20, 2008 6:58 PM

Part two!

Mrs. Happen's TUF 7 Final Predictions - Part 2

Jun 20, 2008 2:03 PM

Mr. Happen reads Mrs. Happen's predictions.

Blount: Foyt did it all

May 23, 2008 10:19 AM

Excerpt ...has amazing car control, and both those boys go all-out every time they're in the car." Foyt considers Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough the best he faced in NASCAR. He loves Tony St...

The Allisons and Cale Yarborough spin, 1979 Daytona 500

May 20, 2008 4:33 PM

The Allisons and Cale Yarborough spin, 1979 Daytona 500

1on1: Dale Jarrett

May 20, 2008 1:26 PM

Excerpt ...only five drivers to win three Daytona 500s. Only Richard Petty, with a record-setting seven Daytona 500 victories, and Cale Yarborough, with four, have won more. (Jeff Gordon and Bo...

1988 Pontiac Excitement 400 - Jarrett Crash

May 16, 2008 1:58 PM

Dale Jarrett in his first ride in the #29 Hardee's Olds owned by Cale Yarborough is the final victim of the day of a track that just doesnt want to die as he finds the guardrail in turn 2. Richmon...

By The Numbers: Top NASCAR drivers of all time

May 16, 2008 12:57 PM

Excerpt ...Alabama Gang representin'. (13) Pop McGinnis I think it might show some superstition when the quality of drivers slips from Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison to Pop McGinnis. (14) Fo...

NASCAR's Most Powerful: Team owners

May 15, 2008 7:32 AM

Excerpt ...season, it would have been insane to suggest that a single team could win three straight Cup championships. Yes, the great Cale Yarborough pulled it off with team owner Junior Johns...

No Flip-Flopping, 'Humpy' Wheeler Picks Carl Edwards To Win Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race

May 14, 2008 12:08 PM

Excerpt ...including Princess, the back-flipping dog. "Carl Edwards is a racer's racer in the mold of Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough," said Wheeler. "He will put his car in places an...

Ford Darlington Cup Post-Race Quotes

May 11, 2008 7:50 AM

Excerpt ...is an awesome track. Youre running laps out there and you think about the guys that made this place famous like Cale Yarborough and Elliott and David Pearson and people like that. It...

1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400 - Start/Big One

May 8, 2008 11:51 AM

Believe it or not the first words said by the announcers in this clip are the first words they utter during the broadcast. Once again a great broadcast by ABC's Wide World Of Sports lol. Anyway h...

Tempers quick to turn

May 6, 2008 11:08 PM

Excerpt ... Memorable meltdowns Cale Yarborough vs. the Allisons: Yarborough (right) and Donnie Allison (left) vied for the lead on the final lap of t...

1987 Firecracker 400 - Wilson Crash

Apr 26, 2008 3:38 PM

With less then 10 laps to go it appears that #71 Dave Marics has the 1987 edition of the Firecracker 400 all wrapped up until #4 Rick Wilson hits the wall coming off turn 4 to bring out the final c...

Great All-Star Moment No. 10: Darrell Waltrip, 1985

Apr 22, 2008 8:36 AM

Excerpt ...Geoff Bodine, Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, Harry Gant, Terry Labonte, Benny Parsons, Richard Petty, Tim Richmond, Ricky Rudd, Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. The NASCAR Sprint ...

Finish to 1979 Daytona 500

Apr 12, 2008 10:48 PM

This was the most talked about NASCAR race in history until 1998.The wild finish was viewed by most of the country live as the East Coast was snowed in by a blizzard and the race was carried live.W...

The Changing Face of NASCAR

Apr 10, 2008 4:37 AM

Excerpt ...to make races for the previous three seasons. Junior Johnson Racing, who won six championships with cars driven by Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip, was positioned to become one...

On this day ... April 2

Apr 2, 2008 8:39 AM

Excerpt 1967: Cale Yarborough wins from the pole for the first time in his career. He leads 301 of 334 laps of the Atlanta 500 and wins by more than a lap over Dick Hutcherson. Of Yaborough's 8...

On this day ... March 30

Mar 30, 2008 3:03 PM

Excerpt ...Forty cars start the Atlanta 500 and 15 finish, but it wouldn't have mattered how many cars are around at the end. This is Cale Yarborough's day. He leads 308 of 344 laps and beats D...

Gordon Garners Goody's Pole

Mar 28, 2008 2:00 PM

Excerpt ...second of the season, seventh at Martinsville and 65th of his Sprint Cup career. He is just five pole wins behind Cale Yarborough for third all-time. "That was two of the best corne...

Inside The Hauler: What happened to the Wood Brothers?

Mar 28, 2008 10:12 AM

Excerpt ...-- world famous. From 1970 until 1979 this legendary team collected 54 of its career 97 victories with greats such as Cale Yarborough, A.J. Foyt and David Pearson behind the wheel. I...

Johnson off to unusually slow start in Sprint Cup

Mar 12, 2008 8:33 AM

Excerpt ...to go until the start of the 12-man Chase for the Championship, in which Johnson hopes to go for the first three-peat since Cale Yarborough in 1976-78. But it isn't the kind of start...

On this day . . . February 25

Feb 24, 2008 11:02 PM

Excerpt 1968: Cale Yarborough wins his first of four Daytona 500s, leading 76 laps and finishing 1 second ahead of LeeRoy Yarbrough. Cale's four 500 wins is second to Richard Petty's seven. ...

The Black Cale Yarborough

Feb 18, 2008 12:22 PM

Excerpt ... What's up We got something special for you today. My boy K-Dawg is going to school us on the ins and outs of NASCAR. K-Dawg is the only black person I know, in my age group, that l...

Daytona 500's most memorable moments

Feb 17, 2008 12:08 PM

Excerpt ...ended up in a fight against Cale Yarborough that was broadcast on national television. On the final lap, Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough were out ahead and battling for the win. Y...

TAINTED CHAMPION

Feb 17, 2008 2:03 AM

Excerpt ...Sterling Marlin (2) and Michael Waltrip (2). -- Three drivers have won back-to-back Daytona 500s: Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84) and Sterling Marlin (1994-95) -- ...

PICK SIX: Predictions for the 2008 Spring Cup

Feb 17, 2008 1:00 AM

Excerpt ...Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) will make it three Cup championships in a row, matching the NASCAR record of Cale Yarborough, who won the title in 1976-78. Dale Earnhardt Jr. should d...

Johnson aims for third Cup championship

Feb 17, 2008 1:00 AM

Excerpt ...the odds are against Johnson successfully defending his back-to-back Cup titles, but then again, former NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough never realized capturing three championships in ...

Rabalais: Champions recall favorite memories

Feb 16, 2008 11:55 PM

Excerpt ...my life.’ So, I got out of the car and the guy started beatin’ on my fist with his nose. My story and I’m stickin’ to it.” Cale Yarborough, four-time champion: “I got plowed down in ...

Former winner recalls triumphs

Feb 16, 2008 8:30 PM

Excerpt ...winners of the Daytona 500 will be at the Daytona International Speedway for today's race. And all brought fond memories. Cale Yarborough said the ride from the short tracks of S...

Drivers to Watch

Feb 16, 2008 1:42 PM

Excerpt ...the two-time defending champion, Johnson, above, enters the 2008 season as the one to beat as he seeks to tie Cale Yarborough and become only the second driver to win three titles in...

Nascar Returns to Basics in Hope Fans Will Return to Nascar

Feb 16, 2008 11:11 AM

Excerpt ...Allison after a wreck on the last lap of the 1979 Daytona 500, but it is conveniently compelling. Bobby Allison pinning Cale Yarborough after a wreck on the last lap at the 1979 Dayt...

DAYTONA 500 PIT STOPS

Feb 16, 2008 3:11 AM

Excerpt ...47 of the previous 49 Daytona 500s, including the first in 1959, and won "The Great American Race" in 1963 (Tiny Lund), 1968 (Cale Yarborough), 1972 (A.J. Foyt Jr.) and 1976 (David P...

Top 5 winningest Daytona 500 drivers

Feb 16, 2008 12:08 AM

Excerpt ...the first nationally televised Daytona 500 in 1979, Petty won thanks to a last-lap crash that eliminated Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough from contention.  Cale Yarborough (4): Of ...

Third watch for Johnson

Feb 15, 2008 11:37 PM

Excerpt ...starts the sport’s most important race of the season from the pole, Johnson is also attempting to be the first driver since Cale Yarborough (1976-78) to win three straight championsh...

Daytona 500 records

Feb 15, 2008 11:01 PM

Excerpt ...Most wins from the pole position: (2) Cale Yarborough (1968, 84); Bill Elliott (1985, 87) • Longest span between first and last victory: (17) Richard Petty (1964-81) • Driver leading...

50 greatest moments in Daytona 500 history

Feb 15, 2008 11:01 PM

Excerpt ...149.601 mph. 31. Benny Parsons captures the 1975 500 after leader David Pearson spins after contact with the lapped car of Cale Yarborough with three laps to go. 32. Junior Johnson, ...

NASCAR Number: 3

Feb 14, 2008 9:02 AM

Excerpt ...8: Number of drivers who have won the Daytona 500 multiple times. Richard Petty leads the way with seven wins, followed by Cale Yarborough with four. Three drivers have won it three ...

BRUDENELL'S 50: Five favorite winners

Feb 14, 2008 12:31 AM

Excerpt ... Cale Yarborough won the 500 four times (1968, '77, '83 and '84), placing him second only to Petty. Yarborough is the only driver to win three NASCAR Cup championships in a r...

Top 5 Daytona 500 finishes

Feb 12, 2008 10:36 PM

Excerpt ...1 of 5.  ``The Fight'': Richard Petty won the 1979 race, but the fireworks that erupted came from the fist-fight between Cale Yarborough, Donnie Allison and brother Bobby Allison at ...

50 years of Daytona: 50 things to know before Sunday's big 5-0

Feb 12, 2008 3:48 AM

Excerpt ...seven drivers have won both a Gatorade Duel qualifying race and the Daytona 500 in the same year: Fireball Roberts (1962), Cale Yarborough (1977, 1984), Bill Elliott (1985), Bobby Al...

Lars Anderson: Sprint Cup 5 Minute Guide

Feb 11, 2008 4:15 PM

Excerpt ...running of the Daytona 500. Herewith, a look at what to keep an eye on this year on the Sprint Cup circuit. No driver since Cale Yarborough (1976-78) has won three straight champion...

NASCAR crystal ball for 2008

Feb 9, 2008 10:09 PM

Excerpt ...Not that he can’t. Johnson is unquestionably the top driver in Sprint Cup racing today. But there’s a reason no one since Cale Yarborough has won three straight championships since h...

Sprint Cup season preview

Feb 9, 2008 2:34 AM

Excerpt ...Kelly says: It's tough to pick against reigning champ Jimmie Johnson, who will try to become the first driver since Cale Yarborough (1976-78) to win three consecutive Cup series cham...

Yarborough wouldn't mind sharing mark with Johnson

Feb 8, 2008 8:37 AM

Excerpt ...a trip cross-country to race dirt bikes. The tyke burst excitedly into the fast-food restaurant, expecting to see his Cale Yarborough tinkering with the No. 28 Hardee's Chevrolet he ...

Yarborough wouldn't mind sharing mark with Johnson

Feb 8, 2008 8:37 AM

Excerpt ...a trip cross-country to race dirt bikes. The tyke burst excitedly into the fast-food restaurant, expecting to see his Cale Yarborough tinkering with the No. 28 Hardee's Chevrolet he ...

Topic of the week: Top moments in NASCAR history

Feb 7, 2008 8:18 AM

Excerpt ...a football player, boxer or baseball player does. One scary moment for me which I would put on the list goes back to when Cale Yarborough was driving for us. He had a big wreck at Ta...

Daytona 500 winners

Feb 4, 2008 10:53 AM

Excerpt ...races in 1983 and 1984, becoming the first driver to qualify at Daytona at better than 200 mph. South Carolina native Cale Yarborough grew up on a tobacco farm in the shadows of Dar...

1987 Winston 500 - Bobby Allison Crash

Jan 31, 2008 9:47 PM

The crash and moment in Nascar History that made restrictor plates happen. Around lap 20 Bobby Allison blows his motor and then a tire before sailing into the catch fence. Others like Richard Petty...

At 50, Daytona 500 roars toward the century mark

Jan 29, 2008 11:54 AM

Excerpt ...before he won his only Indianapolis 500. A.J. Foyt won the 500 in 1972, 11 years after winning his first of four Indy 500s. Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Benny Parsons, Bobby Allis...

At 50, Daytona 500 roars toward the century mark

Jan 29, 2008 10:11 AM

Excerpt ...before he won his only Indianapolis 500. A.J. Foyt won the 500 in 1972, 11 years after winning his first of four Indy 500s. Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Benny Parsons, Bobby Allis...

Newton: NASCAR switches gears to hang on to grassroots fans

Jan 21, 2008 7:30 PM

Excerpt ...the 2008 Sprint Cup media tour on Monday by basically saying it's time to go back to the basics, back to the way things were when Cale Yarborough and the Allison brothers fought in t...

Yates Racing at a crossroads

Jan 20, 2008 10:34 AM

Excerpt ...No. 28, of course, has been driven by some of NASCAR's greatest drivers Fred Lorenzen, Buddy Baker, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough. It was made most famous, however, by Davey Alli...

On this day ... January 16

Jan 16, 2008 6:01 AM

Excerpt ...David Pearson wins his third consecutive race at Riverside, taking the season-opening Winston Western 500 by 9 seconds over Cale Yarborough. Pearson leads 17 of the 119 laps over the...

James Hylton interview Part 4

Jan 11, 2008 1:16 PM

James Hylton was born on August 26, 1934 to a Pearisburg (Giles County ), Virginia family and was one of thirteen children. Hylton spent his early years in Roanoke Virginia, and his life centered p...

James Hylton interview Part 3

Jan 11, 2008 1:05 PM

James Hylton was born on August 26, 1934 to a Pearisburg (Giles County ), Virginia family and was one of thirteen children. Hylton spent his early years in Roanoke Virginia, and his life centered p...

James Hylton interview Part 2

Jan 11, 2008 12:45 PM

James Hylton was born on August 26, 1934 to a Pearisburg (Giles County ), Virginia family and was one of thirteen children. Hylton spent his early years in Roanoke Virginia, and his life centered p...

James Hylton interview

Jan 11, 2008 12:26 PM

James Hylton was born on August 26, 1934 to a Pearisburg (Giles County ), Virginia family and was one of thirteen children. Hylton spent his early years in Roanoke Virginia, and his life center...

Johnson confident as quest begins for three in a row

Jan 7, 2008 1:31 PM

Excerpt ...Fla. -- Nightmares aside, two-time defending Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is confident that this season he can equal Cale Yarborough's historic run of three consecutive champio...

LEE ROY MERCER Punks Jeff Hammond Of NASCAR On FOX

Dec 22, 2007 1:36 AM

It Ain't Nothin' For Lee Roy Mercer To Whoop A NASCAR Driver's Ass! LEE ROY MERCER® opens a tallboy can of Whoop-Ass on today's top name NASCAR Drivers, Crew Chiefs & Owners with his New Hit recor...

The Winston Legends Race at Charlotte, May 1991

Nov 20, 2007 1:41 PM

This, dear friends, is awesome. As part of the festivities for the 1991 Winston All-Star Race, an exhibition event known as the "Winston Legends Race" was run on a small track paved onto Charlotte...

1984 Talladega 500 - Finish

Aug 5, 2007 9:34 PM

Here is the finish to the famous 1984 Talladega 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. July 29th 1984 Ken Squire, Ned Jarrett & Benny Parsons with the call for CBS.

NR2003 - GN70 #5

Jul 26, 2007 9:39 AM

Cale Yarborough just about manages to hold this big slide...

Neil Bonnet Wins at Atlanta

Jul 18, 2007 12:14 PM

During ESPN's Decade of Excellents show they look back at there first ever live broadcast at Atlanta in 1981. (they had done 3 pretaped races before this) Neil Bonnet holds of Darrell Waltrip and ...

IROC - 1985 - The Finish - Daytona

Jul 2, 2007 3:33 PM

Cale Yarborough loses it in the fourth turn, collecting A.J. Foyt. Then I think DW gets in the back of Tom Sneva and sends him spinning. Meanwhile Harry Gant loses it while trying to avoid the acci...

1985 Southern 500 Yarborough's Power Steering Fails

Jun 26, 2007 4:26 PM

Beating and banging on the restart with Yarborough losing his power steering... LOVE the crowd reaction!

1986 Daytona 500-The Big One

May 18, 2007 7:21 AM

Neil Bonnett spins in turns 3 and 4, then Joe Ruttmann hits the wall hard and gets hit by Harry Gant which he almost flip the car. Other drivers involved including Cale Yarborough, Bill Elliott and...

Unwelcome winner: Rain forces Richmond postponement

May 6, 2007 1:16 AM

Excerpt ...ORLANDO, Fla. - There were two drivers Dale Earnhardt never messed with, on or off the racetrack: Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough. He knew better.     Maybe if Earnhardt's toughnes...

Gordon continues his victory parade

May 3, 2007 1:44 PM

Excerpt ...drivers Dale Earnhardt never messed with, on or off the racetrack: Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough. He knew better. Maybe if his toughness-loving cult followers realized that, the...

1965 NASCAR crash

Feb 22, 2007 12:33 PM

1965 NASCAR in Darlington. Driver is Cale Yarborough.

LEE ROY MERCER -Vs- TONY STEWART: Prank Call Demo

Jan 8, 2007 2:49 PM

LEE ROY MERCER® GONE RACIN'™ Is The First Album In Recording Industry History To Feature Authentic Prank Calls Made On Today's Top Names In NASCAR. Track Listing: 1. Tony Stewart 10:50 2. Kevin Ha...

Yarborough aids Indians with help from Junior

Nov 10, 2006 7:27 PM

Excerpt ...Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he is in position to challenge in the Chase for the Championship. “What could be better?” wonders Cale Yarborough, the three-time driving champion who will shar...

Yarborough aids Indians with help from Junior

Nov 8, 2006 9:41 PM

Excerpt ...Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he is in position to challenge in the Chase for the Championship. “What could be better?” wonders Cale Yarborough, the three-time driving champion who will shar...

Cale Yarborough

Sep 12, 2006 2:05 PM

Great story of Cale Yarborough. The only driver to win three consecutive NASCAR titles (1977,1978,1979).

Cale Yarborough & AJ Foyt talk about fear in racing

Sep 12, 2006 1:40 PM

Short interview.

The Infamous Fistfight - Daytona 500 1979

Sep 9, 2006 6:03 AM

Donnie Allison, Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, AJ Foyt Jr., Bobby Allison.

Daytona crash and fight Cale Yarborough X Donnie Allison

Jul 11, 2006 3:11 PM

Nascar crash and fight

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