Cale Yarborough, 1968 champ, on the pre-race grid.
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FILE- Fight between Donnie Allison, Bobby Allison, and Cale Yarborough, 1979.
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FILE- Fight between Donnie Allison, Bobby Allison, and Cale Yarborough, 1979.
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FILE- Fight between Donnie Allison, Bobby Allison, and Cale Yarborough, 1979.
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Feb 19, 1984; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough celebrates in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 1, 1969; Riverside, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Grand National Series driver Cale Yarrough (21) races in turn 4 at the 1969 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports
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WASHINGTON – 1978: President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter invite NASCAR stars as guests to the White House, the same year Cale Yarborough wins his record third straight series title. (L-R): Cale Yarborough, First Lady Rosalyn Carter, David Pearson, Benny Parsons, Bud Moore. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
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Cale Yarborough and team owner Junior Johnson, in 1979. (Photo by ISC Images and Archives via Getty Images)
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Cale Yarborough (11) battles Richard Petty (43) during the Winston Cup Music City USA 420 in the NASCAR Grand National race at Nashville Speedways on May 12, 1974. Petty went on to win his eighth time in Nashville.
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Driver Cale Yarborough takes a rest after qualifying second for the Nashville 420 Winston Cup Grand National stock car race at Nashville Speedways on July 19, 1974.
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Cale Yarborough (11) battles Richard Petty (43) during the Winston Cup Music City USA 420 in the NASCAR Grand National race at Nashville Speedways on May 12, 1974. Petty went on to win his eighth time in Nashville.
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Feb 19, 1984; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough (28) races alongside Geoff Bodine (5) during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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Driver Cale Yarborough takes a rest after qualifying second for the Nashville 420 Winston Cup Grand National stock car race at Nashville Speedways on July 19, 1974.
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Cale Yarborough made himself at home in Daytona’s Victory Lane. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
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Defending race champion Cale Yarborough keeps an eye on others drivers’ practice times while waiting for the Nashville 420 NASCAR race at the Nashville Speedway July 17, 1976.
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Cale Yarborough gets ready to take his car out on the track in preparation for his qualifying run at the Fairgrounds Speedway May 11, 1973. Yarborough went on to capture the pole position for the Music City 420 Grand National race with a record run of 110.892 in his Chevrolet.
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Legend NASCAR drivers Junior Johnson, left, Ned Jarrett and Cale Yarborough swap stories at the NASCAR Café on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville on Oct. 6, 1998. The three and other drivers were in town for taping of story-telling session that will be packaged and market in video form by Nashville producer Larry Black.
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Cale Yarborough is all alone on the track as he runs with the lead in the Music City 420 at Nashville International Raceway May 9, 1980. At race’s end, however, Yarborough finished in third place, behind winner Richard Petty and second place Benny Parsons.
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Cale Yarborough was one of the NASCAR drivers who participated in the Ohio Invitational at Midvale Speedway in the 1970s.
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Driver Cale Yarborough, second from left, and car owner Junior Johnson, second from right, celebrates their victory in the Music City 420 before a near-record crowd of 21,500 at Nashville Speedway June 3, 1978. Yarborough became the only third diver in NASCAR Grand National history to lead a race from start to finish when he led every lap of the race.
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Driver Cale Yarborough, center, shows off the trophy after winning the Nashville 420 Grand National race at Nashville Speedway July 20, 1975. Yarborough finished a full one and one-quarter laps ahead of second-place Richard Petty.
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Driver Cale Yarborough (11) attempts to get around Walter Ballard (30) during the Nashville 420 Grand National race at Nashville Speedway July 20, 1975. Yarborough went on to finished a full one and one-quarter laps ahead of second-place Richard Petty before a crowd of 16,500.
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Two-time defending NACAR national champion Cale Yarborough, right, leans on a jack handle as he checks out the times of some of his Nashville 420 rivals during practice at the Nashville Speedway July 15, 1978.
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Feb 17, 1985; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Bill Elliott (9) leads Cale Yarborough (28) during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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Cale Yarborough, left, gets interview by The Tennessean Sports Editor John Bibb during practice for NASCAR Music City 420 race at the Nashville Speedway. Dale Ernsberger / The Tennessean 5/8/1976
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Feb 1, 1969; Riverside, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Grand National Series driver Cale Yarrough (21) in the garage area at the 1969 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 19, 1984; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 19, 1984; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough (28) pits during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 19, 1984; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough (28) leads Richard Petty (43) during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 19, 1984; Daytona Bch, FL, USA FILE PHOTO; NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough celebrates in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
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