Cale Yarborough

Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will sport a retro paint scheme this weekend at Darlington Raceway paying tribute to NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Cale Yarborough. Hamlin will try to win Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 and take the No. 11 to victory ...  

It was the first of five victories at his home track for Yarborough, and the first of eight at Darlington for the Wood Brothers. Leonard Wood, the team’s crew chief in those days, recalled that Yarborough was sick heading into one of the most grueling ...  

Leonard Wood, the team’s crew chief in those days, recalled that Yarborough was sick heading into one of the most grueling races on the schedule. “He had the flu or something,” Wood said. “You can look at his picture in the Winner’s Circle and ...  

Former NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough was recently announced as grand marshal for the eighth annual Darlington Car Hauler Parade and Festival on May 10 at the Florence Civic Center. Yarborough, in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 pace car, will lead ...  

Each time Darlington Raceway comes up on the NASCAR schedule, three-time Winston Cup champion Cale Yarborough quickly comes to mind. Yarborough was one of NASCAR's biggest stars for three decades, having risen from very modest means to one of ...  

Nothing would be better for us than to get Cale (Yarborough) — to honor Cale.  He’s had a hall of fame career, he’s won tons of races and obviously 55 wins came in the 11 car.  Like I said, I was just a very small part of the number 11 ...  

Each time Darlington Raceway comes up on the NASCAR schedule, three-time Winston Cup champion Cale Yarborough quickly comes to mind. Yarborough was one of NASCAR's biggest stars for three decades, having risen from very modest means to one of ...  

Nothing would be better for us than to get Cale (Yarborough) -- to honor Cale. He's had a hall of fame career, he's won tons of races and obviously 55 wins came in the 11 car. Like I said, I was just a very small part of the number 11 being the winningest number.  

In a good year? The winner might bring back 30 pounds. "Last year was a real bad year," said Yarborough, who is the third cousin of Hall of Fame race car driver Cale Yarborough. "We got the warmth (late spring), but it was never wet enough for mushrooms.  

Six other drivers have won three straight (Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin). · Martinsville hasn't been very kind to Ford Racing of late as evidenced by the fact that its last victory at the ...  

He was present for the infamous “pass in the grass” and Cale Yarborough’s trip over the Turn 3 fence. Charlotte Motor Speedway is launching a long-time fan program that honors fans who return to the track year after year. Misenheimer and Padgett are ...  

Hamlin started driving the No. 11 in 2005. Other drivers behind the wheel include Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. ... It was the first win for Toyota at Kansas Speedway. ... There were three cautions for 18 laps after just two for 10 ...  

Hamlin started driving the No. 11 in 2005. Other drivers behind the wheel include Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. ... It was the first win for Toyota at Kansas Speedway. ... There were three cautions for 18 laps after just two for 10 ...  

Thanks to a convoluted point system that rewarded laps completed as well as finishing position, no one knew exactly where he had to finish to beat his closest pursuers — Cale Yarborough and Richard Petty. The fact that BP and his race team even had a ...  

HOORAH for Hamlin's victory setting a new record for NASCAR wins by a specific car number. Car #11, led primarily by the efforts of Cale Yarborough, now has 199 Sprint Cup wins. Hamlin's effort at Kansas broke a lenghty tie, at 198 wins, with car #43 ...  

Smith, 28, at least can make a claim that three-time series champion Tony Stewart can't: His face is engraved on the 3-foot, 40-pound Johnny Mantz trophy alongside NASCAR legends such as Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough ...  

Among the legends who drove the No. 11 to victory lane are Cale Yarborough, Ned Jarrett, Darrell Waltrip and Bill Elliott, Hamlin's childhood hero. "It's kind of a tribute to them," Hamlin said. "They're the ones that put this car number on the map.  

Won three consecutive championships as an owner with driver Cale Yarborough (1977-79). Won three more with Darrell Waltrip (1981-82, 1985). Bill France Sr.: Moved family to Daytona Beach in 1935 and began promoting races on the storied Beach Course.  

The converse also might be true: If the Sprint Cup Series raced on as many superspeedways (where contact at high speeds is frowned upon), perhaps gritty veterans such as Earnhardt's father and Cale Yarborough wouldn't have been regarded as rough ...  

The converse also might be true: If the Sprint Cup Series raced on as many superspeedways (where contact at high speeds is frowned upon), perhaps gritty veterans such as Earnhardt's father and Cale Yarborough wouldn't have been regarded as rough ...  

This race, held right after Justin Algaier had won the Nationwide Series race, featured legends like Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, and Harry Gant. In a race highlighted by a scary crash for Larry Pearson, it was Rick Wilson, the man who never ...  

From Richard Petty and Fred Lorenzen going to Victory Lane a combined 14 times in the 60s, to Cale Yarborough winning four races in five starts in the 70s, to Darrell Waltrip dominating in the 80s, followed by Rusty Wallace owning the early to ...  

Hamlin started driving the No. 11 in 2005. Other drivers behind the wheel include Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. ... It was the first win for Toyota at Kansas Speedway. ... There were three cautions for 18 laps after just ...  

Hamlin started driving the No. 11 in 2005. Other drivers behind the wheel include Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. ... It was the first win for Toyota at Kansas Speedway. ... There were three cautions for 18 laps after just ...  

RK Motors Charlotte will also assist the Johnson family with the marketing and sale of three significant cars from the Johnson collection, including the 1980 Oldsmobile #11 Cale Yarborough Busch Beer NASCAR, the 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo #11 ...  

It’s on par with the 1972 spread of 17 mph between Bobby Unser and Cale Yarborough. “I really was expecting more speed from the car,” Alesi said. “That was all we could get, and we took it.” Alesi is more than 4 mph slower than fellow Lotus ...  

Padgett’s favorite memory was seeing Dale Earnhardt Sr. win the 1987 All-Star Race. He also remembers the time Cale Yarborough went over the fence in the third turn. Some people attending the races for decades have actually been employed by ...  

The Armed Forces 5K/Walk is sponsored by the Friends of the Florence Veteran’s Park, Piggly Wiggly, The United States Army, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Cale Yarborough Honda, 4 Monkeys Inflatable Rides, Palmetto Corp, Percy and Willie ...  

Six other drivers have won three straight (Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin). • Martinsville hasn’t been very kind to Ford Racing of late as evidenced by the fact that its last ...  

With Cale Yarborough inducted into the third class of the NASCAR’s Hall of Fame, Darlington Raceway will celebrate and honor his achievements during the upcoming Bojangles’ Southern 500 race weekend May 11-12, and they want fans to be part ...  

1965 – Cale Yarborough, of nearby Timmonsville, crashed with his car sailing over the guard rail and off the track.  He was unhurt and the mishap was used as an introduction to ABC’s Wide World of Sports for several years. 1970 – Track re ...  

While it doesn’t hold a candle to the 1979 finish-line fisticuffs at Daytona involving Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison, Patrick’s get-even move rings with an outlaw overtone that hasn’t been present at Nascar events for at least 15 years.  

NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Ned Jarrett and Bill Elliott. Busch, looking to end an uncharacteristic 20-race winless drought, owns Richmond’s second-best Driver Rating (114.8) and in 14 races has never finished off the lead lap.  

NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Ned Jarrett and Bill Elliott. Busch, looking to end an uncharacteristic 20-race winless drought, owns Richmond’s second-best Driver Rating (114.8) and in 14 races has never finished off the lead lap.  

32 – Laps led by Hamlin. 173 – Laps led by Truex. 199 – All-time Cup victories carrying No. 11. Cale Yarborough won 55 of them. Quotable quotes “As disappointing as this is, this was a statement day for this team. It’s been a long time ...  

For a moment I imagined I somehow had been transported back to the track's glory days of the 1970s, '80s and '90s when Richard Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby and Donnie Allison, Harry Gant, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace ...  

DARLINGTON — S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s first trip to Darlington Raceway included touring the race hauler of last year’s winner Regan Smith, sitting in the driver’s meeting near NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough and meeting her new favorite ...  

His mother, Mary Yocum, worked in racing and Matt tagged along as a youngster, charming the likes of Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison and actor James Garner. One of Yocum's fondest childhood memories was going to Daytona ...  

Cale Yarborough, a long time race car driver, is a native of South Carolina being born in the small town of Sardis just outside the city Timmonsville, South Carolina. He is a winner of three consecutive championships in NASCAR history.  

Bill Elliott and Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Ned Jarrett. Busch, looking to end an uncharacteristic 20-race winless drought, owns Richmond's second-best Driver Rating (114.8) and in 14 races has never finished off the lead lap.  

Bill Elliott and Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough and Ned Jarrett. Busch, looking to end an uncharacteristic 20-race winless drought, owns Richmond's second-best Driver Rating (114.8) and in 14 races has never finished off the lead lap.