Yarborough walked over to Johnson and gave him a big old bear hug. All of Johnson’s seeming fears faded away as Cale went on to speak about honoring Johnson for his achievement and that he ...

Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson called Yarborough his "childhood hero." Said NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France: "Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever ...

Cale Yarborough, a tenacious driver whose hard-charging style produced three NASCAR Cup Series championships, has died. He was 84. Yarborough was a four-time Daytona 500 winner and a five-time ...

Cale Yarborough, legendary NASCAR racer, passed away today at 84. Yarborough won 83 NASCAR Cup races in 31 years and took the championship in 1976, 1977, and 1978, one of only two drivers to have ...

By Richard Goldstein Cale Yarborough, who won three consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships and whose 83 victories tied him for sixth place on the winners’ list, died on Sunday.

Cale Yarborough, one of the best NASCAR drivers in the sport’s history, is reportedly in poor health and his family is asking for prayers. John Dodson, the vice president of business alliances ...

"Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen," France said, via FOX Sports. "His combination of talent, grit and determination separated Cale from his peers ...

Cale Yarborough, a NASCAR Hall of Famer widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of stock car racing, died Sunday morning following a long illness. He was 84. Growing up on a ...

NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, by all metrics, surely falls into the latter category. Yarborough, one of the greatest drivers in the history of NASCAR and a man whose legendary toughness ...

Every time I exit Interstate 20 and hit the back roads to Darlington Raceway, Cale Yarborough comes to mind. The passing farm fields of the South Carolina Lowcountry, now pale after the harvest ...

Feb 19, 1984: NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough celebrates in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports USA TODAY ...

Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR's all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday at the age of 84. Yarborough's crowning achievements include ...