Cale Yarborough Quotes


If he'd just crowded me down to the side of the asphalt, I'd have been OK. But when he ran me completely off the racetrack, I lost it.


Citations

Yarborough, Cale. Quoted in "A Fuss and a Fight at the Finish," by Sam Moses, Sports Illustrated, 26 Feb. 1979.

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Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough
  • Born: March 27, 1939
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Celebrity

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, and farmer. He is one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winning in 1976, 1977, and 1978. He was one of the preeminent stock car drivers from the 1960s to the 1980s and also competed in IndyCar events. His fame was such that a special model of the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II was named after him.