Cale Yarborough

Cale Yarborough is an American stock-car driver and team owner who won three consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championships from 1976 to 1978.

1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: The 1976 season of NASCAR’s premier stock-car racing series, won by Cale Yarborough. This began Yarborough’s run of three consecutive Cup championships.
Junior Johnson: An American NASCAR driver and team owner who became one of the sport’s most successful figures. Johnson hired Yarborough and fielded the cars behind his three consecutive Cup championships.
NASCAR Cup Series: NASCAR’s premier national stock-car racing series, contested across a season of scheduled races. Yarborough’s championships and major victories came in this series.
NASCAR Hall of Fame: A museum and hall of fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, honoring people and organizations in NASCAR. Yarborough was inducted in the Hall’s inaugural class in 2012.
1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: The 1977 season of NASCAR’s premier stock-car racing series, won by Cale Yarborough. Yarborough defended his title for the second championship in his streak.
Darrell Waltrip: An American stock-car driver who won three NASCAR Cup Series championships. Waltrip succeeded Yarborough as a leading champion in the Cup series.
NASCAR points system: A set of rules that awards points to drivers according to race results and determines season standings. The championship went to the driver with the strongest season-long points total.
Cale Yarborough Motorsports: A NASCAR team owned by Cale Yarborough that competed in the Cup Series. His ownership career extended his role in the sport beyond driving.
1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: The 1978 season of NASCAR’s premier stock-car racing series, won by Cale Yarborough. The third straight title completed an unprecedented championship streak.
Richard Petty: An American stock-car driver with a record seven NASCAR Cup Series championships. Petty was Yarborough’s contemporary and one of the era’s defining championship rivals.

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Dale EarnhardtCompared with: Yarborough’s earlier championship career provides a contrast to Earnhardt’s seven-title era.