NASCAR / Racing
1939 to 2023
THREE STRAIGHT
The first driver to win three consecutive modern Cup titles, and a Daytona menace.
3
Straight titles
1976 to 1978
4
Daytona 500
Widely cited
83
Cup wins
Widely cited
2012
Hall of Fame
NASCAR HOF
Junior Johnson & Associates
1957 to 1988
Cale Yarborough won three straight NASCAR Cup Series championships from 1976 to 1978 with Junior Johnson. A fierce short-track and superspeedway talent, he also collected multiple Daytona 500 victories. He was enshrined in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012. He died on December 31, 2023.
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NASCAR Cup Series (career, labeled historical)
1976 to 1978
Three straight titles
Wins consecutive Cup championships with Junior Johnson.
2012
Hall of Fame
Enshrined in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
2023
Passed away
Died December 31, 2023.
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Yarborough proved dominance could be sustained year after year. His three-peat set a modern Cup standard.
Career numbers are widely published Cup/HOF totals. Label era. Not live GameDNA PlayerGameStat.
NASCAR Cup Series (career, labeled historical)
1976 to 1978
Three straight titles
Wins consecutive Cup championships with Junior Johnson.
2012
Hall of Fame
Enshrined in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
2023
Passed away
Died December 31, 2023.
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Yarborough proved dominance could be sustained year after year. His three-peat set a modern Cup standard.
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