NASCAR legendary racer Cale Yarborough Net-Worth

Cale Yarborough, a South Carolina native and one of NASCAR’s top drivers of all time, died Sunday at the age of 84.

Yarborough had been in poor health over the last few years and was battling a rare genetic disorder, according to his family.

He won 83 races during his NASCAR career and was elected to the sport’s Hall of Fame in January 2012. His 83 wins are tied for sixth all-time with Jimmie Johnson. He was the first driver to win three Cup Series championships from 1976-1978.

Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times (1968, 1977, 1983-1984), second only to Richard Petty’s seven. He was a member of NASCAR’s greatest 50 drivers, released in 1998 and sport’s 75 top drivers earlier this year as part of NASCAR’s 75th anniversary.

“Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen,” NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France said in a statement. “His combination of talent, grit and determination separated Cale from his peers, both on the track and in the record book.

He was respected and admired by competitors and fans alike and was as comfortable behind the wheel of a tractor as he was behind the wheel of a stock car. On behalf of the France family and NASCAR, I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Cale Yarborough.”

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