NASCAR legend. Became a team-owner after retirement but is now retired from the sport after stopping that role in 1999. Still lives in South Carolina, where he runs two car dealerships and runs a race-shop from his farm. Also formed a racing school, but whilst he still owns the school, he no longer has day-to-day involvement with it. Yarborough was actually an American Football ace at college, but had always had a passion for racing, and worked on a turkey farm and as a lumberjack so he could both race and support his wife, eschewing any kind of football scholarship. Yarborough's NASCAR success was immense, but in short he was the NASCAR champion for three consecutive years from 1976 onwards and won the 1968, 1977, 1983 and 1984 Daytona 500 race.

Biography last updated 13 Mar 2016