Cale Yarborough

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. William Caleb Yarborough was born March 27, 1940. Where was he born?

• Timmonsville, North Carolina
• Timmonsville, South Carolina
• Timmonsville, Georgia

2. Cale Yarborough is the only driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships.

• True or False?

3. What national sports magazine did he appear on the cover of?

• Sports Illustrated
• ESPN the Magazine
• Sports Weekly

4. In 1957, Yarborough made his debut as a driver at the Southern 500, driving for Bob Weatherly, starting 44th and finishing 42nd after suffering hub problems. What was the car number?

• 21
• 28
• 30

5. What year did Cale Yarborough have his first Winston Cup (now Sprint) Cup?

• 1964
• 1965
• 1966

6. Cale Yarborough also won the Daytona 500 four times--his first win coming in 1968. Who did he drive for?

• Petty Racing
• Wood Brothers
• Junior Johnson

7. Cale Yarborough drove his last race at the 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 in Atlanta.

• True or False?

8. Cale Yarborough played himself in two episodes of what TV series?

• Beverly Hillbillies
• Green Acres
• The Dukes of Hazzard

9. He last win was the 1985 Miller High Life 500 at Daytona.

• True or False.

10. In 1987, he took the Hardee's sponsorship and began running as an owner/driver, posting two top-five finishes. He ran his final season in 1988, posting two ninth place finishes. He retired at the end of the year. What was the car number?

• #21
• #28
• #29

Check Your Answers

• 1. Timmonsville, South Carolina
• 2. True
• 3. Sports Illustrated
• 4. 30
• 5. 1966
• 6. Wood Brothers
• 7. True
• 8. The Dukes of Hazzard
• 9. False. The Miller High Life 500 was at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• 10. #29

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