Cale Yarborough

William Caleb Yarborough (Maris 27, 1939 - Disamba 31, 2023) direban NASCAR Winston Cup Series ne na Amurka kuma mai shi, ɗan kasuwa, manomi, da kuma mai kiwon dabbobi.   Shi ne direba na farko a tarihin NASCAR da ya lashe gasa uku a jere, inda ya lashe a 1976, 1977, da 1978.  Ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin fitattun direbobin motocin haya daga shekarun 1960 zuwa 1980 kuma ya fafata a gasar IndyCar . Shahararsa ta kai matsayin da aka sanya wa wani samfurin musamman na Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II suna bayansa.

Nasarorinsa 83 sun daidaita shi da Jimmie Johnson a matsayi na shida a jerin waɗanda suka lashe gasar cin kofin NASCAR Cup Series a kowane lokaci (bayan Bobby Allison, wanda ke da 85 da Darrell Waltrip, wanda ke da 84).  Kashi 14.82% na nasararsa ita ce ta tara mafi kyau a kowane lokaci kuma ta uku a cikin waɗanda ke da 500 ko fiye da farawa.  Yarborough ya lashe Daytona 500 sau huɗu; nasararsa ta farko ta zo ne a 1968 ga Wood Brothers, ta biyu a 1977 ga Junior Johnson, da kuma nasarorin da suka samu a jere a 1983 da 1984 ga Ranier-Lundy Racing .     Yarborough ya lashe kyautar gwarzon shekara ta National Motorsports Press Association (1977, 1978, 1979).  Bayan ya yi ritaya, ya mallaki Cale Yarborough Motorsports da kuma wasu kasuwancin noma masu nasara, haka kuma ya kasance makiyayi kuma manomi a gonarsa da ke gidansa a Florence, South Carolina .

 Farko 
An haifi Yarborough ga Julian da Annie Yarborough a cikin ƙaramin gari na Sardis kusa da Timmonsville, South Carolina, ɗan fari cikin 'ya'ya maza uku. Julian manomi ne na taba, mai sarrafa giyar auduga  mai shago wanda ya mutu a wani hatsarin jirgin sama na sirri lokacin da Cale yana da shekaru goma sha biyu. A cewar tarihin rayuwarsa Cale, Yarborough ya halarci tseren mota ta Southern 500 ta biyu a 1951 a matsayin matashin mai kallo ba tare da tikitin shiga ba. Yarborough tauraron ƙwallon ƙafa ne na makarantar sakandare a Makarantar Sakandare ta Timmonsville kuma ya buga ƙwallon ƙafa ta rabin ƙwararru a Columbia, South Carolina na tsawon shekaru huɗu kuma ɗan dambe ne na Golden Gloves . Ya yi ƙoƙarinsa na farko a tseren mota ta Southern 500 a lokacin ƙuruciya ta hanyar yin ƙarya game da shekarunsa, amma NASCAR ta kama shi kuma ta kore shi. A shekarar 1957, Yarborough ya fara yin tuƙi a tseren mota ta Southern 500, yana tuƙi Pontiac mai lamba 30 ga Bob Weatherly, yana farawa a matsayi na 44 kuma yana matsayi na 42 bayan ya sha wahala a matsalolin hub.  Ya yi takarar Weatherly shekaru biyu bayan haka, kuma ya kammala a matsayi na 27.  A shekarar 1960, Yarborough ya yi tsere ɗaya, kuma ya yi nasara a karon farko a rayuwarsa a matsayi na goma sha biyar, inda ya zo na goma sha huɗu a gasar Southern States Fairgrounds.  Ya sake yin tsere ɗaya a shekarar 1961, inda ya kammala a matsayi na talatin a tseren mita 500 na Southern 500 ga Julian Buesink .  A shekarar 1962, Yarborough ya yi tsere takwas ga Buesink, Don Harrison, da Wildcat Williams. Ya sami matsayi na farko a jerin goma a gasar Daytona 500 Qualifying Race, lokacin da ya kammala a matsayi na goma. 

 shekarun 1960 
Yarborough ya fara a shekarar 1963 ba tare da cikakken tafiya ba, amma ba da daɗewa ba ya shiga tseren Ford mai lamba 19 don Herman Beam . Mafi kyawun nasararsa ita ce ta biyar sau biyu, a Myrtle Beach da Savannah Speedway. [1] Ya fara kakar wasa ta gaba yana tukin Beam, amma ya tafi ya kammala shekarar da Holman Moody, ya kare a matsayi na shida a North Wilkesboro Speedway, inda ya ƙare da maki 19. [2] A kakar wasa ta gaba, ya yi tukin mota ga masu shi daban-daban kafin ya lashe nasararsa ta farko a Valdosta Speedway yana tukin Ford mai lamba 06 ga Kenny Myler, wanda ya tashi zuwa matsayi na goma a matsayi na ƙarshe.

Yarborough ya yi tukin mota zuwa Banjo Matthews a farkon shekarar 1966. Duk da cewa ya kammala wasanni biyu a jere, ya bar ƙungiyar a farkon kakar wasa kuma ya ƙare shekarar yana tukin Ford mai lamba 21 ga Wood Brothers .  Ya lashe tsere biyu a shekarar 1967 a Atlanta 500 da Firecracker 400 ga Wood Brothers, amma ya faɗi zuwa na ashirin a matsayi saboda ya yi tsere goma sha bakwai kacal.  Yarborough ya kuma yi tseren Indianapolis 500 a shekarar 1966 da kuma 1967 yana tukin Vollstedt-Fords. Bayan ya gudanar da gasar Middle Georgia 500 ta buɗe kakar wasa don Bud Moore Engineering, inda ya kare a matsayi na 21, Yarborough ya yi sauran kakar wasa ga Wood Brothers, inda ya lashe gasar Daytona 500 ta farko a fafatawa da LeeRoy Yarbrough, Firecracker 400, wanda hakan ya sanya shi direba na biyu a tarihi da ya lashe gasar Daytona,  da kuma gasar Southern 500 ta farko da ya samu jimillar nasarori shida a wannan kakar. Ya yi aiki a jadawali mai iyaka, ya kare a matsayi na 17 a maki.  A kakar wasa mai zuwa, ya lashe gasar Atlanta 500 ta uku a jere tare da tseren NASCAR na farko a Michigan International Speedway da Motor State 500 da matsayi na shida a matsayi na uku. 

 Indianapolis 500 
Shekara Chassis Injin Fara Gama Ƙungiyar 1966 Vollstedt Ford 24 28 Jim Robbins 1967 Vollstedt Ford 20 17 Kamfanonin Vollstedt 1971 Mongoose Ford 14 16 Kamfanin Gene White 1972 Atlanta Ford 32 10 Kamfanin Gene White

 Sakamakon awanni 24 na Le Mans 
Sakamakon awanni 24 na Le Mans Shekara Ƙungiyar Direbobi Masu Haɗin gwiwa Mota Aji Laps   1981 Kamfanin Stratagraph Inc. Billy HaganBill Cooper Chevrolet Camaro IMSA GTO 13 DNF DNF

 Rayuwar mutum da mutuwa 
A makarantar sakandare, Yarborough ya kasance mai tsaron baya, sannan ya buga ƙwallon ƙafa ta semi-pro na tsawon shekaru huɗu kuma an ba shi damar gwada shi tare da Washington Commanders . [ <span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">ana buƙatar ambato</span> ]

Yarborough ta auri Betty Jo Thigpen daga shekarar 1961 kuma suna da 'ya'ya mata uku (Julie, Kelley, da BJ).  Ya mallaki Cale Yarborough Honda a Florence, South Carolina sama da shekaru 25. [ <span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">an buƙata ambato</span> ] Daga baya ya zauna a unguwar Sardis da ke Timmonsville, South Carolina . Yarborough ba shi da alaƙa da tsohon soja na NASCAR LeeRoy Yarbrough, duk da cewa su abokai ne na kud da kud.

Yarborough ya mutu a McLeod Hospice House da ke Florence, South Carolina sakamakon matsalolin da suka shafi wata cuta ta kwayoyin halitta a ranar 31 ga Disamba, 2023. Yana da shekaru 84.  
Rukuni:Mutuwan 2023
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1939
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