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  1. Drove fast, rose faster, fell fastest;Jacksonville's LeeRoy Yarbrough had all the skills, but met a

    Stories

    Wed, 29 Jun 2011

    … The hometown hero, Lonnie " LeeRoy " Yarbrough , was leading coming into the ..... GROWING UP ON THE EDGE OF TOWN LeeRoy Yarbrough quit school when he was 12 and ..... come out of Jacksonville since LeeRoy Yarbrough ." Van Zant made it out of …

  2. NASCAR Hall of Fame;Fast five for second class

    Stories

    Thu, 26 May 2011

    … worked for Moore during his 37-year career, including Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, Buddy Baker, Darrell Waltrip, LeeRoy Yarbrough , Donnie Allison, Cale Yarborough, Joe Weatherly, Bobby Allison and Tiny Lund. Moore's cars won 63 times and …

  1. Hall lets old and new fans reconnect with history

    Stories

    Wed, 14 Oct 2009

    … superstars in our sport, there are a few names I am really looking forward to see being highlighted. A guy like LeeRoy Yarbrough , for example, is somebody the new fans probably don't know about. He won NASCAR's version of the Triple Crown …

  2. Recapping a wild, weird Daytona 500

    Stories

    Tue, 20 Feb 2007

    … weekend, joining Bobby Allison (1988), Darrell Waltrip (1989), and Dale Earnhardt Junior (2004). The late LeeRoy Yarbrough did the double in 1969, winning Saturday's late model race. Tony Stewart joined an equally illustrious list of …

  3. Johnson to owners: If you can't replace, you can't race

    Stories

    Tue, 30 Aug 2005

    … Yarboroughs. What made you pick those certain type of drivers? Junior Johnson: Well, when I started out, I picked LeeRoy Yarbrough bravest race driver I've ever seen in my life. The reason I picked him [is] I knew I could slow him down, but …

  4. Michigan International Speedway History

    Stories

    Wed, 28 Aug 2002

    … s Circle. Cale Yarborough won the first NASCAR race at the speedway on June 15, 1969, in a thrilling duel with LeeRoy Yarbrough . The two drivers battled door-to-door for most of the final 150 laps. On the final lap, they touched twice …

  5. ASK DW: No desire to run Daytona, '01 aero rules were the best at the 'Beach'

    Stories

    Thu, 23 Jan 2003

    … the Permatex 300. It was the Saturday race back then with Modifieds and everything else. If I remember right, LeeRoy Yarbrough was on the pole in a fuel-injected Studebaker. I've been going down there a long time so I guess maybe that's …

  6. NOTES: Million-dollar race, doing Daytona double

    Stories

    Thu, 20 Jun 2002

    … have built a new Superspeedway car for Burton in hopes he can join Fireball Roberts (1962), Cale Yarborough (1968), LeeRoy Yarbrough (1969) and Allison (1982) in the record books. No Bull Five Million Dollar Bonus The 44th annual Pepsi 400 will be …

  7. FOX WATCH: Five who thrive at Daytona

    Stories

    Sun, 16 Feb 2003

    … Mercury, 161.550 mph 1971 Richard Petty, Plymouth, 144.462 mph 1970 Pete Hamilton, Plymouth, 149.601 mph 1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough , Ford, 157.950 mph 1968 Cale Yarborough, Mercury, 143.251 mph 1967 Mario Andretti, Ford, 146.926 mph 1966 …

  8. FOX WATCH: Five who thrive at Rockingham

    Stories

    Thu, 31 Oct 2002

    … 275 mph 1971 Richard Petty, 71 Plymouth, 113.405 mph 1970 Cale Yarborough, 69 Mercury, 119.811 mph 1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough , 69 Ford, 111.938 mph 1968 Richard Petty, 68 Plymouth, 105.060 mph 1967 Bobby Allison, 67 Ford, 98.420 …

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