Cale Yarborough children: Meet B.J. Yarborough, Kelley Yarborough & Julie Yarborough

Cale Yarborough was married to Betty Jo Thigpen in 1961. They have three daughters named Julie, Kelley, and B.J. Not much is known about them.

Cale Yarborough’s 83 wins tie him with Jimmie Johnson for sixth on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series winner’s list behind Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip.

In 1957, Cale Yarborough made his debut as a driver at the Southern 500, driving the No. 30 Pontiac for Bob Weatherly, starting 44th and finishing 42nd.

In 1986, Cale Yarborough won his final career pole at the Firecracker 400 and had five Top 10 finishes. In 1972, Yarborough became the first Republican elected to the Florence County Council since Reconstruction.

Cale Yarborough was a three-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year Award (1977, 1978, 1979). Yarborough won a career-high and modern-era record 14 poles in 1980.

Cale Yarborough competed in 18 races in the 1981 season in the No. 27 Valvoline-sponsored Buick for M.C. Anderson, winning his fourth Firecracker 400 and his fifth Coca-Cola 500 at Atlanta.