Rob Hall Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Cale has passed at age 84. He was the first NASCAR cup driver I was a fan of as a kid in the early 80s. Always liked watching him in the Hardees cars.. Edited December 31, 2023 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 One of the all time greats. He wasn’t one of my favorite drivers , but his accomplishments speak for themselves. He was ferocious, Buddy Baker talked about looking over at him during caution and watching him pull up his gloves, Buddy said he’d pull them right up to his elbows, guess he meant business, wasn’t intimidated by no one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Another NASCAR legend gone - RIP in Cale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Happens in threes? Also lost Roland "The Hawaiian" Leong on the 29th, plus Gil de Ferran. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 49 minutes ago, ChrisBcritter said: Happens in threes? Also lost Roland "The Hawaiian" Leong on the 29th, plus Gil de Ferran. Did not know that, thanks for sharing. I was never a NASCAR guy, but wasn't Cale Yarborough always #21, the way Richard Petty was always #43 and Smokey Yunick was always #13? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaddyDaddy Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Bad enough learning about Cale, but this is the first I heard about Roland Leong. About three years ago, I did a “bucket list” trip from here in NJ out to Bakersfield for the Spring meet. Roland was tuning this young fella’s Mustang Nostalgia Funny Car. I walked up to him and said I wish I had his genes because it looked like he hardly aged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Did not know that, thanks for sharing. I was never a NASCAR guy, but wasn't Cale Yarborough always #21, the way Richard Petty was always #43 and Smokey Yunick was always #13? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Cale was #28 then #29 when I watched him. He was #21 and #11 earlier I believe… Edited December 31, 2023 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Always liked him. Tough, no nonsense guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I just read Cale Yarborough passed today 84 years old. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Oh man,that sucks,,silly pilly willy..RIP Mr.Yarborough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Guys like him are what made Nascar great! When it comes to tough, todays drivers can't hold a candle to them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 RIP Cale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Wow... another NASCAR legend gone. I built one of his stock car kits in my early teens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Just saw this, oddly enough, also on Elana Scherr’s IG as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Yes it's has been hard on the race legends lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Sad to hear. He was one of my favourite NASCAR wheel men. R.I.P. Cale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 A true legend I remember watching. R.I.P. Cale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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