LeeRoy Yarbrough

NASCAR Winston Cup

Career: 1960, 1962-72

Yarbrough is perhaps best known for the confusion his name caused -- although the spelling differed from that of the other Yarborough, Cale. The confusion was compounded in 1968 when both "Yarbs" drove dominant Fords on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit, tallying a combined eight victories (two for Lee Roy, six for Cale).

Yarbrough's most successful season was in 1969 when he won seven races, tallied 21 top-10 finishes and earned $193,211. Had the Winston Million program been in place that year, Yarbrough would have won it with victories at the Daytona 500, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Southern 500.

Yarbrough died after a lengthy illness in December 1984. In 1990, he was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.