It took three hours and fifty minutes for David Pearson to defeat Cale Yarborough by more than one lap. Pearson would take home $16,650 in prize money ($117,935.42 when adjusted for inflation) while last-place finisher Charles Barrett would…
Yarborough would be the only driver on the lead lap by the end of the race. With a strong second-place run with Issac at the wheel, this was the last race for car owner Banjo Matthew and his famous #27 team. [2 ]
Isaac abruptly retired from full-time top-level competition in 1973 and died of a heart attack during a late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway in 1977.
William Caleb Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American Nascar Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. [3 ] [4 ] He was the first driver in Nascar history to win three consecutive…