Cale Yarborough's 1st GN Win

Please correct me if someone else has different information, but I was a fan at (what I was told) was Cale Yaborough's 1st Grand National win at Valdosta 75 Speedway (no longer exists) at Valdosta, GA ('65 or '66). This was a dirt track as the GN division was running both dirt & paved tracks in the '60s. On the 1st scheduled race date, Cale couldn't be there, so another driver (Sam McQuagg) was hired to drive the race car ('64 Ford). Sam was leading the race when it was rained out. Cale, a little known driver at that time, made it for the rain date race & won the race. Some other drivers I remember from the same race were Buck Baker, Ned Jarrett, Dick Hutcherson, G. C. Spencer. Interestingly, Sam McQuagg drove a Ray Fox Dodge Charger in the July race in Daytona around '66 or '67 & won that race.....for his only GN win. Sam was from Columbus, GA, was a fixture in Victory Lane at Valdosta 75 Speedway and, sadly, passed away in 2009.
updated by @ernest-sutton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

June, 27, 1965 at Valdosta.Racing Reference has this listed as Cale'sFirst win.Here is the field.Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led1 5 06 Cale Yarborough Kenny Myler '64 Ford 200 1,000 running 182 11 19 J.T. Putney Herman Beam '64 Ford 197 600 running 03 2 49 G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '64 Ford 196 400 engine 214 9 18 Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '65 Chevrolet 196 300 running 05 21 31 Harvey Jones Sam Fogle '63 Ford 195 275 running 06 14 52 E.J. Trivette Jess Potter '63 Chevrolet 191 240 running 07 15 9 Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '64 Chevrolet 191 200 running 08 13 89 Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Oldsmobile 189 175 running 09 7 68 Bob Derrington Bob Derrington '63 Ford 184 150 running 010 6 00 Tom Pistone Emory Gilliam '64 Ford 175 140 running 011 19 97 Henley Gray Gene Cline '64 Ford 166 130 running 012 1 29 Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody '65 Ford 161 120 rear end 16113 3 11 Ned Jarrett Bondy Long '65 Ford 160 110 running 014 16 99 Gene Hobby Gene Hobby '64 Dodge 133 100 running 015 12 34 Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '63 Ford 116 100 differential 016 4 55 Tiny Lund Lyle Stelter '64 Ford 85 100 axle 017 8 88 Buddy Baker Buck Baker '64 Dodge 15 100 clutch 018 20 38 Wayne Smith Archie Smith '65 Chevrolet 12 100 differential 019 18 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 3 100 fuel pump 020 17 64 Elmer Gilliam Elmo Langley '64 Ford 1 100 push rod 021 10 53 Jimmy Helms David Warren '63 Ford 1 100 engine 0


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He was winless in 66 then won 2 in 67 at Atlanta and Daytona. Jeff Gilder said:

June, 27, 1965 at Valdosta.
Racing Reference has this listed as Cale'sFirst win.
Here is the field.
Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
1 5 06 Cale Yarborough Kenny Myler '64 Ford 200 1,000 running 18
2 11 19 J.T. Putney Herman Beam '64 Ford 197 600 running 0
3 2 49 G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '64 Ford 196 400 engine 21
4 9 18 Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '65 Chevrolet 196 300 running 0
5 21 31 Harvey Jones Sam Fogle '63 Ford 195 275 running 0
6 14 52 E.J. Trivette Jess Potter '63 Chevrolet 191 240 running 0
7 15 9 Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '64 Chevrolet 191 200 running 0
8 13 89 Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Oldsmobile 189 175 running 0
9 7 68 Bob Derrington Bob Derrington '63 Ford 184 150 running 0
10 6 00 Tom Pistone Emory Gilliam '64 Ford 175 140 running 0
11 19 97 Henley Gray Gene Cline '64 Ford 166 130 running 0
12 1 29 Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody '65 Ford 161 120 rear end 161
13 3 11 Ned Jarrett Bondy Long '65 Ford 160 110 running 0
14 16 99 Gene Hobby Gene Hobby '64 Dodge 133 100 running 0
15 12 34 Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '63 Ford 116 100 differential 0
16 4 55 Tiny Lund Lyle Stelter '64 Ford 85 100 axle 0
17 8 88 Buddy Baker Buck Baker '64 Dodge 15 100 clutch 0
18 20 38 Wayne Smith Archie Smith '65 Chevrolet 12 100 differential 0
19 18 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 3 100 fuel pump 0
20 17 64 Elmer Gilliam Elmo Langley '64 Ford 1 100 push rod 0
21 10 53 Jimmy Helms David Warren '63 Ford 1 100 engine 0

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Guess I was right.........I thought I remembered Buddy Baker & Wendell Scott being there also, but didn't remember for sure. Buck Baker was defending GN champion. I'm surprised I remembered te '64 Ford part. Jeff Gilder said:

He was winless in 66 then won 2 in 67 at Atlanta and Daytona.

Jeff Gilder said:

June, 27, 1965 at Valdosta.
Racing Reference has this listed as Cale'sFirst win.
Here is the field.
Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
1 5 06 Cale Yarborough Kenny Myler '64 Ford 200 1,000 running 18
2 11 19 J.T. Putney Herman Beam '64 Ford 197 600 running 0
3 2 49 G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '64 Ford 196 400 engine 21
4 9 18 Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '65 Chevrolet 196 300 running 0
5 21 31 Harvey Jones Sam Fogle '63 Ford 195 275 running 0
6 14 52 E.J. Trivette Jess Potter '63 Chevrolet 191 240 running 0
7 15 9 Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '64 Chevrolet 191 200 running 0
8 13 89 Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Oldsmobile 189 175 running 0
9 7 68 Bob Derrington Bob Derrington '63 Ford 184 150 running 0
10 6 00 Tom Pistone Emory Gilliam '64 Ford 175 140 running 0
11 19 97 Henley Gray Gene Cline '64 Ford 166 130 running 0
12 1 29 Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody '65 Ford 161 120 rear end 161
13 3 11 Ned Jarrett Bondy Long '65 Ford 160 110 running 0
14 16 99 Gene Hobby Gene Hobby '64 Dodge 133 100 running 0
15 12 34 Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '63 Ford 116 100 differential 0
16 4 55 Tiny Lund Lyle Stelter '64 Ford 85 100 axle 0
17 8 88 Buddy Baker Buck Baker '64 Dodge 15 100 clutch 0
18 20 38 Wayne Smith Archie Smith '65 Chevrolet 12 100 differential 0
19 18 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 3 100 fuel pump 0
20 17 64 Elmer Gilliam Elmo Langley '64 Ford 1 100 push rod 0
21 10 53 Jimmy Helms David Warren '63 Ford 1 100 engine 0

I met a few drivers over the years, but the only one I actually met from this race was Tiny Lund......that's kind of an interesting story, too.