▁Carolina ) ▁failed ▁and ▁Lee Ro y ▁eventually ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁after ▁a ▁fall . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Mot ors ports ▁Press ▁Association ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁at ▁Dar ling ton ▁Race way ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁Lee Ro y ▁Y ar br ough ▁is ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁NAS C AR ▁champion ▁C ale ▁Y ar borough . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁stock ▁car ▁career ▁Y ar br ough ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁developed ▁an ▁aff inity ▁for ▁speed ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁six teen ▁years - old , ▁Y ar br ough ▁put ▁together ▁his ▁first ▁car , ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Ford ▁cou pe ▁with ▁a ▁Ch rys ler ▁engine . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 9 , ▁Y ar br ough ▁found ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁d irt ▁track . ▁He ▁won ▁that ▁race ▁at ▁Jackson ville ▁Speed way ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Y ar br ough ▁started ▁his ▁racing ▁career ▁in ▁NAS C AR ' s ▁lower ▁tier ▁Sports man ▁division . ▁After ▁winning ▁ 1 1 ▁races , ▁Y ar br ough ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁powerful ▁Mod ified s ▁and ▁won ▁ 8 3 ▁features ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁span . ▁ ▁Y ar br ough ▁won ▁two ▁short - track ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁ 1