▁– ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁stock ▁car ▁rac er . ▁His ▁best ▁season ▁was ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁seven ▁races , ▁tal lied ▁ 2 1 ▁finish es ▁in ▁the ▁top - ten ▁and ▁earned ▁$ 1 9 3 , 2 1 1 ▁($ ▁when ▁infl ation ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁account ). ▁During ▁his ▁entire ▁career ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 ▁races , ▁scoring ▁four teen ▁wins , ▁ 6 5 ▁finish es ▁in ▁the ▁top - five , ▁ 9 2 ▁finish es ▁in ▁the ▁top - ten , ▁and ▁ten ▁pole ▁positions . ▁Y ar br ough ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁open - w heel ▁racing , ▁making ▁ 5 ▁starts ▁in ▁the ▁US AC ▁Championship ▁cars , ▁including ▁ 3 ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 s , ▁with ▁a ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁at ▁Tr ent on ▁Speed way ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁His ▁racing ▁number ▁was ▁ 9 8 . ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁his ▁passion , ▁Y ar br ough ▁described ▁racing ▁as ▁" what ▁I ▁call ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁Y ar br ough ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁mental ▁institution ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁after ▁trying ▁to ▁kill ▁his ▁mother ▁by ▁str ang ulation . ▁All ▁attempts ▁to ▁re h abil itate ▁him ▁( both ▁in ▁Florida ▁or ▁in ▁North