LeeRoy Yarbrough (born September 17, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, died December 7, 1984) was a NASCAR auto driver. He had one of the greatest seasons in racing history in 1969, when he won seven races, tallied 21 Top Ten finishes and earned $193,211. During his entire career from 1960-1972, he competed in 198 races, scoring 11 wins, 65 top fives, 92 top tens, and 11 poles. His racing number was 98.

Yarbrough was admitted to a mental institution in the mid-1970's, and died in 1984 after a fall while suffering from Cranio Cerebral Trauma .

In 1990, he was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association 's Hall of Fame at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.