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David Gene Pearson (December 22, 1934 – November 12, 2018) was an American stock car driver, who raced from 1960 to 1986 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 21 Mercury for Wood Brothers Racing.
Nov 13, 2018 · NASCAR icon David Pearson, born December 22, 1934, has passed away. Wood Brothers Racing confirmed the news on social media. The Spartanburg, South Carolina driver competed in 574 NASCAR...
Nov 12, 2018 · David Pearson, a three-time champion in NASCAR’s premier series widely regarded as one of the sport’s finest drivers, died Monday. He was 83. Pearson was welcomed into the NASCAR Hall of...
David Pearson (born December 22, 1934, Whitney, South Carolina, U.S.—died November 12, 2018, Spartanburg, South Carolina) was an American stock-car racer who was one of the most successful drivers in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing history.
Nov 12, 2018 · David Pearson, described by Richard Petty as the “greatest race car driver that I raced against,” died Monday. He was 83. The Wood Brothers confirmed Pearson’s death, tweeting: “Unbelievably sad day today after hearing of the passing of (one of) THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST #nascar drivers.
Jun 7, 2022 · Pearson was the star of the show—of the entire weekend, in fact—in that first race at Darlington April 16, 1972. He babied the car in practice—a typical Pearson ploy, but then won the pole...
Nov 14, 2018 · Coming in NASCAR’s heyday, when the charismatic Petty highlighted a generation of drivers that captured America’s imagination beyond its southern roots, as sponsor cash poured in, Pearson, who...
Nov 13, 2018 · "David Pearson’s 105 NASCAR premier series victories and his classic rivalry in the 1960s and ’70s with Richard Petty helped set the stage for NASCAR’s transformation into a mainstream sport...
Nov 13, 2018 · David Pearson, a three-time top-level NASCAR champion whose rivalry with Richard Petty was pivotal in the category's rise, has died at the age of 83.
Nov 14, 2018 · David Pearson's most famous NASCAR moment will always be the 1976 Daytona 500, crawling across the line to victory after an infamous clash with Richard Petty.
