Larry Pearson
Larry Pearson | |||||||
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Born | Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. | November 2, 1953||||||
Achievements | 1986, 1987 Busch Series champion | ||||||
Awards | 1988 Busch Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
57 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 23rd (1989) | ||||||
First race | 1986 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1991 Hardee's 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
259 races run over 16 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1986, 1987) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1999 Textilease Medique 300 (South Boston) | ||||||
First win | 1984 Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory) | ||||||
Last win | 1995 Carolina Pride/Red Dog 250 (Myrtle Beach) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 12, 2012. |
Larry Pearson (born November 2, 1953) is an American former stock car racing driver and the son of three-time Winston Cup champion David Pearson. He won the Busch Series championship in 1986 and 1987, but struggled during his brief tenure in Winston Cup. His last ride in NASCAR came in the Busch Series in 1999, in the No. 00 Pontiac owned by Buckshot Racing. His Winston Cup statistics include 57 starts and 3 top-tens. His Busch statistics include 259 starts, 15 wins, 78 top-fives, 129 top-tens, 12 poles, and 6 top-ten point finishes (including his two championships).
2010 Injury
[edit]Pearson was involved in a violent turn two crash with Charlie Glotzbach on March 20, 2010 during a legends race at Bristol Motor Speedway, knocking him unconscious. Pearson regained consciousness before he was lifted out of the car on a backboard and transported by ambulance to a waiting helicopter that flew him to Bristol Regional Medical Center. Pearson suffered a fractured pelvis, fractured right hand, and compound fracture to his left ankle, and underwent surgery the night of March 20 to repair the ankle injury.[1] Two days after the accident, he was released from the Bristol hospital and transported to Charlotte, North Carolina[2] He was admitted into Carolinas Medical Center in fair condition.[3]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led)
Winston Cup Series
[edit]Daytona 500
[edit]Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1986 | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 40 |
1989 | Pearson Racing | Buick | 14 | 14 |
1990 | 26 | 27 | ||
1997 | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | DNQ |
Busch Series
[edit]ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ATSSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | Pearson Racing | 21 | Pontiac | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP 3 |
CSP | FRS | 66th | - | [27] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds | IRP 21 |
OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL |
References
[edit]- ^ "Scary moments in old-timers' race as legends return to high banks of Bristol". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "Yahoo". Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Profile[permanent dead link], newsobserver.com, March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1985 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Pearson – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Larry Pearson driver statistics at Racing-Reference