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Larry Pearson

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Larry Pearson
Born (1953-11-02) November 2, 1953 (age 71)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Achievements1986, 1987 Busch Series champion
Awards1988 Busch Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
57 races run over 6 years
Best finish23rd (1989)
First race1986 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race1991 Hardee's 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
259 races run over 16 years
Best finish1st (1986, 1987)
First race1982 Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte)
Last race1999 Textilease Medique 300 (South Boston)
First win1984 Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory)
Last win1995 Carolina Pride/Red Dog 250 (Myrtle Beach)
Wins Top tens Poles
15 129 11
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

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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

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NWCC Pts Ref
1986 Pearson Racing 21 Chevy DAY
40
RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
12
CAR ATL RSD 79th 170 [4]
1987 16 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS
25
BRI MAR TAL CLT
31
DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
6
CAR RSD ATL
25
51st 401 [5]
1988 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
DNQ
DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
41
NWS CAR PHO ATL
21
62nd 140 [6]
1989 Buick DAY
14
CAR
30
ATL
22
RCH
6
DAR
20
BRI
18
NWS
24
MAR
29
TAL
29
CLT
22
DOV
19
SON
19
POC
9
MCH
19
DAY
30
POC
40
TAL
22
GLN
11
MCH
16
BRI
21
DAR
29
RCH
20
DOV
40
MAR
25
CLT
15
NWS
24
CAR
12
PHO
24
ATL
19
23rd 2860 [7]
1990 DAY
27
RCH
23
CAR
20
ATL
34
DAR BRI
DNQ
NWS MAR TAL 35th 822 [8]
Edwards Racing 88 Pontiac CLT
42
DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH
Larry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy BRI
14
DAR
17
RCH DOV MAR NWS
DNQ
CLT
19
CAR
19
PHO ATL
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS
DNQ
MAR TAL
41
CLT
41
DOV SON POC
32
MCH
20
DAY
21
POC TAL
17
GLN MCH BRI
DNQ
DAR
30
RCH
36
DOV
30
MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR PHO
33
ATL
14
37th 848 [9]
1997 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA - [10]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1986 Pearson Racing Chevrolet 23 40
1989 Pearson Racing Buick 14 14
1990 26 27
1997 Bud Moore Engineering Ford DNQ

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1982 Pearson Racing 21 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT
14
ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI
8
HCY RCH MAR CLT
8
HCY MAR 61st 405 [11]
1983 DAY
9
RCH CAR
31
HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO
10
HCY
8
LGY IRP GPS
8
BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS
4
SBO MAR
24
ROU CLT
37
HCY MAR 28th 929 [12]
1984 DAY
6
RCH
9
CAR
16
HCY
4
MAR
7
DAR
10
ROU
6
NSV
7
LGY
22
MLW DOV CLT
12
SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY
5
IRP LGY SBO BRI
10
DAR
30
RCH NWS CLT HCY
1*
MAR
21
18th 2005 [13]
52 Olds CAR
7
1985 21 Pontiac DAY
14
CAR
22
HCY
3
BRI
5
MAR
7
DAR
20
SBO
19
LGY
5
SBO
10
HCY
1
ROU
1*
IRP
3
SBO
18
LGY
3
HCY
2
MLW
12
BRI
3
RCH
6
NWS
2
ROU
2
HCY
3
MAR
2
3rd 3951 [14]
Foushee Racing 55 Olds DOV
15
Pearson Racing 21 Chevy CLT
7
DAR
5
CLT
5
CAR
18
1986 Pontiac DAY
41
HCY
4
MAR
2
BRI
8
SBO
2
LGY
11
JFC
12
SBO
3
HCY
7
ROU
4
IRP
2
SBO
2
OXF
18
SBO
4
HCY
6
LGY
7
ROU
12
BRI
18
RCH
4
MAR
2
ROU
1
MAR
2
1st 4514 [15]
Chevy CAR
32
DAR
10
DOV
5
CLT
5
RAL
7
DAR
7
DOV
5
CLT
3
CAR
4
1987 DAY
3
DAR
11
CLT
3
DOV
2
JFC
1
SBO
1*
HCY
8
RAL
3
LGY
10*
ROU
1
BRI
1
JFC
1*
DAR
26
RCH
10
DOV
2
MAR
25
CLT
36
CAR
4
MAR
5
1st 3959 [16]
Pontiac HCY
8
MAR
25
BRI
5
LGY
11
SBO
3*
IRP
1
ROU
4
OXF
14
1988 Chevy DAY
30
HCY
6
CAR
35
MAR
23
DAR
7
BRI
14*
LNG
2
NZH
22
SBO
1*
NSV
4
CLT
39
DOV
2
ROU
2
LAN
3
LVL
19
MYB
2
OXF
29
SBO
1
HCY
5
LNG
7
IRP
4
ROU
21
BRI
1
DAR
13
RCH
2*
DOV
12
MAR
4
CLT
22
CAR
12
MAR
20
3rd 3981 [17]
1989 90 Buick DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO
6
HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR 102nd - [18]
16 MAR
11
1990 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP
31
ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 102nd 70 [19]
1993 Martin Racing 92 Chevy DAY
35
CAR RCH
27
DAR
8
BRI
34
HCY ROU
2
MAR NZH CLT
28
DOV
6
MYB GLN MLW
2
TAL
27
IRP
21
MCH
12
NHA
10
BRI DAR RCH DOV
29
ROU CLT
34
MAR CAR HCY ATL
2
25th 1662 [20]
1994 DAY
22
CAR
DNQ
RCH
35
ATL
2
MAR
6
DAR
2
HCY
19
BRI
6
ROU
8
NHA
7
NZH
29
CLT
19
DOV
11
MYB
10*
GLN
9
MLW
15
SBO
20
TAL
11
HCY
5
IRP
24
MCH
9
BRI
33
DAR
7
RCH
9
DOV
22
CLT
22
MAR
12
CAR
21
8th 3277 [21]
1995 DAY
25
CAR
23
RCH
34
ATL
7
NSV
5
DAR
1
BRI
20
HCY
17
NHA
10
NZH
28
CLT
23
DOV
13
MYB
1
GLN
18
MLW
2
TAL
17
SBO
4
IRP
36
MCH
22
BRI
29
DAR
17
RCH
25
DOV
16
CLT
7
CAR
11
HOM
18
6th 3029 [22]
1996 DAY
4
CAR
34
RCH
26
ATL
23
NSV
11
DAR
23
BRI
22
HCY
10
NZH
16
CLT
20
DOV
9
SBO
4
MYB
28
GLN
34
MLW
29
NHA
11
TAL
34
IRP
13
MCH
33
BRI
30
DAR
37
RCH
32
16th 2471 [23]
Ford DOV
27
ST Motorsports 46 Chevy CLT
22
CAR
27
HOM
37
1997 Porter Racing 48 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI
11
CLT
32
CAL CAR HOM 54th 555 [24]
Laughlin Racing 45 Chevy NSV
18
TAL NHA NZH
HVP Motorsports 63 Pontiac CLT
24
DOV SBO GLN MLW
Key Motorsports 11 Ford MYB
25
GTY IRP
31
MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV
1998 Bobby Jones Racing 55 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
CAR
33
LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY 71st 228 [25]
DAJ Racing 32 Ford DAY
32
RC Racing 2 Chevy TAL
22
NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM
1999 Buckshot Racing 00 Pontiac DAY
25
CAR
13
LVS
DNQ
ATL
20
DAR
23
TEX
30
NSV BRI
30
TAL
7
CAL
27
NHA RCH
25
NZH
30
CLT
DNQ
DOV SBO
25
GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 49th 1032 [26]

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

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(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
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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Yahoo". Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  3. ^ Profile[permanent dead link], newsobserver.com, March 23, 2010.
  4. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1985 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  20. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  22. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  23. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  24. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  26. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  27. ^ "Larry Pearson – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Champion
1986, 1987
Succeeded by