A wet track proved no match for the three-time NASCAR champion David Pearson as the “Silver Fox” outclassed the field in the Legends II rematch in Spartanburg SC on Saturday. The Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds played host to the 15 lap feature in which Pearson displayed the reasons why he is the holder of 105 Winston Cup victories. Pearson won the feature event in the from the pole position. When asked about his 1937 Ford Coach replica Pearson replied, “Yeah, it’s a little bit different from the car I ran in last year. Running a car which was reportedly down on power in 2002, Pearson was determined to set the record straight in the legends II rematch of 2003. “I had so much fun at last year’s race, I decided to build me one. So I just got an old body and started working on it. It was a humpback. I cut the back end off and made a straight back out of it. Local NASCAR racing legend Cotton Owens was lapped near the end of the event as the hard charging Pearson put the whipping stick on all comers. “We won the Grand National championship in 1966 when he (Pearson) drove for me, said Owens, “He was driving the No. 6 car then, red and white, just like the car here.( Insider Racing News )(5-19-2003)
