David Pearson News

Original Wood Brothers Purolator Mercury on Display:

Original Wood Brothers Purolator Mercury on Display:

March 27, 2008
The Wood Brothers Racing original 1971 #21 Purolator Mercury driven by David Pearson has been brought home to Stuart, Virginia where it will be on display at the Wood Brothers Racing museum beginning this week. The legendary race car is in fact, the same machine that

Milestone coming up for Stewart…laps led:

Milestone coming up for Stewart…laps led:

March 24, 2008
after Bristol, #20-Tony Stewart has led 9,892 laps in his Sprint Cup career, which is 13th all time and 108 laps short of 10,000. Bill Elliott is 12th at 11,416. #24-Jeff Gordon is the leading active driver with 19,557. Richard Petty is the all time leader with 52,

Gant to Race the Famed #33 in the Old School Racing Tour:

Gant to Race the Famed #33 in the Old School Racing Tour:

January 17, 2008
Old School Racing will take old school fans back in time when they kick off their inaugural Old School Racing Tour this May. That is when the fans will be able to see their favorite drivers and the paint schemes they made famous. Harry Gant will pilot the #33 that

Charger back in 2008? no Avenger UPDATE:

Charger back in 2008? no Avenger UPDATE:

November 28, 2007
been told the Dodge NASCAR car will be known as the Charger in 2008 NOT the Avenger. The COT body style will stay the same, just the headlight and taillight decals will changed along with the Charger name on the nose.(11-27-2007) UPDATE: Dodge today confirmed that

Pearson, Marcis, Gant back racing in 2008?

Pearson, Marcis, Gant back racing in 2008?

November 16, 2007
Racing legends David Pearson, Dave Marcis, Harry Gant, James Hylton, Geoff Bodine and more have signed up to race in The Old School Racing Champions Tour (OSRCT) in 2008. Scheduled to run ten races in 2008, starting on May 18, 2008. Driver safety is priority number

Drivers in NASCAR’s top series who have won FOUR or more consecutive races in a season:

Drivers in NASCAR’s top series who have won FOUR or more consecutive races in a season:

November 12, 2007
1964 Billy Wade(4): Old Bridge, Bridgehampton, Islip, Watkins Glen 1966 David Pearson(X)(4): Hickory, Columbia, Greenville, Winston-Salem 1967 Richard Petty(X)(10): Winston-Salem, Columbia, Savannah, Darlington, Hickory, Richmond, Beltsville, Hillsboro, Martinsville

Drivers in NASCAR’s top series who have won three or
more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972:

Drivers in NASCAR’s top series who have won three or
more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972:

November 4, 2007
1972 Bobby Allison: Bristol, Trenton, Atlanta 1973 David Pearson: Darlington, Martinsville, Talladega 1974 Richard Petty(X): Atlanta, Pocono, Talladega 1975 Richard Petty(X): Bristol, Atlanta, North Wilkesboro 1976 Cale Yarborough(X)(4): Richmond, Dover, Martinsville

Baker and Hyde to be honored at NC Auto Racing HOF:

Baker and Hyde to be honored at NC Auto Racing HOF:

October 2, 2007
Buddy Baker, the first driver to win on the Big Four tracks on Nextel Cup circuit and legendary crew chief Harry Hyde will be honored by the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame at its annual induction ceremonies on Oct. 10 at Mooresville's Charles Mack Citizens

Sad News – “Buck” Sewell:

Sad News – “Buck” Sewell:

September 20, 2007
Lawrence "Buck" Glen Sewell, 71, of 204 Red Haven Drive, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at home. He was the husband of Linda Bradham Sewell and son of the late Lawrence G. Sewell, Sr. and Virginia McCarter Sewell. He was with NASCAR for over 20 years as chief mechanic

NASCAR Says Competition Better than Ever:

NASCAR Says Competition Better than Ever:

July 22, 2007
Present-day Nextel Cup Series races offer closer competition than anytime in history, NASCAR says. Taking into account such statistics as cars on the lead lap and average leaders per race, racing since 1970 has become more competitive and more unpredictable than ever

TNT’s Pride of NASCAR series concludes:

TNT’s Pride of NASCAR series concludes:

July 14, 2007
During TNT's pre-race coverage, the Pride of NASCAR series will continue as Wally Dallenbach spends time with legendary NASCAR owner Bud Moore, owner of cars driven by several NASCAR legends in their own right, including David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt

Stewart looking to tie Pearson:

Stewart looking to tie Pearson:

July 4, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart will be hunting for a record third consecutive Pepsi 400 victory in this year's 160-lap, 400-mile event at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart will attempt to tie David Pearson's record of three straight Pepsi 400 wins (1972-74).(DIS PR)(7-4-2007

Gordon hits 300…top-10’s:

Gordon hits 300…top-10’s:

June 26, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon scored the 300th [and 301 at Sonoma) top-10 finish of his Nextel Cup career in Michigan on June 17, 2007. With 489 starts in the Cup series, the finish puts him in line with other legends of the sport in collecting 300 top-10's in fewer than 500 starts

Wally’s World and Pride of NASCAR This week on TNT:

Wally’s World and Pride of NASCAR This week on TNT:

June 22, 2007
on Sunday, the TNT's popular Pride of NASCAR series, which has featured veteran drivers David Pearson and Benny Parsons, will continue with a profile of one of the early superstars of NASCAR, Junior Johnson. TNT's Marty Snider visited Johnson on his ranch in North

TNT Fuels Six Weeks of NASCAR Coverage with New Show, New Set and New Innovative TV format:

TNT Fuels Six Weeks of NASCAR Coverage with New Show, New Set and New Innovative TV format:

June 7, 2007
TNT announced its new programming lineup for the network's upcoming Nextel Cup Series coverage, which includes coverage of six consecutive Cup races beginning on Sunday, June 10th from Pocono Raceway. The NASCAR on TNT Summer Series will feature new race analysts,