David Pearson News

Back to the Future:

Back to the Future:

March 26, 2004
A special paint scheme will launch a nationwide campaign to "Keep It Genuine", accentuating the importance of using genuine Ford and Lincoln Mercury Parts and Service to keep a vehicle performing at its best. The #21 Motorcraft Racing Ford Taurus will run the colors

Gordon, Pearson, Yarborough to test the Darlington lights – Aug 24th:

Gordon, Pearson, Yarborough to test the Darlington lights – Aug 24th:

March 20, 2004
Darlington Raceway's new lighting system won't be used for a race until November. But it will be christened this summer in an exhibition highlighted by Jeff Gordon, who has won six races at the 54-year-old track. Raceway president Andrew Gurtis announced Friday night

Pearson returns to Busch racing:

Pearson returns to Busch racing:

December 11, 2003
Ricky Pearson hopes to restore the thunder to his family's racing shop, a facility that once produced championships but has been largely quiet in recent years. Located behind his father David Pearson's house north of Spartanburg, Pearson Racing now is home to the Dreams

Past Ford Driver Champions:

Past Ford Driver Champions:

November 10, 2003
1) Ned Jarrett, who is Ford's all-time race winner with 43, won his second series championship in 1965 and the first driver's title for Ford. 2) David Pearson is the manufacturer's only multiple champion as he won 27 races and captured 26 poles en route to back-to-

Grissom entered at Homestead:

Grissom entered at Homestead:

November 10, 2003
#36-DCT Motorsports, the new Busch team based in David Pearson's shop near Spartanburg, SC is scheduled to make its fifth appearance of the season in Saturday's Busch finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Alabama driver Steve Grissom and veteran crew chief Ricky Pearson

From the Archives:

From the Archives:

November 6, 2003
On October 31, 1965 at North Carolina Speedway, Curtis Turner was making his seventh start since returning to NASCAR Grand National (now NASCAR Winston Cup) racing in September. He was driving a first-class Ford for the famed Wood Brothers, but Turner had to be a bit

One win and a championship?

One win and a championship?

October 14, 2003
with one wins and a heavy duty points lead, one asks....when was the last time a driver won the Winston Cup Drivers Championship with only one win [none have won it with no wins]? 1973 Benny Parsons; David Pearson led with 11 wins (28 races) 1961 Ned Jarrett; Rex White

Some Old Stuff:

Some Old Stuff:

October 10, 2003
Prior to the formation of the NASCAR Busch Series in 1982, Late Model Sportsman races were held on the day prior to Lowes Motor Speedways NASCAR Winston Cup Series events. Winners included Bobby Allison (3 times), Darrell Waltrip (3), Morgan Shepherd (2), Ray Hendrick

Buy A Brick; Build A Museum:

Buy A Brick; Build A Museum:

September 22, 2003
Personalize a brick with your name and put it in the racing museum for a lifetime. Your brick will be placed in the decor/landscape of the Motor Racing Museum of the South in Spartanburg, SC. The museum will be housed in the old Beaumont Mill, located off Pine Street

Owens and Pearson racing again:

Owens and Pearson racing again:

September 20, 2003
David Pearson and Cotton Owens, once teammates at the highest levels of NASCAR Winston Cup racing, are scheduled to recreate a slice of motorsports history Saturday night at Riverside Speedway [in Travelers Rest, SC]. This time, however, they will be on opposite sides

Bud Moore back:

Bud Moore back:

August 6, 2003
Racing fans can be excused for checking their calendars when they attend the 30th annual Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, Aug. 15-17, at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca . They might think it's 1970 all over again, or 1967, as the Bud Moore Trans-Am teams reunite

Road Course Poles:

Road Course Poles:

June 18, 2003
Darrell Waltrip is the all-time series lead for road course [including the 11 Daytona beach courses] pole wins with nine. Terry Labonte and David Pearson both have eight, and Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd have six in 101 road course qualifying runs, two had no qualifyings

a few Dover facts:

a few Dover facts:

June 1, 2003
The polesitter has won only 10 of 66 races at Dover. #18-Bobby Labonte was the last to do it, after taking the pole for this race in 1999. David Pearson is the only driver to have two pole-race sweeps in one season, turning the double in 1973. #49-Ken Schrader got

Pearson Wins:

Pearson Wins:

May 19, 2003
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

2003 International Motorsports Hall of Fame class inducted:

2003 International Motorsports Hall of Fame class inducted:

April 4, 2003
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame inducted its 2003 class Thursday night a class with a background as varied as racing itself. Mel Kenyon races and builds United States Auto Club midgets. Ray Fox built stock cars and served as a NASCAR inspector. Briggs Cunningham