David Pearson (racing driver)

David Gene Pearson (December 22, 1934 – November 12, 2018) was an American stock car driver, who raced from 1960 to 1986 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 21 Mercury for Wood Brothers Racing. Pearson won the 1960 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award and three Cup Series championships (1966, 1968, and 1969). He never missed a race in the years he was active. They accounted for 63 first/second-place finishes, with the edge going to Pearson. Petty had two-hundred wins in 1,184 starts, while Pearson had 105 wins in 574 starts. Pearson was nicknamed the "Fox" (and later the "Silver Fox") for his calculated approach to racing.

At his finalist nomination for the NASCAR Hall of Fame's inaugural 2010 class, NASCAR described Pearson as "... the model of NASCAR efficiency during his career. With little exaggeration, when Pearson showed up at a race track, he won." Pearson ended his career in 1986, and holds the second position on NASCAR's all-time win list with 105 victories; as well as achieving 113 pole positions.

Petty had high praises for Pearson, saying, "He could beat you on a short track, he could beat you on a superspeedway, he could beat you on a road course, he could beat you on a dirt track. It didn't hurt as bad to lose to Pearson as it did to some of the others, because I knew how good he was." shortly after winning the 1959 track championship at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. His first NASCAR start was the first 1960 Daytona 500 qualifying race and he finished 17th in a self-owned car that he had purchased from Jack White. He started 22 events that season, finishing 23rd in season points and was voted the 1960 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. His season was highlighted by a second-place finish at Gamecock Speedway (Sumter, South Carolina), a fourth-place finish at Hickory Motor Speedway and fifth after starting on the pole position at his hometown track at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg. Darel Dieringer had a contract dispute with a tire company and was not able to compete in the inaugural World 600 at Charlotte. Littlejohn was at the track, and he recommended that car builder Ray Fox hire Pearson. Pearson was unsure if he should join the team, and Fox was not convinced that he should trust his car to the relatively untested 26-year-old driver. winning his first NASCAR race in a Fox-prepared car at Concord Speedway. Later in the season, he won the Firecracker 250 at Daytona and the Dixie 400 at Atlanta. Pearson began the season racing for Fox until Fox retired; He had seven top ten finishes and no wins. He held two pole positions and had no wins. Pearson finished third in the championship, which was won by Petty for the first time. Both competed in drag racing. Pearson drove a Dodge Dart station wagon nicknamed the "Cotton Picker" for Owens. NASCAR owner Bill France Sr. adjusted the engine rules later in the season to bring back Mopar drivers; Petty and Pearson ended up competing in fourteen of 55 events. Pearson won two of the final 21 races (Columbia and Richmond) to finish fortieth in the season points. He won fifteen of 49 events, which was the second most in NASCAR history at that time. Pearson quit after there was a misunderstanding about who would drive the team's tow truck. Pearson finished seventh in season points. Pearson competed primarily for Holman-Moody, winning at Bristol, Richmond, North Wilkesboro, Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Darlington, Beltsville Speedway, Langley Field Speedway, Charlotte, Middle Georgia Raceway, Bristol, Nashville Speedway, Columbia, Bowman-Gray, Asheville-Weaverville, Hickory, and Augusta Speedway. He added twelve pole positions. The championship tied Pearson with Lee Petty for the most championships in NASCAR history (Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson hold the current record with seven titles each). He started out the season at the 1969 Daytona 500 by being the first driver to qualify faster than 190 miles per hour with a speed of .

In 51 starts, Pearson had eleven wins, 42 top-fives, and 44 top-tens. He earned a record $229,760 for his effort. He was one of eleven drivers to boycott the first race at Talladega after concerns with the tires; he rejoined the tour at the following event. In nineteen starts, he won a single race (Darlington) and earned two pole positions (Bristol, Darlington) to finish 23rd in points.

R. J. Reynolds began sponsoring NASCAR in 1971 and the Grand National series was retitled the Winston Cup Series. Holman Moody and Pearson split near the middle of the season after Pearson refused to take a 10% pay cut. He won two races before the split (Daytona Twin 125 and Bristol) and four-second-place finishes. It also dropped thirteen short tracks and had a 31-race schedule. Pearson began racing for the Wood Brothers that season. He raced in seventeen of the events and had six wins, which earned him a twentieth place finish in the season points.

alt=A man wearing a cap and racing suit bites on a hot dog held by a smiling woman|thumb|left|Pearson eating a hot dog after winning the [[1973 Winston 500]]

While Pearson only started in 18 (of 28) races during 1973, he was named the NASCAR driver of the Year after finishing eighth in points. His 61% win percentage is the highest in NASCAR history. He had wins at North Carolina Motor Speedway (Rockingham), Atlanta, Darlington, Martinsville, Talladega, Dover, Michigan, second Daytona race, second Atlanta race, second Dover race, and the second Rockingham race. The remaining seven races contained four Did Not Finishes (DNFs), two-second-place finishes and one third place. He won eight pole positions with a 3.4 average starting position. It was the only season where drivers were awarded points based on their money earnings, which ended up rewarding drivers who finished high in the big-money races. He won seven races, including the Winston 500 by 0.17 seconds over Benny Parsons. The International Race of Champions (IROC) invited him to participate in their first annual all-star stock car racing series for the 1973–74 season and he finished fourth of the twelve drivers.

In 1975, NASCAR changed to the points system that it would use for nearly three decades until the current Chase for the Cup format was implemented in 2004. Pearson took the lead back from Benny Parsons on lap 177 and began to pull away. Petty, who was eight laps down after several unscheduled pit stops due to engine overheating, began drafting with Parsons and the duo started closing on Pearson. With less than three laps to go, Pearson collided Cale Yarborough on the backstretch and spun out into the grass. Parsons won the race by a lap over Bobby Allison. After the race, Pearson complained that Petty showed favoritism by helping Parsons.

thumb|right|Pearson's No. 21 Mercury owned by the [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]]

The 1976 Daytona 500 is known for the final lap battle between Pearson and Petty. In 2007, ESPN rated the race as the fourth most interesting Daytona 500. Petty was leading Pearson going into the last lap by a couple of car lengths. Pearson used the draft to attempt a slingshot pass against Petty at the end of the back stretch on the last lap, He won his only IROC race at the first race of IROC III in 1975/1976 at Michigan International Speedway and finished fifth in points.

Pearson finished 13th in the 1977 NASCAR points, with two wins in 22 (of thirty) races. IROC invited him to participate in IROC IV in 1976/77 and he finished ninth in the four race series.

He competed in 22 races (of thirty) again in 1978, winning four times for a sixteenth place finish in the season points. In March, Pearson won his one-hundredth Winston Cup race at Rockingham.

Pearson began 1979 by winning the pole position at year's first race at Riverside; he finished in second place. After a miscommunication, he left the pits without waiting for the pit crew to place lug nuts on the car and the tires fell off the car when he reached the end of pit lane. Pearson quit the team after the race. Fans voted him as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver.

1980s

Pearson raced for Hoss Ellington during the 1980 season. He won the rain shortened 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington for his final Cup win. Pearson qualified on the pole position at Charlotte for his eleventh straight time and he had started on the front row in fifteen straight races between 1972 and 1980. His season was highlighted by winning the pole position for Kennie Childers at Dover and two top-ten finishes at Darlington. He started on the pole position at Charlotte and Darlington and had top-five finishes at the July Daytona race and Charlotte. He won the pole position for that race at Bristol and he finished second. Pearson raced in two more Busch races that season (Dover, North Carolina), starting second and first; he finished fifth and first. He had four top ten finishes, including eighth and third place finishes at Daytona, and finished 33rd in points. In 1984, Pearson raced in eleven events for Hawkins and finished 41st in the season points. He had three top ten finishes, all ninth place finishes, at the Daytona 500, World 600, and the Miller 400. He had an average start of 9.2, but ten DNFs resulted in an average finish over thirtieth place. He had one top ten finish at the July Daytona race and finished 36th in points. 1986 was Pearson's final season in NASCAR. Pearson drove his own car in two events. After a DNF at Charlotte, he finished tenth in his final race at the August Michigan event.

After a three-year hiatus, Pearson planned to come out of retirement in 1989, replacing the injured Neil Bonnett in the Wood Brothers' No. 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Following testing for the event, however, he suffered severe neck and back pain, and chose instead to announce his retirement; Tommy Ellis replaced Pearson for the race.

Legacy

The National Motor Sports Press Association's Hall of Fame inducted Pearson in 1991, He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends in 1998. In mid-1999, Sports Illustrated used votes from 40 NASCAR insiders to name Pearson the Top Stock Car Driver of the Twentieth Century.

In 2009, Pearson was one of the 25 nominees for the first class to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. NASCAR named the five people to be inducted in its 2010 class and it stated that he finished between sixth and eighth place. Pearson left the premises ten minutes after the inductees were announced. The snub drew public criticism and some writers predicted that he will be the headliner for the 2011 class. He received the most votes, from 50 of 53 voters. "I am just proud that that many people thought enough to vote for me", Pearson said. He added that he had not felt slighted by Bill France Jr. beating him into the 2010 class by one vote.

Personal life

Pearson's wife Helen Ruth Pearson predeceased him in 1991. He had three sons, Larry Pearson, Ricky Pearson, and Eddie Pearson.

In December 2014, Pearson suffered a mild stroke which partially paralyzed the left half of his body, from which he recovered. Pearson died on November 12, 2018, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the age of 83. No cause was given.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

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! colspan="69"| NASCAR Grand National Series results

! Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

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! 62

! Pts

! Ref

! 1960

! rowspan=2| Pearson Racing

! rowspan=2| 67

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| CLT

| CLB

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 17

| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY 28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS 19

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB 15

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR DNQ

| HCY

| WIL

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS 8

| AWS

| DAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PIF 5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO 14

| RCH

| HMS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 10

| BGS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 18

| HEI

| MAB

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MBS 11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL 32

| BIR

| NSV

| AWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB 19

| SBO

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 27

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY 4

| CSF

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GSP 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO 15

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS 8

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT 21

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 25

| colspan=18|

! 23rd

! 5956

! rowspan=4| 1961

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JSP 16

| DAY

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PIF 3

| AWS

| HMS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS 10

| HBO

| BGS

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB 14

| HCY

| RCH

| MAR

| DAR

| CLT

| RSD

| ASP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 17

| BIR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS 17

| BGS

| NOR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HAS 4

| STR

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB 17

| MBS

| colspan=27|

! rowspan=4| 13th

! rowspan=4| 13088

! rowspan=4|

! Tony Lavati

! 66

! Pontiac

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY 21

| colspan=57|

! Pearson Racing

! 26

! Pontiac

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 40

| colspan=53|

! John Masoni

! 3

! Pontiac

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT 1*

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 40

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 30

| NSV

| BGS

| AWS

| RCH

| SBO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 3

| HCY

| RCH

| CSF

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL 1

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 21

| BRI

| GPS

| HBO

| colspan=10|

! rowspan=5| 1962

! Fox Racing

! 39

! Pontiac

| CON

| AWS

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 6

| CON

| AWS

| SVH

| HBO

| RCH

| CLB

| colspan=51|

! rowspan=5| 10th

! rowspan=5| 14404

! rowspan=5|

! Julian Petty

! 44

! Pontiac

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS 33

| GPS

| MBS

| MAR

| BGS

| colspan=46|

! Owens Racing

! 6

! Pontiac

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 7

| RCH

| HCY

| CON

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 4

| HCY

| RCH

| DTS

| AUG

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 23

| colspan=10|

! Fox Racing

! 3

! Pontiac

| colspan=20|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR 7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 7*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL 7

| BGS

| AUG

| RCH

| SBO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 8

| CLB

| ASH

| GPS

| AUG

| SVH

| MBS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 37

| CHT

| NSV

| HUN

| AWS

| STR

| BGS

| PIF

| VAL

| colspan=18|

! nowrap| Bud Moore Engineering

! 08

! Pontiac

| colspan=52|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL 11

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=3| 1963

! rowspan=2| Owens Racing

! 6

! rowspan=2| Dodge

| BIR

| GGS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THS 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 33

| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 48

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS 18

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 31

| AUG

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH 14

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS 5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO 8

| BGS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS 6

| CLB

| THS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 12

| ODS

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BIR 13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 34

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 6

| MBS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SVH 2

| DTS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BGS 11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ASH 3

| OBS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRR 4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI 5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GPS 6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV 16

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLB 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 16

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS 4

| ONA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR 14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY 18

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH 15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS 8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT 11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO 15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD 13

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=3| 8th

! rowspan=3| 21156

! rowspan=3|

! 5

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO 19

| colspan=38|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DTS 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THS 14

| colspan=11|

! Nichels Engineering

! 02

! Pontiac

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 26

| HCY

| colspan=50|

! rowspan=2| 1964

! rowspan=5| Owens Racing

! 5

! rowspan=5| Dodge

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CON 4

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SVH 12

| colspan=58|

! rowspan=2| 3rd

! rowspan=2| 32146

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=4| 6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG 17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JSP 16

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSD 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 3

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 30

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 28

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GPS 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS 5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 21

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 4

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HBO 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PIF 3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB 6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS 11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SVH 7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR 6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LGY 12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY 2*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO 4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS 10*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ASH 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 23

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CON 2*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CHT 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BIR 4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| VAL 8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 16*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ODS 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OBS 5*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRR 8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISP 14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN 6

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LIN 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 17

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MBS 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DTS 2*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONA 17

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLB 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS 4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STR 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 12

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HCY 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ODS 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO 14*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SVH 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS 17

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HAR 15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG 29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JAC 10

! 1965

| RSD

| DAY

| PIF

| ASW

| RCH

| HBO

| ATL

| GPS

| NWS

| MAR

| CLB

| BRI

| DAR

| LGY

| BGS

| HCY

| CLT

| CCF

| ASH

| HAR

| NSV

| BIR

| ATL

| GPS

| MBS

| VAL

| DAY

| ODS

| OBS

| ISP

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 36

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CCF 5*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS 15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR 9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 10*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AUG 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLB 1

| DTS

| BLV

| BGS

| DAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LIN 3

| ODS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS 4

| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HBO 6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 25

| DTS

| colspan=7|

! 40th

! 5464

! 1966

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AUG 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR 8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 15*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL 14

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HCY 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLB 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GPS 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BGS 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS 3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LGY 19

| MGR

| MON

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 17*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DTS 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ASH 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIF 16

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SMR 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV 27

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GPS 1*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 15

| ODS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRR 1*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OXF 7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FON 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISP 4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR 2*

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 44

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLB 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS 13

| BLV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BGS 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HCY 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HBO 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 35

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS 2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR 7

| colspan=13|

! 1st

! 35638

! rowspan=2| 1967

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AUG 3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSD 8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 7

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 24

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 4

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GPS 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS 15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 21

| CLB

| HCY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS 26

| MAR

| SVH

| RCH

| colspan=46|

! rowspan=2| 7th

! rowspan=2| 26302

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=2| Holman-Moody

! rowspan=2| 17

! rowspan=2| Ford

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| BLV

| LGY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 2

| ASH

| MGR

| SMR

| BIR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 21

| GPS

| MGY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 4*

| TRN

| OXF

| FDA

| ISP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 28

| SMR

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 19

| BGS

| CLB

| SVH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| HCY

| RCH

| BLV

| HBO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS 34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 24

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 3

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 1968

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MGR 11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MGY 22

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 5

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 31

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS 14*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB 7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NWS 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 2

| AUG

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AWS 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BLV 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LGY 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ASH 21

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MGR 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR 15

| style="background:#000000; color:white"| BIR 18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 30

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS 2*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISP 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OXF 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FDA 5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TRN 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NSV 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 4

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLB 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BGS 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AWS 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LGY 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HCY 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO 12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUG 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 3*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JFC 3

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 1st

! rowspan=2| 3499

! rowspan=2|

! Roy Trantham

! 84

! Ford

| colspan=41|

| style="background:#000000; color:white"| BLV 23

| colspan=20|

! 1969

! rowspan=2| Holman-Moody

! rowspan=2| 17

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MGR 2

| MGY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 6

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUG 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLB 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS 21

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV 13

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LGY 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 42

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MGR 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KPT 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NCF 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 23

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TPN 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TRN 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BLV 2*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI 1*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY 21

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH 4

| style="background:#DFC484;"| TAL Wth

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB 19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NWS 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SVH 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AUG 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JFC 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MGR 2*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS 26

| colspan=8|

! 1st

! 4170

! rowspan=2| 1970

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 23

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 2*

| RCH

| CAR

| SVH

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 18

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 3

| NWS

| CLB

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| BLV

| LGY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 14

| SMR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 3

| RSD

| HCY

| KPT

| GPS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 8

| AST

| TPN

| TRN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 22

| SMR

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 32

| CLB

| ONA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 37

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 4

| BGS

| SBO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 4

| HCY

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 4

| NCF

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 39

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 6

| MGR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 2

| LGY

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 23rd

! rowspan=2| 1716

! rowspan=2|

! Junior Johnson

! 98

! Ford

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 4

| colspan=44|

! rowspan=7| 1971

! rowspan=2| Holman-Moody

! rowspan=2| 17

! Ford

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 35

| DAY

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 4

| CLB

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS 2

| SMR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 2

| colspan=47|

! rowspan=7| 51st

! rowspan=7| 486

! rowspan=7|

! Mercury

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 4

| ONT

| RCH

| CAR

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 31

| SBO

| colspan=45|

! Giachetti Brothers

! 44

! Ford

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY 2

| colspan=54|

! rowspan=4| Nichels Engineering

! 33

! Pontiac

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 43

| ASH

| KPT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 34

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 33

| RSD

| HOU

| GPS

| colspan=36|

! rowspan=2| 17

! Plymouth

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 8

| BRI

| AST

| ISP

| TRN

| NSV

| ATL

| BGS

| ONA

| MCH

| colspan=26|

! rowspan=2| Pontiac

| colspan=36|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL DNQ

| CLB

| HCY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 35

| MAR

| CLT

| DOV

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS 48

| colspan=14|

! 99

| colspan=43|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 36

| MGR

| RCH

| NWS

| colspan=15|

Winston Cup Series

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="38" | 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

! Pts

! Ref

! rowspan=4| 1972

! Bud Moore Engineering

! 15

! Ford

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 26

| DAY

| RCH

| ONT

| CAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 4

| BRI

| colspan=24|

! rowspan=4| 20th

! rowspan=4| 4718

! rowspan=4|

! rowspan=2| Wood Brothers Racing

! rowspan=2| 21

! Mercury

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| NWS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 25

| DOV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1*

| RSD

| TWS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1*

| BRI

| TRN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 3*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 26

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1*

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 3

| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 4

| TWS

! Ford

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 8

| colspan=21|

! Donlavey Racing

! 90

! Ford

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH 24

| colspan=6|

! 1973

! rowspan=7| Wood Brothers Racing

! rowspan=7| 21

! rowspan=7| Mercury

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 33

| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR 1*

| BRI

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL 1*

| NWS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL 1*

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV 1*

| TWS

| RSD

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1*

| BRI

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 3*

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV 1*

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 31

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 36

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR 1*

| colspan=3|

! 13th

! 5382.8

! 1974

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 35

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 34

| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL 1*

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT 1*

| RSD

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1

| BRI

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC 4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 25

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 30

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ONT 2

! 3rd

! 2389.25

! 1975

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 4*

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 2

| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 3

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 7*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 2

| NSV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 3

| RSD

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 20

| NSV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POC 1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 39

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 26

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 23

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 2

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 25

| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ONT 2

! 14th

! 3057

! 1976

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSD 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 29

| RCH

| BRI

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL 1

| NWS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 37

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT 1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSD 1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 2

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC 4*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 28

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1

| BRI

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 19

| NWS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR 6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ONT 1*

! 9th

! 3483

! 1977

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSD 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 21

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 32

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2

| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 4*

| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 22

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 2*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 5

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 37

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 2

| BRI

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 3

| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 27

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ONT 5

! 13th

! 3227

! 1978

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 34

| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR 1*

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL 21

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 29

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 35

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV 1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 5

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 27

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY 1*

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 5

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 28

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 25

| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT 38

! 16th

! 2756

! rowspan=3| 1979

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 23

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 18

| NWS

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 22

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| colspan=12|

! rowspan=3| 32nd

! rowspan=3| 1203

! rowspan=3|

! rowspan=2| Osterlund Racing

! rowspan=2| 2

! Olds

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 2

| colspan=11|

! Chevy

| colspan=20|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI 7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| NWS

| CAR

| ATL

| ONT

! rowspan=2| 1980

! rowspan=2| Ellington Racing

! rowspan=2| 1

! Chevy

| RSD

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR 1*

| NWS

| MAR

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 6

| TWS

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 25

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 2

| RCH

| DOV

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 38

| CAR

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 37th

! rowspan=2| 1004

! rowspan=2|

! Olds

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL 3

| NSV

| DOV

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 2

| NSV

| POC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL 17

| MCH

| BRI

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 31

| ONT

! rowspan=3| 1981

! Halpern Enterprises

! 16

! Chevy

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 29

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 32

| BRI

| NWS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR 8

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| colspan=20|

! rowspan=3| 70th

! rowspan=3| -

! rowspan=3|

! Kennie Childers Racing

! 12

! Olds

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 25

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| colspan=9|

! Ellington Racing

! 01

! Buick

| colspan=22|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR 8

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

! 1982

! rowspan=3| Bobby Hawkins Racing

! 03

! Buick

| DAY

| RCH

| BRI

| ATL

| CAR

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 21

| POC

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 36

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 5

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 31

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 37

| RCH

| DOV

| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT 3

| MAR

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

! 37th

! 613

! 1983

! rowspan=2| 16

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 8

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 22

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 31

| NSV

| DOV

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 39

| RSD

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 35

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 3

| NSV

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 25

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH 9

| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR 10

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 39

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

! 33rd

! 943

! rowspan=2| 1984

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH 32

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 37

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 32

| NSV

| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 9

| RSD

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH 9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 17

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 39

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 41

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 38

| NWS

| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 25

| RSD

! rowspan=2| 41st

! rowspan=2| 812

! rowspan=2|

! nowrap| Junior Johnson & Associates

! 12

! Chevy

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| POC QL†

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=2| 1985

! Ellington Racing

! rowspan=3| 21

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 28

| RCH

| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 29

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 28

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 36

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 27

| RSD

| POC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH 17

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY 10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 35

| colspan=15|

! rowspan=2| 36th

! rowspan=2| 879

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=2| Pearson Racing

! Ford

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 39

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR 40

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 37

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

| colspan=3|

! 1986

! Chevy

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT 36

| RSD

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH 10

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

| colspan=2|

! 82nd

! 134

| colspan=38|† – Qualified for Neil Bonnett

Daytona 500

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

| 1960

| Pearson Racing

| Chevrolet

| align=center| 33

| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28

| 1961

| Tony Lavati

| Pontiac

| align=center| 30

| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21

| 1962

| Fox Racing

| Pontiac

| align=center| 2

| align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6

| 1963

| rowspan=4| Owens Racing

| rowspan=4| Dodge

| align=center| 50

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 48

| 1964

| align=center| 7

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30

| 1966

| align=center| 12

| align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3

| 1967

| align=center| 15

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24

| 1968

| rowspan=4| Holman-Moody

| rowspan=3| Ford

| align=center| 4

| align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5

| 1969

| align=center| 3

| align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6

| 1970

| align=center| 31

| align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

| 1971

| Mercury

| align=center| 4

| align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

| 1973

| rowspan=7| Wood Brothers Racing

| rowspan=7| Mercury

| align=center| 20

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33

| 1974

| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35

| 1975

| align=center| 2

| align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

| 1976

| align=center| 7

| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

| 1977

| align=center| 5

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21

| 1978

| align=center| 5

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34

| 1979

| align=center| 9

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37

| 1981

| Halpern Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align=center| 9

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29

| 1983

| rowspan=2 nowrap| Bobby Hawkins Racing

| rowspan=2| Chevrolet

| align=center| 15

| align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8

| 1984

| align=center| 11

| align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9

| 1985

| Ellington Racing

| Chevrolet

| align=center| 4

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=42| NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman 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

! Pts

! Ref

! 1982

! rowspan=2 nowrap| Pearson Racing

! rowspan=2| 21

! Pontiac

| DAY

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI 2*

| MAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR 3

| HCY

| SBO

| CRW

| RCH

| LGY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 5

| HCY

| CLT

| ASH

| HCY

| SBO

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR 1

| CRW

| SBO

| HCY

| LGY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP 19

| BRI

| HCY

| RCH

| MAR

| CLT

| HCY

| MAR

| colspan=6|

! 35th

! 776

! 1983

! Ford

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| HCY

| MAR

| NWS

| SBO

| GPS

| LGY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 12

| BRI

| CLT

| SBO

| HCY

| ROU

| SBO

| ROU

| CRW

| ROU

| SBO

| HCY

| LGY

| IRP

| GPS

| BRI

| HCY

| DAR

| RCH

| NWS

| SBO

| MAR

| ROU

| CLT

| HCY

| MAR

! 112th

! 127

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=12| International Race of Champions results

! Season

! Make

! Q1

! Q2

! Q3

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! Pos.

! Pts

! Ref

! 1973–74

! Porsche

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| RSD 9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD 4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 4

! 4th

! $14,600

! 1974–75

! rowspan=4| Chevy

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH 3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 5

! 6th

! $16,500

! 1975–76

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD 10

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| RSD 8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 4

! 5th

! $21,000

! 1976–77

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH 10

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD 2

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSD 11

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DAY 6

! 9th

! $10,500

! 1978–79

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH 5

| MCH

| RSD

| ATL

| colspan=2|

! NA

! -

David Pearson (racing driver)

1980s

Legacy

Personal life

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

Grand National Series

Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

International Race of Champions

References

External links