Larry Pearson

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 three top-tens. His Busch statistics include 259 starts, fifteen wins, 78 top-fives, 129 top-tens, twelve poles, and six top-ten point finishes (including his two championships).

2010 injury On March 20, 2010, Pearson was involved in a violent turn two crash with Charlie Glotzbach 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. Two days after the accident, he was released from the Bristol hospital and transported to Charlotte, North Carolina He was admitted into Carolinas Medical Center in fair condition.

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)

Winston Cup Series 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 Pts Ref 1986 Pearson Racing 21 Chevy DAY40 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT12 CAR ATL RSD 79th 170 1987 16 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS25 BRI MAR TAL CLT31 DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT6 CAR RSD ATL25 51st 401 1988 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLTDNQ DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT41 NWS CAR PHO ATL21 62nd 140 1989 Buick DAY14 CAR30 ATL22 RCH6 DAR20 BRI18 NWS24 MAR29 TAL29 CLT22 DOV19 SON19 POC9 MCH19 DAY30 POC40 TAL22 GLN11 MCH16 BRI21 DAR29 RCH20 DOV40 MAR25 CLT15 NWS24 CAR12 PHO24 ATL19 23rd 2860 1990 DAY27 RCH23 CAR20 ATL34 DAR BRIDNQ NWS MAR TAL 35th 822 Edwards Racing 88 Pontiac CLT42 DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCHLarry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy BRI14 DAR17 RCH DOV MAR NWSDNQ CLT19 CAR19 PHO ATL 1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWSDNQ MAR TAL41 CLT41 DOV SON POC32 MCH20 DAY21 POC TAL17 GLN MCH BRIDNQ DAR30 RCH36 DOV30 MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR PHO33 ATL14 37th 848 1997 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DAYDNQ 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 -

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1986 Pearson Racing Chevrolet 23 40 1989 Pearson Racing Buick 14 14 1990 26 27 1997Bud Moore Engineering Ford DNQ

Busch Series 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 Pts Ref 1982 Pearson Racing 21 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT14 ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI8 HCY RCH MAR CLT8 HCY MAR 61st 405 1983 DAY9 RCH CAR31 HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO10 HCY8 LGY IRP GPS8 BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS4 SBO MAR24 ROU CLT37 HCY MAR 28th 929 1984 DAY6 RCH9 CAR16 HCY4 MAR7 DAR10 ROU6 NSV7 LGY22 MLW DOV CLT12 SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY5 IRP LGY SBO BRI10 DAR30 RCH NWS CLT HCY1* MAR21 18th 2005 52 Olds CAR7 1985 21 Pontiac DAY14 CAR22 HCY3 BRI5 MAR7 DAR20 SBO19 LGY5 SBO10 HCY1 ROU1* IRP3 SBO18 LGY3 HCY2 MLW12 BRI3 RCH6 NWS2 ROU2 HCY3 MAR2 3rd 3951 Foushee Racing 55 Olds DOV15 Pearson Racing 21 Chevy CLT7 DAR5 CLT5 CAR18 1986 Pontiac DAY41 HCY4 MAR2 BRI8 SBO2 LGY11 JFC12 SBO3 HCY7 ROU4 IRP2 SBO2 OXF18 SBO4 HCY6 LGY7 ROU12 BRI18 RCH4 MAR2 ROU1 MAR2 1st 4514 Chevy CAR32 DAR10 DOV5 CLT5 RAL7 DAR7 DOV5 CLT3 CAR4 1987 DAY3 DAR11 CLT3 DOV2 JFC1 SBO1* HCY8 RAL3 LGY10* ROU1 BRI1 JFC1* DAR26 RCH10 DOV2 MAR25 CLT36 CAR4 MAR5 1st 3959 Pontiac HCY8 MAR25 BRI5 LGY11 SBO3* IRP1 ROU4 OXF14 1988 Chevy DAY30 HCY6 CAR35 MAR23 DAR7 BRI14* LNG2 NZH22 SBO1* NSV4 CLT39 DOV2 ROU2 LAN3 LVL19 MYB2 OXF29 SBO1 HCY5 LNG7 IRP4 ROU21 BRI1 DAR13 RCH2* DOV12 MAR4 CLT22 CAR12 MAR20 3rd 3981 1989 90 Buick DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO6 HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR 102nd - 16 MAR11 1990Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP31 ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 102nd 70 1993 Martin Racing 92 Chevy DAY35 CAR RCH27 DAR8 BRI34 HCY ROU2 MAR NZH CLT28 DOV6 MYB GLN MLW2 TAL27 IRP21 MCH12 NHA10 BRI DAR RCH DOV29 ROU CLT34 MAR CAR HCY ATL2 25th 1662 1994 DAY22 CARDNQ RCH35 ATL2 MAR6 DAR2 HCY19 BRI6 ROU8 NHA7 NZH29 CLT19 DOV11 MYB10* GLN9 MLW15 SBO20 TAL11 HCY5 IRP24 MCH9 BRI33 DAR7 RCH9 DOV22 CLT22 MAR12 CAR21 8th 3277 1995 DAY25 CAR23 RCH34 ATL7 NSV5 DAR1 BRI20 HCY17 NHA10 NZH28 CLT23 DOV13 MYB1 GLN18 MLW2 TAL17 SBO4 IRP36 MCH22 BRI29 DAR17 RCH25 DOV16 CLT7 CAR11 HOM18 6th 3029 1996 DAY4 CAR34 RCH26 ATL23 NSV11 DAR23 BRI22 HCY10 NZH16 CLT20 DOV9 SBO4 MYB28 GLN34 MLW29 NHA11 TAL34 IRP13 MCH33 BRI30 DAR37 RCH32 16th 2471 Ford DOV27 ST Motorsports 46 Chevy CLT22 CAR27 HOM37 1997 Porter Racing 48 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI11 CLT32 CAL CAR HOM 54th 555 Laughlin Racing 45 Chevy NSV18 TAL NHA NZH HVP Motorsports 63 Pontiac CLT24 DOV SBO GLN MLW Key Motorsports 11 Ford MYB25 GTY IRP31 MCHDNQ BRI DAR RCH DOV 1998 Bobby Jones Racing 55 Pontiac DAYDNQ CAR33 LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY 71st 228 DAJ Racing 32 Ford DAY32 RC Racing 2 Chevy TAL22 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 DAY25 CAR13 LVSDNQ ATL20 DAR23 TEX30 NSV BRI30 TAL7 CAL27 NHA RCH25 NZH30 CLTDNQ DOV SBO25 GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 49th 1032

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series (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 Pts Ref 1985Pearson Racing 21 Pontiac ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP3 CSP FRS 66th - N/A Olds IRP21 OEF ISF DSF TOL