(1953-11-02) November 2, 1953 (age 70) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Achievements
1986, 1987 Busch Series champion
Awards
1988 Busch Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
57 races run over 6 years
Best finish
23rd (1989)
First race
1986 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race
1991 Hardee's 500 (Atlanta)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
3
0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
259 races run over 16 years
Best finish
1st (1986, 1987)
First race
1982 Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte)
Last race
1999 Textilease Medique 300 (South Boston)
First win
1984 Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory)
Last win
1995 Carolina Pride/Red Dog 250 (Myrtle Beach)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
15
129
11
Statistics current as of December 12, 2012.
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 3 top-tens. His Busch statistics include 259 starts, 15 wins, 78 top-fives, 129 top-tens, 12 poles, and 6 top-ten point finishes (including his two championships).
LarryPearson (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...
possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of one of his victims, LarryPearson, in August 1988, and would later plead guilty to one further charge...
Jimmy Hensley 1986 31 LarryPearson Pontiac No. 21 Pearson Racing Brett Bodine 1987 27 LarryPearson Chevrolet No. 21 Pearson Racing Jimmy Hensley 1988...
different drivers have won the Championship, with Sam Ard, Jack Ingram, LarryPearson, Randy LaJoie, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr.,...
NASCAR Cup Series champion David Pearson, and the younger brother of former NASCAR Busch Series champion LarryPearson. Pearson competed in select events in...
sponsored by Stanley Tools and driven to a 22nd-place finish by LarryPearson. Pearson drove two more races for the team that year, each one getting regressively...
Cooper 60–Mark Martin 59–Dennis Setzer 9–Mike Wallace Notable DNQ's: LarryPearson The Hardee's 250 was held March 5 at Richmond International Raceway...
Hedrick also owned and operated Larry Hedrick Motorsports, a NASCAR team that debuted in 1990 with driver LarryPearson. The following season, Hedrick...
1990 Bud 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. LarryPearson was the driver, qualifying 26th and finishing 14th. Pearson ran three more races with the team that...
17-Darrell Waltrip -1 42-Kyle Petty -1 Failed to qualify: 19-Chad Little, 16-LarryPearson Michael Waltrip had a terrible crash in the previous day's Busch Series...
1979 Hugh D. Wisely – Dec 1979 to 1982 David Carroll – 1982 to 1983 LarryPearson – 1983 to 1985 Gilman E. Rud – Nov 1985 to Nov 1988 Gregory Wooldridge...
ever win in a NASCAR major series. 1986 Roses Stores 150 - This was LarryPearson's only win on his way to his first Busch Championship. Also future Busch...
Labonte 2–Ward Burton 34–Todd Bodine 44–David Green 72–Tracy Leslie 92–LarryPearson 32–Dale Jarrett 11–Bill Elliott The Budweiser 250 was held April 3 at...
776 mph (138.043 km/h) 1987 July 5 LarryPearson Chevrolet 100 miles (160 km) 75.869 mph (122.099 km/h) August 30 LarryPearson Chevrolet 100 miles (160 km)...
1987 August 21 21 LarryPearson David Pearson Chevrolet 200 106.6 (171.556) 1:30:35 70.609 1988 August 26 21 LarryPearson David Pearson Chevrolet 200 106...
Saturday night, but eventually turned the car over to relief driver LarryPearson. Rick Mast made his Cup Series debut driving car 88 in place of the...
winner Rob Moroso, a six-time winner Phil Parsons, a five-time winner LarryPearson, a five-time winner Robert Pressley, a three-time winner Michael Waltrip...
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