Larry Pearson (born November 2, 1953) is an American former

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driver and the son of three-time

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champion David Pearson. He won the

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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

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owned by

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. 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 the two championships). Pearson was involved in a violent turn two crash with

Charlie Glotzbach Charles Lee Glotzbach (June 19, 1938 – April 23, 2021) was an ARCA and NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. He holds one of the oldest race records in NASCAR. He has the record for fastest pace at Bristol Motor Speedway for a NASCAR race. He was ...

on March 20, 2010, during a legends race at

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, 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

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He was admitted into

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in fair condition.Profile
newsobserver.com, March 23, 2010.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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

Winston Cup Series

=Daytona 500

Busch Series

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

(

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson, Larry Living people 1953 births Sportspeople from Spartanburg, South Carolina Racing drivers from South Carolina NASCAR drivers NASCAR Xfinity Series champions ISCARS Dash Touring Series drivers