David Pearson, the NASCAR pioneer known as “The Silver Fox” for his cunning craft and a longtime rivalry with Richard Petty, has died. He was 83. The Wood Brothers Racing team said Pearson died Monday ...

When it comes to sports rivalries, it's easy to put the three decades of on-track battles between NASCAR stars Richard Petty and David Pearson up against any larger-than-life rivalry in any sport.

To celebrate 75 years worth of memories, the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team will be highlighted throughout the summer with “Wood Brothers Wednesdays” on The NASCAR Channel. Wood Brothers Racing ...

Richard Petty and David Pearson are arguably the two greatest drivers in NASCAR history. With 305 wins, eight Daytona 500 and 10 Cup Series championships between the two men, fans who were alive to ...

David Pearson talks with his crew after completing a test run in 1975. Although Pearson never once ran a full season in NASCAR’s top series, he still won the overall series championship three times.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jerry Cook, Jack Ingram, Dale Inman, Fred Lorenzen and T. Wayne Robertson are the newest nominees for NASCAR's 2011 Hall of Fame class. The five are among 25 nominees who will be ...

David Pearson and his generation of stock-car racers had a special word for it — “fenderprints,” comparing the bewitching art of hustling a car around Darlington Raceway to finger-painting with a ...

Cup Series stats: 105 wins, three championships, 1976 Daytona 500 winner How good was David Pearson? In the four years he was a full-time driver, he won the championship three times. However, Pearson ...

It took two weeks for the smoke to clear from the 1976 Daytona 500’s slam-bang finish before the NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule resumed. By then, the garage was still abuzz over David Pearson’s ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 15th class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be inducted Friday night and headlined by Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards, drivers named to the top 75 in history. But the five being ...