 David Pearson The "Silver Fox" was the model of NASCAR efficiency during his career. With little exaggeration, when Pearson showed up at a race track, he won. His 105 Cup Series victories ranks second all time, and he amassed that figure in only 574 races -- a winning percentage of 18.29. In 1966, Pearson ran 42 of 49 races to win his first championship. In his '68 championship winning campaign, he ran 48 of 49 races. And in '69, he ran 51 of 54 en route to his third and final title.
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Sprint Cup Series
CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | RANK | RACES | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | AVG. START | AVG. FIN | LED | LAPS | LLF | RAF | DNQ | DRIVER RATING | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22 | 22 of 44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 3885 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -- | |
| 1961 | 13 | 19 of 52 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 247 | 3087 | 3 | 10 | 0 | -- | |
| 1962 | 11 | 12 of 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 280 | 2690 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -- | |
| 1963 | 7 | 41 of 55 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 178 | 8697 | 3 | 25 | 0 | -- | |
| 1964 | 3 | 61 of 62 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 2256 | 13225 | 11 | 39 | 0 | -- | |
| 1965 | 40 | 14 of 55 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 576 | 3243 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -- | |
| 1966 | 1 | 42 of 49 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3174 | 10781 | 21 | 34 | 0 | -- | |
| 1967 | 7 | 22 of 49 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 667 | 5638 | 5 | 13 | 0 | -- | |
| 1968 | 1 | 48 of 49 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 38 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 3950 | 13097 | 29 | 38 | 0 | -- | |
| 1969 | 1 | 51 of 54 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 2902 | 14270 | 29 | 42 | 0 | -- | |
| 1970 | 22 | 19 of 48 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 580 | 4210 | 4 | 10 | 0 | -- | |
| 1971 | 49 | 17 of 48 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7.0 | 18.9 | 253 | 2998 | 3 | 9 | 0 | -- | |
| 1972 | 20 | 17 of 31 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 1570 | 4902 | 7 | 12 | 0 | -- | |
| 1973 | 8 | 18 of 28 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 2658 | 5338 | 14 | 14 | 0 | -- | |
| 1974 | 3 | 19 of 30 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 1138 | 4630 | 15 | 15 | 0 | -- | |
| 1975 | 15 | 21 of 30 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 1343 | 5653 | 9 | 13 | 0 | -- | |
| 1976 | 9 | 22 of 30 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 1227 | 6194 | 14 | 18 | 0 | -- | |
| 1977 | 13 | 22 of 30 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 869 | 5694 | 12 | 16 | 0 | -- | |
| 1978 | 16 | 22 of 30 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4.7 | 15.6 | 756 | 5375 | 8 | 11 | 0 | -- | |
| 1979 | 32 | 9 of 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 262 | 2271 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -- | |
| 1980 | 37 | 9 of 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 172 | 1787 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -- | |
| 1981 | 69 | 6 of 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.8 | 22.0 | 48 | 1309 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | |
| 1982 | 38 | 6 of 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.3 | 22.2 | 7 | 1019 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | |
| 1983 | 33 | 10 of 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11.4 | 22.1 | 18 | 1643 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -- | |
| 1984 | 41 | 11 of 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 | 26.2 | 11 | 1630 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -- | |
| 1985 | 36 | 12 of 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | 30.1 | 2 | 1418 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | |
| 1986 | 82 | 2 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 337 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | |
| TOTALS | 574 of 1067 | 111 | 105 | 301 | 366 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 25144 | 135021 | 203 | 369 | 0 | -- |
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