 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 BY TRACK
| TRACK | RACES | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | AVG ST. | AVG FIN. | LED | LAPS | LLF | RAF | DNQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 1251 | 4578 of 5100 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | 39 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 8.7 | 15.5 | 1482 | 9444 of 12156 | 12 | 21 | 0 | |
| Augusta International Raceway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19 | 115 of 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Augusta International Speedway | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 181 | 1400 of 1700 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Beltsville Speedway | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 13.2 | 137 | 1179 of 1400 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Birmingham International Raceway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 0 | 519 of 560 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bowman-Gray Stadium | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 463 | 1827 of 2000 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bridgehampton Race Circuit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 63 | 125 of 137 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 1616 | 6660 of 10000 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chattanooga International Raceway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 240 | 300 of 300 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cleveland County Fairgrounds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 126 | 184 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Columbia Speedway | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 426 | 2409 of 2900 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Concord Speedway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 139 | 441 of 450 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Darlington Raceway | 47 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 2116 | 12536 of 15902 | 17 | 30 | 0 | |
| Daytona International Speedway | 54 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 675 | 6990 of 8288 | 17 | 41 | 0 | |
| Dog Track Speedway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 474 | 891 of 901 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dover International Speedway | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 2058 | 6346 of 7600 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| Fonda Speedway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 134 | 396 of 400 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gamecock Speedway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Greenville-Pickens Speedway | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 906 | 2778 of 2999 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| Harris Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 59 | 159 of 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hartsville Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 148 of 150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hickory Speedway | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 860 | 2639 of 3026 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
| Islip Speedway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 80 | 730 of 900 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jacksonville Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 39 | 172 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeffco Speedway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 62 | 399 of 400 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kingsport Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 22 | 248 of 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Langley Field Speedway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 513 | 988 of 1375 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lincoln Speedway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 75 | 390 of 400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lowe's Motor Speedway | 46 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 6.4 | 15.1 | 1661 | 12753 of 16468 | 10 | 27 | 0 | |
| Martinsville Speedway | 28 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 711 | 11668 of 13581 | 6 | 19 | 0 | |
| Michigan International Speedway | 29 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 861 | 4638 of 5789 | 16 | 21 | 0 | |
| Middle Georiga Raceway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 690 | 2051 of 2100 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Montgomery Motor Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 102 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nashville Speedway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 145 | 1469 of 1651 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| New Asheville Speedway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 423 | 928 of 1200 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| North Carolina Speedway | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6.3 | 14.5 | 2342 | 9443 of 12856 | 8 | 14 | 0 | |
| North Carolina State Fairgrounds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 182 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 215 | 4983 of 6337 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
| Occoneechee Speedway | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 270 | 974 of 1332 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Old Bridge Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 85 | 193 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Old Dominion Speedway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 97 | 898 of 900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ontario Motor Speedway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 150 | 827 of 1000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Oxford Plains Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3 | 595 of 600 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 185 | 1042 of 2200 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pocono Raceway | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 330 | 985 of 1192 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rambi Race Track | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 116 | 384 of 400 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Richmond International Raceway | 13 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 1221 | 3535 of 4362 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Riverside International Raceway | 20 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 335 | 2715 of 3199 | 10 | 14 | 0 | |
| Savannah Speedway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 3 | 930 of 1000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Smokey Mountain Raceway | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 320 | 1381 of 1500 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| South Boston Speedway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1 | 1549 of 1601 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Southern States Fairgrounds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 274 of 400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Speedway Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 172 of 402 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Starkey Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 199 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Talladega Superspeedway | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 381 | 3167 of 4700 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Tar Heel Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 304 of 400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Texas World Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 31 | 157 of 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thompson Speedway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 104 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Trenton Speedway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 62 | 499 of 500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valdosta 75 Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 185 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Watkins Glen International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 63 of 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| West Virginia International Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 4 | 367 of 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 574 | 111 | 105 | 301 | 366 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 25144 | 135021 of 168303 | 203 | 369 | 0 |
Nationwide Series
CAREER STATISTICS BY TRACK
| TRACK | RACES | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | AVG ST. | AVG FIN. | LED | LAPS | LLF | RAF | DNQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 150 of 150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dover International Speedway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 390 of 400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| North Carolina Speedway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 197 of 197 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 1 | 737 of 747 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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