David Pearson

David Pearson, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, is second on the all-time win list with 105, trailing only Richard Petty.

Pearson, or the "Silver Fox" as he became known, set an unprecedented superspeedway qualifying record by winning 11 consecutive pole positions at Charlotte Motor Speedway form 1973-78. He won the 1976 Daytona 500.

When he retired, Pearson ranked second in NASCAR's all-time pole positions earned with 113, fourth in laps led with 25,425 and sixth overall in races led with 329 races. He won 11 of the 18 NASCAR Cup Series events he entered in 1973. Pearson won 43 races from 1972-79 while driving for the famous Wood Brothers.

For his efforts, he was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington Raceway in 1991. Two years later, in 1993, Pearson was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Ala. Then in 1995, Pearson was inducted into Lowe's Motor Speedway's Court of Legends, and in 1998, Pearson was also inducted in the Bristol Motor Speedway's Heroes of Bristol.