Maybe it's a Carolina thing. We sure didn't have this issue with the Dakotas. Just as North Carolina made us decide between Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, South Carolina is a battle of two absolute ...

Talladega Superspeedway garage area, August 1976. Three reporters are walking past the line of Cup Series team trucks. David Pearson, sitting on the back of one of them, yells, “Hey, are you guys ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. David Pearson, the NASCAR pioneer known as “The Silver Fox” for his cunning craft and a longtime ...

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 ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - David Pearson, a NASCAR pioneer and longtime rival of Richard Petty, has died. He was 83. Pearson died Monday, The Wood Brothers racing team said, but details were not ...