Turbo's Racing Photos - IROC I

David Pearson

Photography by Mike Smith

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Riverside Raceway 1973
DAVID PEARSON WAS RIGHT AT HOME AT RIVERSIDE HAVING RACED IN THE NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL AND WINSTON CUP SERIES THERE FOR YEARS. DAVID HAD 77 WINS AND THREE NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER HIS BELT AT THE START OF THE SEASON. DAVID WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST NASCAR ROAD RACERS.

IN THE FIRST RACE AT RIVERSIDE, DAVID STARTED THIRD AND FINISHED NINTH. IN THE SECOND RACE, DAVID STARTED FOURTH AND FINISHED SECOND BEHIND FOLLMER. IN THE THIRD RIVERSIDE RACE THE NEXT DAY, DAVID STARTED ELEVENTH AND FINISHED FOURTH. IN THE FINALE ON DAYTONA'S ROAD COURSE, DAVID STARTED THIRD AND FINISHED FOURTH.

DAVID FINISHED FOURTH IN POINTS IN IROC I.

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