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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: People from Spartanburg, South Carolina, David Pearson, The Marshall Tucker Band, George Gray, Al Rosen, Grits Gresham, Gianna Rolandi, Andrew Fowler, Steve Addington, Trey Gowdy, Matt Goldman, Brooks Foster, Pierce M. B. Young, Don Reno, Walter Hyatt, Andrew B. Moore, Jeremy Clements, Hank Garland, Stephen Davis, Tamika Huston, Prince Miller, Landon Cohen, Celia Weston, Gina Tolleson, Al Lakeman, Jimmy Jordan, Clara Smith, Marshall Chapman, Toy Caldwell, Buck Trent, James A. Johnson, Gary Evans Foster, Perry Smith, Thomas Moore, Joe Eubanks, William Wallace Duncan, Kevin Pucetas, Samuel J. Nicholls, Craig Lewis, Ira Tucker, Frederick B. Dent, William Smith, John B. Earle, M. K. Fort, Jr., Gabe Wilkins, Bradley Robinson, Howie Williams, John Wood Lewis, Sr., Pete Tinsley, Larry Brown. Excerpt: David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934) is a former American stock car racer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Pearson began his NASCAR career in 1960 and ended his first season by winning the 1960 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award. He won three championships (1966, 1968, and 1969) every year he ran the full schedule in NASCAR's Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series). NASCAR described his 1974 season as an indication of his "consistent greatness"; that season he finished third in the season points having competed in only 19 of 30 races. At his finalist nomination for NASCAR Hall of Fame's inaugural 2010 class, NASCAR described Pearson as ..". the model of NASCAR efficiency during his career. With little exaggeration, when Pearson showed up at a race track, he won." Pearson ended his career in 1986, and currently holds the second position on NASCAR's all-time win list with 105 victories; as well as achieving 113 pole positions. Pearson was successful in different venues of racing; he won three times on road courses, 48...