Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison and David Pearson. In the 1960s and 1970s, they built the foundation and set the standards for stock car racing ... cars were." PHOTOS: 2015 NASCAR ...

Calm, cool and collected are but a few adjectives that describe the Spartanburg, S.C. NASCAR legend, David Pearson. To say he was a good race car driver ... easy to get a photo with David ...

AP Photo/Glenn Smith ... the King of Stock Car Racing replied, "Anybody that won 105 races and didn't get in -- somebody ain't adding right." David Pearson, spotted outside the Charlotte (N.C ...

Years after he retired from driving race cars, David Pearson was amazed at the daily contents of his mailbox. The letters came from across the country—and across the oceans. Many were addressed ...