Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Rick Wilson of Bartow, Florida got by Phil Parsons with two laps remaining to win Saturday nights legends race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 35-lap race featured 12 retired NASCAR stars on the Worlds Fastest Half Mile.

Two drivers, two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Larry Pearson and 1971 Bristol winner "Chargin" Charlie Glotzbach, were involved in a turn-two accident that sent both veterans to the hospital. Larry Pearson was airlifted to the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol while Glotzbach was transported by ambulance to the same hospital after being examined at the speedways infield medical center.

The lap 30 accident unfolded as Larry Pearson spun into the outside retaining wall and began to slide down the steep banking. Glotzbach rounded the turn and struck Pearsons car in the drivers side door area.

According to trackside reports, Larry Pearson was unconscious when safety workers reached him immediately following the wreck. Track safety workers removed the roof to get Pearson out of his mangled machine. Pearson regained consciousness and could be seen moving his arms as he was loaded into the ambulance. Glotzbach was able to exit his car under his own power.

Larry Pearson, 56, is the son of three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion David Pearson, who was also competing in the race. David Pearson pulled his car off the speedway and withdrew from the event to go to the hospital.

A Bristol Motor Speedway spokesman said Glotzbach was listed in good condition, and Larry Pearson was responsive while undergoing further evaluation. He reportedly suffered a broken right hand, a fractured lower left ankle and a broken pelvis.

“It’s our choice to race,” said race winner Rick Wilson. “You get older and they say you’re reaction time goes down, then you see a 19-year old do something on the track and say, ‘What is he doing?’...Nobody makes anybody get these race cars. I love it. It’s a chance you take.”

Wilson is probably best known for driving "King" Richard Petty's #43 during the 1993 season, the first year after Petty's retirement.

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