Coca Cola 600 – The First, First-Time Winner – David Pearson/1961, Pontiac

05/30/2021 – The legendary David Pearson collected the first of his 105 career Cup wins behind the wheel of John Masoni’s #3 Daytona Beach Kennel Club Pontiac. What is overlooked for this particular race was Pontiac’s overall dominance, with Pontiac taking seven of the top-ten spots on the day (Pearson/1, Roberts/2, Paschal/5, Smith/7, Welborn/8, Johnson/9, Weatherly/10) and leading 323 of 400 laps (Pearson/225, Roberts/6, Smith/3, Weatherly/14, Earnhardt/75).

Pearson takes the big Pontiac Catalina to victory lane by a margin of two laps despite driving around the final two laps with a flat tire.