Ricky Pearson (born February 5, 1957) is a retired NASCAR crew chief who was active in the NASCAR Cup series and the Busch (now Xfinity) Series. He is originally from Spartansburg, South Carolina. He is the son of NASCAR Pioneer David “The Silver Fox” Pearson and the younger brother of Larry Pearson, who won the Busch Series championship in 1986 and 1987. He was his younger brother’s crew chief during the 1986 and 1987 season.
| Occupation(s) | NASCAR Crew Chief |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1987 – 2014 |
| Achievements | Busch (now Xfinity) Series Champion Crew Chief (1986, 1987) |
NASCAR Cup Crew Chief Stats
| Year | Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | Rank | Miles |
| 1983 | David Pearson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1643 | 18 | 59720 | 33 | 3093.6 |
| 1984 | David Pearson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1630 | 10 | 54125 | 41 | 2949.1 |
| 1986 | Larry Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 0 | 14310 | 79 | 566 |
| 1987 | Larry Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1162 | 1 | 18555 | 51 | 1434.8 |
| 1988 | Larry Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 | 3705 | 62 | 427.5 |
| 1989 | Larry Pearson | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7993 | 5 | 148232 | 23 | 9734.7 |
| 1997 | Buckshot Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 20875 | 70 | 58.5 |
| 1998 | Buckshot Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 626 | 0 | 135855 | 52 | 1370.4 |
| 63 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13731 | 34 | 455377 | 19634.5 |
Xfinity Series Crew Chief Stats
| Year | Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | Rank | Miles |
| 1986 | Larry Pearson | 31 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 5469 | 200 | 127788 | 1 | 3606 |
| 1987 | Larry Pearson | 27 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 4727 | 720 | 185424 | 1 | 3400.1 |
| 1988 | Larry Pearson | 30 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5087 | 850 | 140070 | 3 | 3527.2 |
| 1990 | Robert Pressley | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1843 | 155 | 27553 | 12 | 1562.6 |
| 1991 | Robert Pressley | 31 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 5840 | 441 | 134215 | 3 | 4564.6 |
| 1992 | Robert Pressley | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5790 | 736 | 254558 | 5 | 4877.5 |
| 1993 | Robert Pressley | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4143 | 382 | 214691 | 8 | 3964.5 |
| 1993 | Dennis Setzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 787 | 13 | 11405 | 53 | 554.8 |
| 1995 | Dennis Setzer | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2764 | 14 | 110877 | 23 | 2570.1 |
| 1996 | Buckshot Jones | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3414 | 28 | 105390 | 25 | 3002.5 |
| 1997 | Buckshot Jones | 30 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5496 | 55 | 363083 | 7 | 5632 |
| 1998 | Buckshot Jones | 31 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5756 | 391 | 401100 | 9 | 6223.6 |
| 2000 | Lyndon Amick | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5041 | 4 | 360660 | 28 | 5339.9 |
| 2003 | Jeremy Clements | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 15785 | 137 | 28 |
| 2004 | Stanton Barrett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 0 | 48785 | 36 | 815.1 |
| 2004 | Travis Geisler | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2290 | 0 | 213965 | 41 | 2497.2 |
| 2004 | Steve Grissom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 999 | 1 | 126345 | 28 | 1377.7 |
| 2005 | Stanton Barrett | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4234 | 6 | 567433 | 22 | 5689.1 |
| 2005 | T.J. Bell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1201 | 1 | 141210 | 69 | 1476 |
| 2005 | Eric Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 37825 | 102 | 201.4 |
| 2005 | Tim Sauter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 20715 | 49 | 292.5 |
| 2006 | Stanton Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 23025 | 61 | 298 |
| 2006 | Jeff Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 17050 | 114 | 256 |
| 2006 | Max Papis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 16110 | 97 | 114 |
| 2006 | Tim Sauter | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5213 | 7 | 660207 | 27 | 6358.1 |
| 2006 | Brent Sherman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 0 | 43420 | 100 | 472.5 |
| 2007 | Jeremy Clements | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 0 | 99652 | 87 | 710.5 |
| 2007 | Brent Sherman | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4571 | 4 | 736832 | 23 | 6289.9 |
| 2008 | Stanton Barrett | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4038 | 2 | 603980 | 22 | 5371.9 |
| 2010 | Jeremy Clements | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1481 | 6 | 178567 | 34 | 1745.8 |
| 2011 | Jeremy Clements | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6035 | 12 | 702635 | 15 | 7792.6 |
| 2012 | Jeremy Clements | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4971 | 4 | 665747 | 14 | 6822.4 |
| 2012 | Ty Dillon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 71596 | 437.5 | |
| 2013 | Jeremy Clements | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4817 | 7 | 627212 | 16 | 6660.2 |
| 2013 | Ryan Sieg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 18416 | 198 | |
| 2014 | Jeremy Clements | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5876 | 10 | 738547 | 15 | 7931.3 |
| 601 | 21 | 91 | 148 | 15 | 104555 | 4049 | 8811873 | 112661 |
