Larry Pearson was involved in a nasty accident Saturday during an exhibition race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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12 legendary drivers competed in the special 35-lap Scotts EZ Seed Showdown event following the Nationwide Series race Saturday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.

With just 4 laps remaining, Pearson spun on the track and then took a hard hit on the driver’s side when Charlie Glotzbach slammed into Pearson’s spinning car. The impact knocked Pearson unconscious. It took over a half hour to extract Pearson from the car. He was taken to a local area hospital for further evaluation.

His father, three-time Sprint Cup Series champion David Pearson, was competing in the event, withdrew to be by his son’s side after the accident.

Glotzbach was also taken to a local area hospital for further evaluation shortly after being taken to the infield care center.

The event included Cale Yarborough, Dave Marcis and Harry Gant, among others. Rick Wilson won.

To read more on the story, click here for ‘Rick Wilson Earns Scotts EZ Seed Showdown at BMS’ at bristolmotorspeedway.com

update: Bristol Motor Speedway track representative confirmed Saturday night that Pearson broke his lower left ankle, pelvis and right hand.