Is this the sam Terry Pearson who lived in South Dakota many years ago?
There was a racer named "Terry Pearson" (mildly unusual name) who ran a couple of black Olds 4-4-2's, a hardtop and a convertible, each with a foot-wide white racing stripe down the hoods, tops, and deck-lids, and called them "Mother Skunk" (his wife drove that one) and "Papa Skunk,": I believe.
Very cool, attention-getting race cars, and f-a-s-t!!!!
That was in the early-to-mid '70s, I believe.
Jerry Ryan; remember them???
IF it's the same guy, I'd say congratulations were definitely in order.... he's been racing a long, long time...
If not,
CONGRATULATIONS, anyway, TERRY!!! Great job driving the stripe in the final!!!!