- Johnny Parsons
Infobox racing driver
name = Johnny Parsons
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nationality = USA
date of birth = Birth date and age|1944|8|26
place of birth =Van Nuys, California
date of death =
retired = 1996
related to =Johnnie Parsons (father)Dana Carter (half brother)Pancho Carter (half brother)
last series = AmericanChampionship Car
years active = 1969-1996
teams =Hopkins Racing Wysard Racing Arciero Racing Leader Cards Racing Blueprint Racing
starts = 106
wins = 0
poles = 2
fastest laps =
best finish = 10th
year = 1976 (USAC)
prev series =Super Vee
prev series years = 1979
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awards =National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
award years = 1994Johnny Parsons (born
August 26 ,1944 inVan Nuys, California ) is an American racecar driver.Racing family
Parsons is the son of Arza and
1950 Indianapolis 500 winnerJohnnie Parsons . His parents divorced, and Johnny was raised with half-brothers Dana andPancho Carter , the product of Arza'a marriage withDuane Carter . The Carter's grew up racingquarter-midget s in Indianapolis. [http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Johnny_Parsons.htm Biography] at theNational Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame ]Parsons started twelve
Indianapolis 500 races. His last Indy 500 start was the1996 Indianapolis 500 . His best finish was fifth in 1977 and 1985.Parsons finished second in the 1977 USAC National points. Parsons has also twice finished second in the USAC championship dirt cars.
Parson won 29 midget car features (as of 1994), including major wins at: the
4-Crown Nationals midget car feature twice, the 1979Hut Hundred , and the 1986Copper Classic midget feature. He has won two Silver Crown and five sprint car features.When Davey Hamilton decided to come out of retirement to run in the 2007 Indy 500, Parsons replaced him as the driver expert for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network's broadcasts of race activities.
Career award
*Parsons was inducted in the
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1994.Indy 500 results
References
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