Johnny Parsons
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John Wayne ParsonsUSAC National Championship, and also drove USAC championship dirt cars. Parsons made twelve starts at the Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of 5th in 1977 and 1985.
Racing career
Parsons started twelve Indianapolis 500 races. His last Indy 500 start was the 1996 race.
Parsons finished second in the 1977
USAC National points. Parsons has also twice finished second in the USAC championship dirt cars.[3]
Parsons won 29 midget car features (as of 1994), including major wins at: the 4-Crown Nationals
Copper World Classic midget feature.[3] He has won two Silver Crown and five sprint car features.[3]
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.
Racing family
Johnny Parsons is the son of
quarter-midgets in Indianapolis.[3]
His first name is spelled differently than his father's. Though not his legal name, he was sometimes referred to in the media as "Johnny Parsons Jr." to distinguish him from his father.
Career award
- Parsons was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1994.[3]
Racing record
Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | TRE
|
MIL
|
MOS
|
PIR DNS |
- | - | |||||
| 1979 | TEX1 | IRP
|
MIL1 4 |
POC 19 |
TEX2 | MIL2 22 |
MIN1 21 |
MIN2 4 |
11th | 250 |
IRL IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Blueprint Racing | Lola T93 | 16 | Menard | WDW 18 |
PHX 12 |
INDY 28 |
17th | 141 | [4] | |||||||
1996-97
|
Buick | NH1 |
LV1 28 |
WDW |
PHX |
INDY |
TEX |
PIK |
CMS |
NH2 |
LV2 |
51st | 7 | [5] | |||
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Failed to Qualify | |||
| 1973 | King | Offy
|
Practice Crash | |
| 1974 | Finley | Offy
|
29th | 26th |
| 1975 | Eagle
|
Offy
|
12th | 19th |
| 1976 | Eagle
|
Offy
|
14th | 12th |
| 1977 | Wildcat | DGS | 11th | 5th |
| 1978 | Lightning | Offy
|
8th | 10th |
| 1979 | Lightning | DGS | 9th | 32nd |
| 1980 | Lightning | Offy
|
7th | 26th |
| 1981 | Lightning | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1982 | March | Cosworth | 25th | 20th |
| 1983 | Penske
|
Cosworth | 23rd | 22nd |
| 1984 | Penske
|
Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1985 | March | Cosworth | 26th | 5th |
| 1986 | March | Cosworth | 28th | 27th |
| 1987 | March | Buick | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1988 | March | Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1989 | Lola
|
Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1991 | Lola
|
Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1992 | Lola
|
Buick | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1993 | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | ||
| 1994 | Lola
|
Greenfield | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1995 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth
|
Failed to Qualify | |
| 1996 | Lola
|
Menard-Buick | 27th | 28th |
References
- ^ "Johnny Parsons". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ 1975 Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcast - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network (May 25, 1975)
- ^ a b c d e Biography Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
- ^ "Johnny Parsons – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Johnny Parsons – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.