Parker Johnstone
| Parker Johnstone III | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 27, 1961 GT-4 Playboy/Escort Series Firehawk Series IMSA Renault Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 1991-1993 1987-1988 1986 1985 | IMSA Camel Lights Champion IMSA International Sedan Champion SCCA GT-4 National Champion Renault Cup National Champion |
Parker Johnstone III (born March 27, 1961) is a former race car driver and motorsports announcer from
Early career
He began his amateur racing career while in high school while working as a systems programmer in Silicon Valley part-time to pay for his new hobby, racing automobiles. Winning at
CART/IndyCar
A road course specialist, he drove in mainly road course races in the 1994 and 1995
Retirement
After he retired from professional racing, Parker became the color analyst commentator for ABC's/ESPN's coverage of IndyCar/CART racing. When ABC stopped covering IndyCar/CART he was moved to cover the pit action and work as the technical pit analyst for the NHRA coverage for ESPN. After three years of covering the NHRA Drag Racing Championship, he left broadcasting to oversee and operate a Honda dealership in Wilsonville, Oregon. Several of his historically significant race cars are on display there. He is currently racing in SCCA competition as well as competing in vintage racing in several different types of cars.
He is an Eagle Scout. He is an instrument, commercial, certified flight instructor pilot and has competed and won in aerobatic competitions. He is scuba certified. He has appeared in over 50 TV commercials as well as performed as a stuntman in the movie Speed. He is a member of both the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). He has competed in triathlons and cycling races. He lives in Wilsonville where he served as member of the city's Parks and Rec board for 5 years. He also served on the board of directors for the Children's Cancer Association.[2][3]
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Road Atlanta | Honda CRX |
GT-4 | 1 | 1 | Running |
American Open Wheel
(key)
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994
|
Comptech | Lola T94/00
|
Honda HRX V8t | SRF | PHX | LBH | IND | MIL | DET | POR 19 |
CLE 17 |
TOR 27 |
MIS | MDO 23 |
NHM | VAN 13 |
ROA | NZR | LS 17 |
35th | 0 | [4] | |
1995
|
Comptech | Reynard 95i | Honda HRH V8t | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NZR | IND | MIL | DET 19 |
POR | ROA 12 |
TOR | CLE 11 |
MIS 22 |
MDO 28 |
NHM | VAN 11 |
LS 17 |
27th | 6 | [5] |
1996
|
Comptech | Reynard 96i | Honda HRH V8t | MIA DNS |
RIO 16 |
SRF 24 |
LBH 2 |
NZR 20 |
500 11 |
MIL 16 |
DET 14 |
POR 5 |
CLE 25 |
TOR 26 |
MIS 18 |
MDO 12 |
ROA 11 |
VAN 11 |
LS 13 |
17th | 33 | [6] | |
1997
|
Team Green
|
Reynard 97i | Honda HRR V8t | MIA 8 |
SRF 21 |
LBH 5 |
NZR 17 |
RIO 12 |
STL 7 |
MIL 25 |
DET 20 |
POR 9 |
CLE 10 |
TOR 12 |
MIS 25 |
MDO 12 |
ROA 23 |
VAN 11 |
LS 12 |
FON 11 |
16th | 36 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Parker Johnstone Fact Sheet". Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Patrick (May 27, 2009). "Prisoners counted in city population". Wilsonville Spokesman. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ "Parker Johnstone".
- ^ "Parker Johnstone – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Parker Johnstone – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Parker Johnstone – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Parker Johnstone – 1997 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.