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NAME: Benny Parsons
OCCUPATION: Race Car Driver
BIRTH DATE: July 12, 1941
DEATH DATE: January 16, 2007
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wilkes County, North Carolina
PLACE OF DEATH: Charlotte, North Carolina
Nickname: B.P.
Nickname: The Professor

Best Known For

Benny Parsons was best known for his success as a NASCAR driver and, following retirement, as a TV analyst for NASCAR races.

Benny Parsons biography

Profile

Benny Parsons, North Carolina native, was a successful NASCAR driver, winning 21 titles in his career. This leads to him being voted one of the 50 best NASCAR drivers of all time and inducted into the Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame. Parsons was able to transition into TV, as an analyst for ESPN, winning an Emmy in 1996.

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