Vic Parsons

Vic Parsons (born November 29, 1939) is a retired Canadian NASCAR driver from Willowdale, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto).[1] He competed in nineteen Winston Cup Series events in his career with seven top-tens.[1]

This article is about the Canadian NASCAR driver. For the Canadian journalist, see Vic Parsons (writer).
Vic Parsons
Born (1939-11-29) November 29, 1939
Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
NASCAR Cup Series career
19 races run over 2 years
Best finish30th - 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
First race1972 Wilkes 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway
Last race1973 Delaware 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0

He is not related to the legendary driver Benny Parsons.

Cup career

Parsons made his debut in 1972, making the show at North Wilkesboro Speedway with a 19th place qualifying effort.[1] Parsons then survived the tough short track and ended up with a top-10 in his first career race-9th.[1]

Parsons stepped it up to eighteen races in 1973, when he finished 30th in the points standings.[1] Driving for car owner, Bill Seifer, Parsons recorded an unprecedented six top-tens.[1] That included a career best 7th place in the July race at Daytona.[1] The other top-tens were a trio of ninths and a duo of tenths.[1] However, the news was not all good for Parsons.[1] Even with six top-tens, Parsons' team struggled to finish races.[1] In fact, in eighteen starts, Parsons' team only finished seven of them.[1] This would lead to Parsons not being re-hired for the 1974 season and his permanent departure from the NASCAR scene.

See also

List of Canadians in NASCAR

References
  1. "Vic Parsons' NASCAR career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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