Benny Parsons
Born: 07/12/1941 in Wilkes County, NC, USA
Died: 01/16/2007 in Charlotte, NC, USA
Owner statistics
NASCAR Cup Series
Results by track | Head-to-head driver comparisons | Finish distribution by track type
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | DNFs |
1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.86 | 0 | 258 | 1 | |||
1969 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.50 | 13.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.39 | 0 | 568 | 1 | |||
1970 | 8 | 2992 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 59402 | 9.93 | 13.73 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 0 | 1.63 | 59.30 | 0 | 9164 | 21 |
1971 | 11 | 2611 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 55896 | 10.69 | 16.17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 144 | 1 | 1.91 | 56.08 | 0 | 7981 | 17 |
1972 | 5 | 6844.15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 102043 | 11.23 | 14.52 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0.25 | 63.91 | 0 | 7922 | 11 |
1973 | 1 | 7173.8 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 182321 | 7.71 | 10.07 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 374 | 19 | 2.84 | 75.55 | 0 | 9311 | 6 |
1974 | 5 | 1591.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 185080 | 8.60 | 14.57 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 0.81 | 60.98 | 0 | 8120 | 16 |
1975 | 4 | 3820 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 112995 | 7.50 | 14.43 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 496 | 0 | 3.77 | 60.33 | 0 | 8528 | 13 |
1976 | 3 | 4304 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 209459 | 7.03 | 9.60 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 455 | 10 | 3.83 | 74.88 | 0 | 8679 | 5 |
1977 | 3 | 4570 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 263806 | 4.73 | 7.77 | 25 | 3 | 77 | 1398 | 0 | 13.53 | 80.33 | 0 | 9410 | 6 |
1978 | 4 | 4350 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 255250 | 4.73 | 9.43 | 21 | 1 | 51 | 824 | 8 | 7.91 | 75.51 | 0 | 9609 | 4 |
1979 | 5 | 4256 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 207680 | 7.00 | 11.26 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 736 | 0 | 6.26 | 69.80 | 0 | 9335 | 7 |
1980 | 3 | 4278 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 345260 | 5.77 | 11.42 | 19 | 1 | 47 | 659 | 0 | 6.73 | 70.34 | 0 | 8676 | 10 |
1981 | 10 | 3452 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 273705 | 10.06 | 19.00 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 537 | 0 | 5.30 | 47.90 | 0 | 6709 | 17 |
1982 | 18 | 2892 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 237860 | 9.96 | 14.61 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 253 | 0 | 4.69 | 61.64 | 0 | 5631 | 10 |
1983 | 29 | 1657 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 119760 | 8.94 | 18.94 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 116 | 0 | 3.67 | 53.41 | 0 | 2847 | 9 |
1984 | 27 | 1870 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 211665 | 7.07 | 12.64 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 407 | 0 | 10.63 | 70.47 | 0 | 2877 | 3 |
1985 | 29 | 1427 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 72450 | 10.36 | 21.29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.33 | 48.55 | 0 | 2230 | 7 |
1986 | 30 | 1555 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 100985 | 9.44 | 23.13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0.33 | 44.43 | 0 | 2620 | 11 |
1987 | 16 | 3215 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 514400 | 11.69 | 18.69 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 0.88 | 52.37 | 0 | 6975 | 12 |
1988 | 24 | 2559 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185755 | 23.48 | 22.96 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 0.89 | 42.65 | 0 | 7420 | 8 |
Career | 12.3684 | 526 | 20 | 21 | 199 | 283 | 3695772 | 9.2586 | 14.4525 | 192 | 15 | 468 | 6860 | 38 | 3.923270 | 62.07 | 0 | 134870 | 195 |
Daytona 500
Year | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Engine | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1969 | 11 | 7 | 88 | '69 Ford | Russ Dawson | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 2450 | 0 | |||
1970 | 14 | 14 | 88 | '69 Ford | Parsons | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 1725 | 0 | |||
1971 | 12 | 35 | 72 | '69 Ford | L.G. DeWitt | 39 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 1125 | 0 | |||
1972 | 33 | 4 | 72 | '70 Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | 194 | 0 | 0 | running | 7150 | 0 | |||
1973 | 13 | 30 | 72 | '72 Chevrolet | L.G. DeWitt | Carter | 101 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2195 | 0 | ||
1974 | 10 | 22 | 72 | '74 Chevrolet | L.G. DeWitt | Carter | 141 | 1 | 1 | ignition | 7700 | 0 | ||
1975 | 32 | 1 | 72 | Kings Row Fireplaces | '75 Chevrolet | L.G. DeWitt | Carter | 200 | 2 | 4 | running | 43905 | 180 | |
1976 | 32 | 3 | 72 | Kings Row Fireplaces | Chevrolet | L.G. DeWitt | Elder | 199 | 3 | 16 | running | 23680 | 170 | |
1977 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Oldsmobile | L.G. DeWitt | Elder | 200 | 2 | 16 | running | 30400 | 175 | |
1978 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Oldsmobile | L.G. DeWitt | Elder | 199 | 1 | 2 | running | 26550 | 170 | |
1979 | 5 | 18 | 27 | Griffin's Marine | Oldsmobile | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 183 | 5 | 37 | running | 10435 | 114 | |
1980 | 14 | 5 | 27 | Melling Tool Company | Oldsmobile | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 32375 | 155 | |
1981 | 4 | 31 | 15 | Melling Tool Company | Ford | Moore | Moore | 135 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 13750 | 70 | |
1982 | 1 | 26 | 28 | J.D. Stacy Racing | Pontiac | Ranier | Wilson | 196.317 | 103 | 0 | 0 | accident | 21900 | 85 |
1983 | 14 | 42 | 55 | Skoal | Buick | Johnny Hayes | Champion | 8 | 0 | 0 | push rod | 5950 | 37 | |
1984 | 8 | 29 | 55 | Copenhagen | Chevrolet | Johnny Hayes | Champion | 108 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 10500 | 76 | |
1985 | 5 | 31 | 55 | Copenhagen | Chevrolet | Jackson Brothers | Champion | 84 | 0 | 0 | engine | 14755 | 70 | |
1986 | 31 | 5 | 55 | Copenhagen | Oldsmobile | Jackson Brothers | Champion | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 47415 | 155 | |
1987 | 4 | 2 | 35 | Folgers | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Hyde | 200 | 1 | 2 | running | 122420 | 175 | |
1988 | 42 | 31 | 90 | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Ford | Donlavey | 156 | 0 | 0 | engine | 13390 | 70 |
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