Benny Parsons

Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons
Born	Benjamin Stewart Parsons; July 12, 1941; Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 16, 2007 (aged 65); Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Cause of death	Complications resulting from lung cancer
Achievements	1973 Winston Cup Series Champion; 1968 ARCA Racing Series Champion; 1969 ARCA Racing Series Champion; 1975 Daytona 500 Winner; 1980 World 600 Winner; 1969 Daytona ARCA 300 Winner; 1982 Daytona 500 Pole Sitter
Awards	1965 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year; Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998); International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1994); Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway (1994); Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2005); ESPN Emmy (1996); ACE Award (1989); NASCAR Hall of Fame (2017); Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
	526 races run over 21 years
Best finish	1st (1973)
First race	1964 (Weaverville)
Last race	1988 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)
First win	1971 Halifax County 100 (South Boston)
Last win	1984 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
	2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	33rd (1973)
First race	1972 Buddy Shuman 300 (Hickory)
Last race	1973 Sunoco 260 (Hickory)
	Statistics current as of October 31, 2013.

Benjamin Stewart Parsons (July 12, 1941 – January 16, 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, and was a 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee. He was the older brother of former NASCAR driver, car owner, and broadcaster Phil Parsons of Phil Parsons Racing.

He was nicknamed "BP" and The Professor, the latter in part because of his popular remarks and relaxed demeanor.