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	Benny Parsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, currently resides in Ellerbe, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT.
		Parsons began his NASCAR career by running one race in 1964 for Holman-Moody with a young Cale Yarborough.
		Parsons raced for Junie Donlavey in his final NASCAR season in 1988.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benny_Parsons (777 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Benny Parsons
		Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, currently resides in Ellerbe, NC) is an American NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT.
		Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit) was an American motorsports driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now known as the Nextel Cup Series.
		Benny Parsons: Yeah, it probably is, because there again, if you have a long pit stop and you get back in the pack and they have the big crash, you can be in it.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Benny-Parsons (2849 words)

	Motorsports Hall of Fame
		Benny Parsons and Darrell Waltrip were locked in an exciting, tense battle for victory in a race then known as the World 600.
		Parsons managed to pull ahead on the 399th of the 400 laps and then held off Waltrip by half a car-length to triumph in what many observers rate the most thrilling finish in the history of the Charlotte track, which dates to 1960.
		Benny never rated himself a strong qualifier, but he was fastest in time trials 20 times. And among his notable achievments is becoming the first NASCAR driver to officially qualify in excess of 200 mph when he hit 200.176 at Talladega Superspeedway in 1982, taking the pole for the Winston 500.
	www.mshf.com /hof/parsons_benny.htm (593 words)

	Phil Parsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Phil Parsons (born June 21, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former NASCAR driver.
		Parsons began racing in the Late Model Series and the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series.
		Despite an eighth-place at North Carolina Speedway, Parsons was released near the end of the season, but ended with a ninth at Atlanta Motor Speedway for RahMoc Enterprises.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phil_Parsons (821 words)

	NASCAR's Benny Parsons battling lung cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Parsons, the 1973 Cup champion and currently a NASCAR commentator on NBC and TNT, was diagnosed two weeks ago after he had trouble breathing.
		Parsons was born in Ellerbe, N.C., but spent time in Detroit, where he worked at a gas station and a cab company owned by his father.
		Parsons began his broadcasting career in the 1980s as a pit reporter for ESPN and TBS, when he was still racing a partial schedule.
	www.abcactionnews.com /stories/2006/07/060726parsons.shtml (462 words)

	WXLZ FM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Benny Parsons, a Wilkes Co., N.C., native, began racing in 1963 at the Mt. Clemens Speedway in Michigan.
		Benny visited victory circle during his sophomore year of NASCAR competion at South Boston, Va. During Benny's vast career he won the Winston Cup Championship in 1973, the Daytona 500 in 1975 and the Coca-Cola 600 in 1980.
		Benny was also the first NASCAR Winston Cup driver to break the 200-mph barrier during his qualifying effort for the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega (Alabama) Speedway.
	youmax.com /wxlz/benny_fast.htm (328 words)

	CNNSI.com - Your Turn - Benny Parsons' Mailbag - Monday July 16, 2001 01:02 PM
		Benny Parsons spent 25 years in the NASCAR circuit.
		Parsons enjoyed a 25-year racing career on the NASCAR circuit beginning in 1963 and highlighted by the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship.
		Parsons' last checkered flag came at the 1986 Winston Invitational in Atlanta.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /your_turn/news/2001/04/09/mailbag_parsons (186 words)

	Performance Racing Network - Listen to the Latest Radio Show Broadcasts over the Web
		Benny had won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship in 1973, the Daytona 500 in 1975 and was the first driver in the record books to qualify at over 200 mph.
		In 1989, Benny embarked on his second career as a race color analyst for ESPN and joined NBC in 2001 as their race analyst.
		Benny has two sons, Keith and Kevin, and resides in Concord, N.C., with his wife Terri and prized pet Chow Winston.
	www.goprn.com /team/250572.html (140 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons battling lung cancer
		Parsons, the 1973 champion and current NASCAR commentator on NBC and TNT, was diagnosed with cancer in his left lung and began treatment Wednesday.
		Parsons said he's been overwhelmed by the outreach from the NASCAR community and fans, and had a short conversation earlier Wednesday with former chairman Bill France Jr., who had his own successful battle with cancer.
		Parsons was born at his parents' rural home in Wilkes County and eventually moved to Detroit, where he worked at a gas station and a cab company owned by his father.
	signonsandiego.com /sports/20060726-1505-car-nascar-parsons-cancer.html (744 words)

	Parsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Camp Parsons, a Boy Scout camp in the State of Washington.
		Parsons College, a college formerly located in Fairfield, Iowa, that closed in the 1970s
		Parsons code, a system of music notation based on melodic motion, used to identify a musical work
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parsons (218 words)

	SportingNews.com - NASCAR - Benny Parsons has lung cancer
		Parsons, 65, was given the diagnosis by his family doctor after Parsons had sought advice after experiencing difficulty breathing.
		Parsons was the first NASCAR competitor to qualify for a race faster than 200 mph, which he did for the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with a speed of 200.176.
		Parsons began his broadcasting career in the 1980s as a pit reporter for ESPN and TBS, when he was still racing a part-time schedule.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=111810 (698 words)

	Talladega Walk Of Fame - Davey Allison Memorial
		Thirty years ago, Benny Parsons was named the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Rookie of the Year, and he hasn't slowed down yet.
		Parsons went on to win the ARCA Championship two years in a row (1968-1969).
		Parsons is a native of Ellerbe, N.C., who battled Detroit's heavy traffic behind the wheel of a cab before choosing life in the speedway fast lane.
	www.talladegawalk.com /previous_inductees/parsons_benny.htm (421 words)

	The Motor Sports Forum - PR-GM Racing Notes - Winston Breakfast Club With Benny Parsons and Bobby Labonte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		BENNY PARSONS: "Those are the guys who are really feeling it because he's in a situation that mechanically nothing can go wrong.
		BENNY PARSONS: "When it was all said and done with the NASCAR point fund money and the Winston money, we might have gotten $70,000 out of it.
		BENNY PARSONS: "Yeah, I think a lot of the media said how could he be the champion when David Pearson won 11 races.
	www.motorsportsforum.com /contents/showthread.php?threadid=8228 (2949 words)

	NASCAR 2005 (TNT)
		Parsons, who is the 1973 Cup Champion and 1975 Daytona 500 Champion, will serve as an analyst for TNT and NBC's 2005 NASCAR coverage.
		Parsons enjoyed a 25-year racing career on the NASCAR circuit beginning in 1963 and highlighted by the 1973 NASCAR Championship.
		Parsons' nickname is "The Professor," and he has become a fan favorite because his relaxed demeanor and humorous remarks are often popular with race fans.
	www.tnt.tv /title/?oid=610207-3654 (246 words)

	ESPN Classic - Parsons' surprise Daytona 500 winner
		Benny Parsons didn't have much success getting to victory lane in NASCAR competition, winning only two of his 175 races.
		Parsons has been steadily gaining on leader David Pearson, but doesn't appear to have enough time to catch him.
		Parsons' victory is even more remarkable considering he starts from the 32nd position.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/moment010216parsons.html (201 words)

	NASCAR.com - Conversation: Benny Parsons - July 8, 2004
		Benny Parsons (far right with broadcast colleagues Wally Dallenbach, center, and Allen Bestwick) says he's really looking forward to the first Chase for the Nextel Cup.
		Benny Parsons: We have a wide variety of folks that are fans of our sport.
		Benny Parsons: Probably Kasey Kahne, because he has shown throughout the year that he has a very good race car.
	www.nascar.com /2004/news/features/conversation/07/07/bparsons_chase/index.html (2308 words)

	Parsons planning to work as long as he can
		Benny Parsons, NASCAR's 1973 Cup champion who has become equally successful, and equally as popular, as a television race analyst, talked recently about being diagnosed with lung cancer.
		Parsons, whose duties with NBC/TNT have just begun picking up steam as those networks begin their portion of this season's Nextel Cup coverage, said he is hopeful that he will be able to continue in his role with the networks.
		Parsons said that after speaking with his doctor, he was told he could work "as long as I feel like it.
	www.scenedaily.com /stories/2006/07/31/scene_daily145.html?from_rss=1 (957 words)

	SpeakerDetails
		Parsons was the first NASCAR Winston Cup competitor to qualify for a race faster than 200 mph, which he did for the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with a speed of 200.176 mph.
		After retiring from competition after the 1988 season, Parsons went on to become a highly respected analyst on NASCAR racing telecasts, winning an NASCAR Emmy in 1996.
		Parsons was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1994.
	www.brooksinternational.com /Benny_Parsons_746.htm (190 words)

	Long Island Motorsports News - NASCAR Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Now, Parsons is calling upon that winning attitude as he battles lung cancer.
		Parsons, 65, had experienced difficulty breathing and, after consulting with physicians, was informed by his family doctor, Dr. Scott Moss of Charlotte, that he has the disease.
		Parsons is an analyst on NBC and TNT's coverage of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing and hosts "Fast Talk with Benny Parsons" on the Performance Racing Network.
	www.longislandmotorsports.com /Press/press-NASCAR.htm (407 words)

	Performance Racing Network - Listen to the Latest Radio Show Broadcasts over the Web
		Benny, one of the sport's most colorful personalities, not to mention an ACE award winner as the best analyst on TV, entertains the biggest names in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series racing every Monday night from 7 to 8 p.m.
		And in his latest battle, this time with lung cancer, he has not only his strength and determination, but the support of his doctors and fans for which he is grateful.
		Parsons says he wants everyone to know how grateful he is as he continues his fight.
	www.goprn.com /250521.html (316 words)

	Benny Parsons undergoing lung cancer treatment
		Benny Parsons, the 1973 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion and current analyst for NBC television and Performance Racing Network radio, is undergoing treatment for lung cancer.
		Parsons, 65, experienced difficulty breathing and, after consulting with physicians, was informed he had the disease.
		Parsons is an analyst on NBC/TNT's coverage of Cup racing and hosts "Fast Talk with Benny Parsons" on the Performance Racing Network.
	www.scenedaily.com /stories/2006/07/24/scene_daily92.html (589 words)

	Benny Parsons - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1970 Parsons switched to NASCAR's Winston Cup racing circuit, and that same year finished in the top 10 a total of 23 times out of 45 races.
		In 1973 Parsons won the NASCAR Winston Cup championship and in 1975 he captured the Daytona 500.
		Parsons was the first driver to break the 200 mph barrier in qualifying when he ran 200.176 mph to win the pole for the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega.
	www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/1994/Benny_Parsons_main.htm (192 words)

	GM Racing - B.Parsons & B.Labonte Notes - Rockingham
		Parsons clinched his 1973 crown at Rockingham, which is also where Labonte has won both a race and a Bud Pole Award.
		Highlights of the morning press conference follow: (ABOUT THE TRIBUTE) BENNY PARSONS: "Winning the championship was one of the biggest thrills of my entire racing career.
		That's what wins championships." BENNY PARSONS: "In 1948 in the Streamline Hotel, a group of guys got together and said we're going to form this association or organization called NASCAR.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2003/11/08/172469.html (2878 words)

	Official Site of Bill Elliott :: Career Highlights
		In October of 1980, George entered Bill in the NAPA 500, in which a promoter paired a winner (Benny Parsons) with a non-winner (Bill) to be averaged together and compared to other pairs' finishes for a grand prize.
		Parsons had sponsorship from Melling Tool Company, and he talked Melling into giving the Elliott's $500 for the Charlotte race.
		Benny Parsons, Bill's mentor in the late 1970s, decided to quit full-time racing that year, and recommended to Harry Melling that he consider sponsoring the Elliotts.
	www.billelliott.com /about/history2.html (488 words)

	Race 2 Win: Benny Parsons Named Spokesperson for Busch Series Hungry Drivers Program
		In 1989, Benny Parsons embarked on a second career as a race color analyst for ESPN and radio-show host for the Performance Racing Network.
		In 2001, Benny became the lead color analyst for NBC and TNT covering all of their NASCAR Nextel Cup and NASCAR Busch Series broadcasts.
		“Benny is a racing legend, clearly one of the top 50 drivers of all time, so he has the ear of the racing community,” said Mike Polk, senior vice president marketing and COO, Unilever Bestfoods.
	www.race2win.net /gn/04/bphungry.html (360 words)

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