Hank Parker Jr.

Hank Parker Jr. (born October 7, 1974) is an American former stock car racing driver.

His brother, Billy Parker, ran part-time in the Busch Series in 2004, and his father, Hank, is a professional outdoorsman.

He began racing go-karts near his home in Denver, North Carolina as a kid.

Parker ran his father's car full-time in 1999, posting two top-fives and finishing 18th in points.

He also finished second to Tony Raines for Rookie of the Year honors despite missing five races.

In 2000, Parker received sponsorship from Team Marines and won his first career pole position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

He began the season running a pair of races for Brewco Motorsports, finishing sixth at Darlington Raceway.

In 2004, Parker signed to drive for Innovative Motorsports' new Craftsman Truck team.

Unfortunately, Innovative closed its doors at the end of the season,[2] leaving Parker unemployed again, he would join Roush Racing to mentor Rising star Carl Edwards from 2005 to 2006, he would also qualify Edwards car when he was at the Nextel Cup tracks for qualifying.

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.

Hank standing in front of his 2004 Craftsman Truck @ Michigan International Speedway for the Line-X 200.