John Wayne Parsons[1][2] (born August 26, 1944 in Van Nuys, California) is an American race car driver.

Parsons has also twice finished second in the USAC championship dirt cars.

[3] He has won two Silver Crown and five sprint car features.

[3] When Davey Hamilton decided to come out of retirement to run in the 2007 Indy 500, Parsons replaced him as the driver expert for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network's broadcasts of race activities.

Though not his legal name, he was sometimes referred to in the media as "Johnny Parsons Jr." to distinguish him from his father.