Phil Parsons

Phillip Gregory Parsons (born June 21, 1957) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and analyst for FOX NASCAR since 2003.

[1] After years racing in NASCAR Winston Cup, he returned to the Busch Series where he enjoyed modest success.

He won his first career race, at Bristol Motor Speedway, and led the championship points early in the season.

The following season, he competed in a limited schedule, 22 out of 35 races, but won four poles and had twelve top-tens, finishing fifth in the points.

In 1984, Hayes and Parsons joined the Cup Series and ran twenty-two races, posting three top-eight finishes and ended the season placing 24th in the standings, second behind Rusty Wallace for NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

The same year, his Busch ride was bought by Jack Ingram and Parsons ran five races for him, and had two top-five finishes.

He ran at Bristol for Jackson in a one-race deal, finishing the race in 25th, and also drove for Phil Barkdoll and Lake Speed.

He did not run the Cup series in 1991, but rather a handful of Busch races in his own equipment leased from Diamond Ridge.

Phil ended the 1993 season with a ninth-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway while driving for Butch Mock Motorsports.

In 1994, Parsons returned to the Busch Series on a limited schedule in a car owned by his wife Marcia.

Alltel joined as primary sponsors for 1999, but Parsons failed to qualify for the NAPA 200 and dropped to fifteenth in the standings.

97 Curb Agajanian Performance Group car, Parsons started fifth but finished 34th after a wreck late in the race.

1985 Jackson Bros. Motorsports No. 66