Parsons racing in memory of late, famous father
Quote selected text Published April 8th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Kevin Parsons will be racing with a heavy heart when the green flag drops on the 2007 season, but he hopes it doesn’t slow him down. The Myrtle Beach Speedway veteran on the Super Truck Series is the son of 1973 Winston Cup champion and longtime broadcaster Benny Parsons, who died from lung cancer in January at the age of 65. The younger Parsons is doing what his father would have wanted - keep on trucking.
“I never would have gotten into racing if it wasn’t for him,” said Parsons, 41, who lives in Ellerbe, N.C. “He instilled the love for the sport in all of us. I never made it to the Cup Series, and that’s fine with me. I just do it for the love of racing.”
In honor of if his famous father, Parsons is changing the number on his truck to #72, which Benny raced to the NASCAR title in 1973 and the Daytona 500 crown in 1975. He hopes it might help him to win his first series championship.
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Dear Kevin: Keep on racing Benny would have wanted you to. Benny was a fine driver and a good man. I respected him as he would never had intionally wrecked anyone or said anything bad about anyone he always helped people and would never hurt anyone. Keep the Parsin’s name in racing no matter in cup or truck racing just keep racing proud and dont worry about not going to cup be proud and keep your head high and keep the tradition of being a clean and good driver.just like your FATHER.