 Benny Parsons An Ellerbe, N.C. native who called Detroit home after driving a taxi for a living during his years living in the city, Parsons won the 1973 Cup Series championship. He won 21 times in 526 career starts but finished among the top 10 283 times -- a 54 percent ratio. One of Parsons' biggest victories came in the 1975 Daytona 500. He also was the first driver to qualify a stock car at more than 200 mph (200.176) in 1982 at Talladega Superspeedway. He was named one of NASCAR's "50 Greatest Drivers" in 1998.
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Sprint Cup Series
CAREER STATISTICS BY TRACK
| TRACK | RACES | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | AVG ST. | AVG FIN. | LED | LAPS | LLF | RAF | DNQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Saratoga Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 71 of 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 258 of 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | 38 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 419 | 10005 of 12363 | 7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Beltsville Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 236 of 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bowman-Gray Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 243 of 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 27 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 1222 | 11215 of 13200 | 2 | 21 | 0 | |
| Columbia Speedway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 82 | 353 of 600 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Darlington Raceway | 38 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 322 | 9845 of 13342 | 4 | 21 | 0 | |
| Daytona International Speedway | 41 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 13.8 | 17.7 | 122 | 5246 of 7030 | 8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dover International Speedway | 30 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 10.2 | 15.0 | 572 | 11437 of 14800 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Greenville-Pickens Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 394 of 400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hickory Speedway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 704 of 828 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| International Raceway Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 4 of 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kingsport Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 18.0 | 0 | 241 of 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Langley Field Speedway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 46 | 596 of 600 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lowe's Motor Speedway | 38 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 9.8 | 18.9 | 542 | 9473 of 13850 | 5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Martinsville Speedway | 29 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 322 | 10751 of 14081 | 4 | 18 | 0 | |
| Michigan International Speedway | 38 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10.2 | 17.3 | 290 | 5912 of 7536 | 7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Middle Georiga Raceway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 485 of 500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nashville Speedway | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 646 | 8397 of 9240 | 7 | 17 | 0 | |
| New Asheville Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 33 of 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Carolina Speedway | 30 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10.0 | 18.1 | 299 | 10947 of 14760 | 2 | 15 | 0 | |
| North Carolina State Fairgrounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 96 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | 28 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 461 | 10267 of 11200 | 4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ontario Motor Speedway | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 82 | 1429 of 1800 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Phoenix International Raceway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 311 of 312 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pocono Raceway | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 177 | 3522 of 4142 | 8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Richmond International Raceway | 29 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 661 | 10731 of 12495 | 6 | 23 | 0 | |
| Riverside International Raceway | 32 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 113 | 3367 of 4171 | 7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Savannah Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 195 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Smokey Mountain Raceway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 14 | 380 of 400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| South Boston Speedway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 52 | 560 of 562 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Talladega Superspeedway | 36 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 13.0 | 20.1 | 264 | 4829 of 6758 | 8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Texas World Speedway | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 105 | 1563 of 1850 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Thompson Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 198 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Trenton Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 386 of 400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Watkins Glen International | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 0 | 191 of 270 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 526 | 20 | 21 | 199 | 283 | 9.3 | 14.5 | 6820 | 134871 of 170587 | 91 | 329 | 0 |
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