Johnnie Parsons, F1 driver

personalia

nationality:	American
date of birth:	4 July 1918
date of death:	8 August 1984 (66)

same birthday:

Ernst Loof (4 July 1907)
Wolfgang Seidel (4 July 1926)
Jim McWithey (4 July 1927)
Ernie Pieterse (4 July 1938)
René Arnoux (4 July 1948)
Roland Ratzenberger (4 July 1960)
Jan Magnussen (4 July 1973)

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statistics

wins:	1 (11.1%)
podiums:	1 (11.1%)
pole positions:	0 (0%)
championships:	0 (0%)
best result:	1st (1950 Indianapolis 500)
best grid position:	5th (1950 Indianapolis 500)
seasons:	9
events:	9
starts:	9
points:	12 (1.3 points per race avg)
retirements:	3 (33.3%)

first event:	1950 Indianapolis 500
last event:	1958 Indianapolis 500
first victory:	1950 Indianapolis 500

about Johnnie Parsons

Johnnie Woodrow Parsons (July 4, 1918 – September 8, 1984) was an American race car driver from Los Angeles, California who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1950.

Parsons had the dubious distinction of being the only Indianapolis 500 winner to have his name misspelled on the Borg-Warner Trophy. Silversmiths carved "Johnny" instead of "Johnnie." He had a son named Johnny who competed at Indy a dozen times.

source: Wikipedia

seasons

1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958,

finishing positions

grid positions

wins Johnnie Parsons

#	event		constructor
1	1950 Indianapolis 500	round 3	Kurtis Kraft

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pole positions Johnnie Parsons

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all poles

teams & teammates Johnnie Parsons

season	teammate
1950	Cecil Green Joie Chitwood Walt Faulkner Pat Flaherty Mack Hellings Jack McGrath Johnny McDowell Walt Brown Jerry Hoyt Fred Agabashian Jimmy Jackson Sam Hanks Tony Bettenhausen Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1950
1951	Lee Wallard Mike Nazaruk Jack McGrath Carl Forberg Duke Nalon Gene Force Sam Hanks Bill Schindler Fred Agabashian Carl Scarborough Cecil Green Troy Ruttman Chet Miller Walt Brown Cliff Griffith Manny Ayulo	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1951
1952	Jim Rathmann Sam Hanks Art Cross Jimmy Bryan Jimmy Reece George Connor Cliff Griffith Jack McGrath Joe James Bill Vukovich Chuck Stevenson Johnny McDowell Rodger Ward Duke Nalon Bob Sweikert Fred Agabashian Gene Hartley Bob Scott Chet Miller Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1952
1953	Bill Vukovich Art Cross Sam Hanks Fred Agabashian Jack McGrath Jimmy Daywalt Jim Rathmann Jimmy Davies Duke Nalon Carl Scarborough Bill Holland Rodger Ward Walt Faulkner Marshall Teague Travis Webb Jerry Hoyt Duane Carter Paul Russo Chuck Stevenson Cal Niday Bob Scott Johnny Thomson Andy Linden Eddie Johnson Duke Dinsmore Johnny Mantz Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1953
1954	Bill Vukovich Jack McGrath Troy Ruttman Mike Nazaruk Fred Agabashian Paul Russo Larry Crockett Art Cross Bob Sweikert Duane Carter Ernie McCoy Frank Armi Sam Hanks Pat O'Connor Gene Hartley Jerry Hoyt Jim Rathmann Tony Bettenhausen Bill Homeier Jimmy Davies Marshall Teague Jimmy Jackson Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1954
1955	Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Davies Walt Faulkner Andy Linden Al Herman Pat O'Connor Jimmy Daywalt Pat Flaherty Chuck Weyant Cal Niday Art Cross Sam Hanks Ray Crawford Bill Vukovich Jack McGrath Al Keller Johnny Boyd Ed Elisian Fred Agabashian Paul Russo Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1955
1956	Sam Hanks Dick Rathmann Bob Veith Rodger Ward Fred Agabashian Bob Christie Al Keller Duke Dinsmore Pat O'Connor Jim Rathmann Johnnie Tolan Tony Bettenhausen Ed Elisian Jimmy Daywalt Jack Turner Keith Andrews Andy Linden Al Herman Ray Crawford Johnny Boyd Troy Ruttman Paul Russo Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1956
1957	Paul Russo Andy Linden Johnny Boyd Marshall Teague Pat O'Connor Jack Turner Bob Christie Tony Bettenhausen Don Freeland Jimmy Reece Don Edmunds Johnnie Tolan Fred Agabashian Mike Magill Eddie Johnson Bill Cheesbourg Al Keller Jimmy Daywalt Ed Elisian Eddie Russo Elmer George	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1957
1958	Johnny Boyd Eddie Johnson Bill Cheesbourg Al Keller Bob Christie Mike Magill Paul Russo Shorty Templeman Billy Garrett Johnny Thomson Bob Veith Pat O'Connor Paul Goldsmith Jerry Unser Len Sutton	Kurtis Kraft	compare 1958

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