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Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion. He is nicknamed The Professor in part because of his popular remarks and relaxed demeanor. Parsons was a Detroit cab driver before entering NASCAR competition. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, named as one of the NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1988, inducted into the Court of Legends at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 1994, inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2005 and had 283 top 10 finishes, led at least one lap in 192 races, and finished no lower than fifth in between 1972 and 1980.
Parsons became a NASCAR announcer and began his career as a pit reporter in the 1980s on ESPN and TBS while he was still racing part-time. After permanently retiring from racing in 1988, Parsons became a broadcaster – first on ESPN, and then with NBC and TNT in 2001. He received a ESPN Emmy in 1996, and the ACE Award in 1989. Parsons co-hosted coverage of Winston Cup Qualifying on North Carolina radio station WFMX with Mark Garrow in the early 90s. He continues to host a radio program called "Fast Talk with Benny Parsons" on Performance Racing Network (PRN). In July 2006, he was diagnosed with lung cancer since his treatments, he has been appearing infrequently in the broadcast booth.
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