David Parsons (racing driver, born 1955)

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David Parsons
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1955-03-21) 21 March 1955 (age 70) [1]
Castlemaine, Australia
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active1995–2001
TeamsTruckie Parsons, Gibson Motorsport
Best finish20th in 1999

David John 'Truckie' Parsons (born 1955) is a former racing driver from Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia. [2] He raced his own car in selected races of the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons of the Australian Touring Car Championship, as well as Bathurst 1000 and other races for his own and other teams.

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In 1999, he paired up with another driver by the name of David Parsons in a Gibson Motorsport Commodore for the 1999 FAI 1000. They also competed in the Queensland 500 in a strong campaign that saw them finish fifth and the first of the privateers. [3]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF. LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1995 Australian Touring Car Championship Parsons Transport600000N/A
1999 Shell Championship Series Gibson Motorsport
Robert Smith Racing		30000067020th
2000 Shell Championship Series Gibson Motorsport 1000013231st
2001 Shell Championship Series Gibson Motorsport 2000014467th
Konica V8 Supercar Series 18311811683rd

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
1996 Parsons Transport Holden Commodore (VR) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney CrickDNF127
1996 Greg Crick Racing Holden Commodore (VR) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg CrickDNF139
1998 Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert SmithDNF56
1999 Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) Flag of Australia (converted).svg David "Skippy" Parsons 11th159
2000 Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Hossack 9th161
2001 Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes 21st132

References

  1. ↑ "Truckie Parsons". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ V8 Sleuth (8 March 2014). "Saturday Sleuthing: A Truckie's V8 Supercar" . Retrieved 15 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "David 'Skippy' Parsons". SpeedCafe. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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