Hank Parker Jr.

Hank Parker Jr.
Parker in 2018.
Born	(1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 49) Denver, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	78th (2002)
First race	2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (Rockingham)
Last race	2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
137 races run over 8 years
Best finish	14th (2000),(2002)
First race	1997 Jiffy Lube Miami 300 (Homestead)
Last race	2005 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville)
First win	2001 Auto Club 300 (Fontana)
Last win	2002 NetZero 250 (Pikes Peak)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 31 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
29 races run over 2 years
Best finish	17th (2004)
First race	2003 O'Reilly 200 (Memphis)
Last race	2004 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0

Hank Parker Jr. (born October 7, 1974) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series driving the No. 60 Ford Taurus For Roush Racing. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driving the No. 21 Toyota Tundra for Innovative Motorsports. His brother, Billy Parker, ran part-time in the Busch Series in 2004, and his father, Hank, is a professional outdoorsman.

Early life

Parker was born on October 7th, 1974 in Denver, North Carolina. To Martha Parker, and Hank Parker. He is the oldest of three, and is the big brother of Billy Parker, and Ben Parker. He began racing go-karts near his home in Denver, North Carolina as a kid. From there, he moved onto street stock racing at Concord Motorsports Park, where he won seven feature racing events in his first eighteen starts. The next season, he began running Late Model races and finished fifth in points. He won two races the next year.

Career

In 1997, Parker moved to the Slim Jim All Pro Series, a former NASCAR touring series located in the Southeast United States. Parker picked up one win and was named the series' Most Popular Driver. He also made his NASCAR debut at the Jiffy Lube Miami 300 at Homestead in the No. 78 Mark III Financial Chevrolet, starting 41st and finishing 23rd.

Parker returned to the 78 in 1998, hoping to run the full schedule. After he was unable to qualify for most of his attempts, he was released. He did not run again until the AC Delco 200, where he finished sixth in the No. 53 B.A.S.S Chevrolet owned by his father.

Parker ran his father's car full-time in 1999, posting two top-fives and finishing 18th in points. He also finished second to Tony Raines for Rookie of the Year honors despite missing five races. In 2000, Parker received sponsorship from Team Marines and won his first career pole position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He also had eight top-tens and finished a career-best fourteenth in points.

In 2001, Parker switched to the No. 36 GNC Live Well Chevy for Cicci-Welliver Racing. He finished 15th in points, and collected his first win at the Auto Club 300. ^[1] At the end of the season, his team was sold to Wayne Jesel and switched to Dodge for the 2002 season. ^[2] He won another race at Pikes Peak International Raceway and had eight top-tens. ^[2] He also made his Winston Cup debut, driving the No. 91 USG Dodge for Evernham Motorsports at North Carolina Speedway. ^[2] He started 25th and finished 33rd, four laps down.

At the end of the 2002 season, Parker was to take GNC over to ppc Racing but due to a new law that restricts advertising with supplements, this caused GNC to leave NASCAR and therefore, leaving him without a full-time ride into 2003. He began the season running a pair of races for Brewco Motorsports, finishing sixth at Darlington Raceway. He ran four more races that season splitting time between NEMCO Motorsports and Chance 2 Motorsports, finishing fifth twice. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series debut driving the No. 75 for Spears Motorsports, posting two top-ten finishes.

Hank standing in front of his 2004 Craftsman Truck @ Michigan International Speedway for the Line-X 200.

In 2004, Parker signed to drive for Innovative Motorsports' new Craftsman Truck team. He had four top-tens and finished seventeenth in points. Unfortunately, Innovative closed its doors at the end of the season, ^[2] leaving Parker unemployed again, he would join Roush Racing to mentor Rising star Carl Edwards from 2005 to 2006, he would also qualify Edwards car when he was at the Nextel Cup tracks for qualifying. He made his last start in 2005 filling for Carl Edwards at Nashville as Carl convinced team owner Jack Roush to let Hank give it a shot. He won his second and final Busch Series pole, but finished 20th.

Parker then decided to retire from racing to Focus on family. He would later join his father and brother Billy to produce Hank Parker 3D , an outdoors-themed television show, ^[2] then Hank Parker's Flesh and Blood, a hunting show.

Personal life

Parker is a devout Christian. He is also friends with Dale Earnhardt Jr. as they met when they were kids on a fishing trip as his father Hank Parker was friends with the late Dale Earnhardt. Parker currently works at Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters, a Christian camp in Andrews North Carolina as a preacher time to time while also working as Executive Director of Sales, Marketing & Programming.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NWCC	Pts	Ref
2002	Evernham Motorsports	91	Dodge	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CAL	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	CAR 33	PHO	HOM	78th	64	[3]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1997	Mark III Racing	78	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	LVS	DAR	HCY	TEX	BRI	NSV	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM 23						94th	94	[4]
1998				DAY DNQ	CAR 38	LVS DNQ	NSV DNQ	DAR 28	BRI DNQ	TEX DNQ	HCY DNQ	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV										66th	283	[5]
	Hank Parker Racing	53	Chevy																											CLT DNQ	GTY	CAR 6	ATL	HOM DNQ
1999				DAY DNQ	CAR 26	LVS 21	ATL 39	DAR 31	TEX 20	NSV 36	BRI 38	TAL 19	CAL 33	NHA 29	RCH 38	NZH 10	CLT 22	DOV DNQ	SBO 3	GLN 10	MLW 25	MYB 11	PPR 18	GTY 24	IRP 18	MCH DNQ	BRI DNQ	DAR 30	RCH DNQ	DOV 20	CLT 22	CAR 29	MEM 35	PHO 12	HOM 4				18th	2259	[6]
2000				DAY 10	CAR 25	LVS 31	ATL 17	DAR 6	BRI 8	TEX 35	NSV 16	TAL 41	CAL 8	RCH 33	NHA 5	CLT 42	DOV 41	SBO 19	MYB 22	GLN 39	MLW 7	NZH 21	PPR 4	GTY 12	IRP 35	MCH 25	BRI 16	DAR 19	RCH 40	DOV 12	CLT 21	CAR 43	MEM 34	PHO 22	HOM 7				14th	3109	[7]
2001	Cicci-Welliver Racing	36	Chevy	DAY 14	CAR 17	LVS 22	ATL 38	DAR 25	BRI 21	TEX 29	NSH 25	TAL 41	CAL 1	RCH 11	NHA 18	NZH 39	CLT 15	DOV 30	KEN 11	MLW 14	GLN 32	CHI 35	GTY 26	PPR 22	IRP 25	MCH 28	BRI 34	DAR 17	RCH 28	DOV 8	KAN 2	CLT 7	MEM 32	PHO 8	CAR 8	HOM 20			15th	3341	[8]
2002	Team Jesel		Dodge	DAY 35	CAR 20	LVS 26	DAR 13	BRI 33	TEX 14	NSH 34	TAL 10	CAL 13	RCH 6	NHA 8	NZH 24	CLT 15	DOV 24	NSH 8	KEN 41	MLW 20	DAY 18	CHI 40	GTY 16	PPR 1	IRP 38	MCH 13	BRI 15	DAR 15	RCH 7	DOV 38	KAN 18	CLT 40	MEM 4	ATL 43	CAR 11	PHO 27	HOM 2		14th	3540	[9]
2003	Brewco Motorsports	27	Pontiac	DAY	CAR 38	LVS	DAR 6	BRI	TEX	TAL	NSH	CAL	RCH	GTY	NZH																								51st	783	[10]
	Chance 2 Motorsports	8	Chevy													CLT 7	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA								KAN 5	CLT	MEM	ATL 5	PHO	CAR	HOM
	Evans Motorsports	7	Chevy																					PPR 15	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV
2005	Roush Racing	60	Ford	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH	BRI	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	NSH 20	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR QL†	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM QL†	TEX	PHO	HOM	109th	103	[11]
2006				DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW QL†	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	172th	0	[12]
† – Qualified for Carl Edwards

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2003	Spears Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	DAR	MMR	MAR	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM 15	MLW 8	KAN 11	KEN 10	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	CAL	LVS	SBO	TEX	MAR	PHO	HOM	44th	524	[13]
2004	Innovative Motorsports	21	Toyota	DAY 18	ATL 33	MAR 12	MFD 19	CLT 22	DOV 3	TEX 23	MEM 12	MLW 17	KAN 21	KEN 22	GTW 5	MCH 29	IRP 15	NSH 15	BRI 6	RCH 20	NHA 9	LVS 21	CAL 15	TEX 13	MAR 31	PHO 23	DAR 35	HOM 17	17th	2737	[14]

* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NWWSC	Pts	Ref
1998	Spears Motorsports	7	Chevy	TUS	LVS	PHO	CAL	HPT	MMR	AMP	POR	CAL	PPR	EVG	SON	MMR	LVS 6	63rd	150	[15]

References

1. "Pit strategy pays for Parker". The Beaver County Times . Beaver, PA. April 29, 2001. p. B2. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
2. Aumann, Mark (March 22, 2012). "Parker makes biggest splash at California in 2001". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
3. "Hank Parker Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
4. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
5. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
6. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
7. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
8. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
9. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
10. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
11. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
12. "Hank Parker, Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
13. "Hank Parker Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
14. "Hank Parker Jr. – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
15. "Hank Parker Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

External links

• Hank Parker Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Hank Parker Jr. at NASCAR.com (archived)