Johnnie Parsons
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title:
Johnnie Parsons
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John Woodrow "Johnnie" Parsons was an American racing driver in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series. He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500. Parsons was known as a "charger" - needing others to compete against in order to bring out the best in him as a driver - frequently moving from near the back of the grid to the front in spectacular displays of driving ability. He drove for several seasons on a team owned by Frank Kurtis, owner of Kurtis Kraft, the lead
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American racing driver (1918–1984)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Parsons
date created:
2004-12-07T09:12:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:34:53Z
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