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George Parrish (racing driver)

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George Parrish
Born(1928-08-29)August 29, 1928
Henderson, North Carolina
DiedFebruary 20, 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 87)
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 4 years
Best finish42nd - 1955 NASCAR Grand National season
First race1954 untitled race (Southern States Fairgrounds)
Last race1958 untitled race (Champion Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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George W. Parrish (August 29, 1928 – February 20, 2016) was an American NASCAR Grand National driver from Henderson, North Carolina.

Career summary

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Parrish competed in 1,987 laps of NASCAR stock car racing – the equivalent of 1,551.7 miles or 2,497.2 kilometres.[1] Parrish has earned a grand total of $1,150 ($12,144.64 when adjusted for inflation) through his entire NASCAR Grand National Series career and was a participant of the 1955 Southern 500 which has been recorded on VHS and DVD.[1]

His average career start was 23rd while his average career finish was also 23rd.[1] This means that Parrish was very consistent throughout his racing career.[1] Parrish all of his NASCAR races using a Studebaker; he even first gained his official competition license in a 1953 Studebaker Commander coupé with the racing number 11.[2] The 1955 Richmond 200 was the site of Parrish's only top ten finish during his entire career (he would finish in tenth place and twenty-four laps behind the winner).[1] Joe Frazier (no relation to the heavyweight boxer) was Parrish's sponsor for his entire career.

Death

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Parrish died on February 20, 2016, at the age of 87.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Career information of George Parrish". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  2. ^ "George Parrish in a Studebaker". Studebaker Racing. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  3. ^ "George Parrish". NASCAR Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2024.