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Line 1: {{short description\|American racing driver (1918–1984)}} {{Infobox racing driver \| name = Johnnie Parsons Line 5: \| image_size = 160px \| caption = Parsons, circa 1947 \| nationality = ▼ \| birth_name = John Woodrow Parsons \| birth_date = {{birth date\|1918\|707\|404}} \| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], ~~[[United States\|~~U.S.]] \| death_date = {{death date and age\|1984\|909\|808\|1918\|707\|404}} \| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], ~~[[United States\|~~U.S.]] \| titles = ~~1949~~[[AAA Contest Board\|AAA Midwest]] [[Midget car racing\|Midget Car]] (1948) <br/> [[AAA Contest Board\|AAA]] [[Championship Car]] ~~Champion~~([[1949 AAA Championship Car season\|1949]]) <br /> ~~1950~~'''Major victories''' <br/> [[Indianapolis 500]] ~~Winner~~([[1950 Indianapolis 500\|1950]]) ▲\| ~~nationality~~awards = ~~\| awards = [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum#Auto Racing Hall of Fame\|Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame]] (1986) <br /> [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (2004)~~ \| module1 = = {{Infobox Champ Car driver\|~~child~~embed=yes ~~\| years = 1948–1958~~ \| Total_Champ_Races = 61 \| Years_In_Champ = 11 \| Best_Champ_Pos = 1st – ([[1949 AAA Championship Car season\|1949]])▼ ~~\| Champ_Car_Team =~~ ▲ \| Best_Champ_Pos = 1st – [[1949 AAA Championship Car season\|1949]] \| First_Champ_Race = [[1948 AAA Championship Car season\|1948]] [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack\|Springfield 100]] ([[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack\|Springfield]]) \| Last_Champ_Race = [[1958 USAC Championship Car season\|1958]] [[1958 Indianapolis 500\|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway\|Indianapolis]]) Line 26 ⟶ 24: \| Champ_Podiums = 20 \| Champ_Poles = 1 \| module2 = }} ~~\|module2~~ = {{Infobox F1 driver\|~~child~~embed=yes \| Years = {{F1\|1950}} – {{F1\|1958}} \| Team(s) = [[Kurtis Kraft]], [[Kuzma (constructor)\|Kuzma]] \| Races = 9 \| Championships = 0 \| Wins = 1 \| Podiums = 1 \| Points = 12 \| Poles = 0 \| Fastest laps = 1 \| First race = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]] \| First win = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]] \| Last win = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]] \| Last race = [[1958 Indianapolis 500]] }}}}}} '''John Woodrow "Johnnie" Parsons'''~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Johnnie Parsons \|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/ParsonsJohnnie.htm \|access-date=2023-04-23 \|website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref>~~ (~~born~~ July 4, 1918 – ~~died~~ September 8, 1984)~~, better known as '''Johnnie Parsons''',~~ was an American race car driver in the [[AAA Contest Board\|AAA]] and [[United States Automobile Club\|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series. He was the [[1949 AAA Championship Car season\|1949 AAA]] [[List of American open-wheel racing national champions\|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 leading constructor of AAA Championship cars during the early 1950s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Johnnie Parsons \|url=https://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/johnnie-parsons.html \|access-date=2023-04-23 \|website=www.mshf.com}}</ref>

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