Stefan Charles Parsons (born June 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 75 Chevrolet Silverado for Henderson Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series and the CARS Tour.
Stefan Parsons | |||||||
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![]() Parsons at Pocono Raceway in 2022 | |||||||
Born | Stefan Charles Parsons June 15, 1998 Cornelius, North Carolina | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
65 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2023 position | 91st | ||||||
Best finish | 36th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
16 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 75 (Henderson Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 74th | ||||||
Best finish | 50th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2018 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Wright Brand 250 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 20, 2024. |
Racing career
editEarly career
editStefan began racing at age 12 after his father Phil received encouragement from Ken Ragan.[1]
CARS Late Model Stock Tour
editParsons began racing in the CARS Tour in 2015, where he drove the No. 98 Ford for his father’s team, Phil Parsons Racing, in five of the races.
He returned to the car in 2016, this time participating in eight of the ten races and finishing 12th in the overall points standings.
In 2017, Parsons drove the same car in six races, though the last one was in the No. 55 Ford.[2]
Truck Series
editParsons made his NASCAR debut in the Truck Series in 2018, where he drove the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado for Premium Motorsports at Bristol. He finished 17th after starting 30th.[3][4] He would later return to the team for the Phoenix race, where he finished 20th after starting 24th.
In 2019, Parsons drove the No. 1 Chevrolet for Beaver Motorsports at Las Vegas.[5] At Charlotte, he drove the No. 49 for CMI Motorsports with a paint scheme honoring the victims of the 2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting.[6]
Parsons returned to CMI in 2020, driving a second No. 83 truck at Las Vegas.[7]
After not running any Truck Series races in 2021, Parsons returned to the series in 2022 in the race at Sonoma as a last-minute replacement driver for G2G Racing. Mason Filippi and Travis McCullough were both scheduled to attempt to make their Truck Series debuts at Sonoma in the team's Nos. 46 and 47 trucks, respectively.[8] However, on June 10, McCullough had to be replaced due to his drug test results not coming in in time for practice. (As it was his first start of the season, he had to take a drug test beforehand.) Parsons was announced as McCullough's replacement in the No. 47 truck for qualifying.[9] However, on June 11, the team decided to move Parsons from the No. 47 and replacing McCullough to the No. 46 and replacing Filippi in qualifying and the race due to Filippi not adjusting to the truck well enough in practice. The No. 47 truck was withdrawn.[10] Parsons then drove the No. 20 for Young's Motorsports in the races at Nashville and Homestead-Miami.
In 2023, Parsons returned to Young's Motorsports to practice and qualify their No. 12 truck for the race at Circuit of the Americas after Spencer Boyd was late to arrive to the track due to his plane flight being delayed. Parsons was able to qualify the No. 12 truck into the race on Friday and Boyd drove it in the race on Saturday. Parsons would then drive the team's No. 20 truck in the Bristol dirt race and their No. 02 truck at Pocono. On October 19, it was announced that Parsons would drive the No. 25 truck for Rackley WAR in the Truck Series season-finale at Phoenix.[11]
Xfinity Series
editIn July 2019, Parsons ran his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race in the Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.[12] Later in the year at the Charlotte Roval, he relieved Cody Ware mid-race when Ware was feeling unwell due to a damaged coolbox in his car.[13]
Parsons ran nine races in 2020 with a best finish of 18th at Texas Motor Speedway. He returned to BJMM and the No. 99 for another part-time schedule in 2021.[14]
On September 21, 2021, BJMM announced that Parsons would be driving full-time in the No. 99 for the team in 2022, with sponsorship from Sokal Digital and Springrates Automotive.[15] However, he was reduced to an unknown amount of races, including one race in the No. 5 car, due to the No. 78 taking owner points from the No. 99. In addition, he would compete in Alpha Prime Racing's No. 45 for an excessive amount of races, which would be the first time he drove a team other than McLeod's team since 2019, in which he drove for JD Motorsports.
In 2023, Parsons would run part-time in the Xfinity Series again, primarily driving for SS-Green Light Racing, although he did still run two races for APR, the season-opener at Daytona in the No. 45 as a replacement for co-owner Caesar Bacarella who got sick after qualifying,[16] and at Watkins Glen in the No. 44.
Personal life
editParsons is the son of Phil Parsons and the nephew of Benny Parsons.
He is the brother-in-law of fellow competitor Sheldon Creed as his twin sister Cami is married to him.[17]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
editCraftsman Truck Series
edit* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
editNASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||
2019 | Kart Idaho Racing | 38 | Chevy | NSM | BRI | SBO | SBO | MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN | BRI | GTW | NHA | DOV 14 |
42nd | 30 | [29] |
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2019 | KBR Development | 28 | Chevy | DAY | FIF | SLM | TAL | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI 20 |
ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | 77th | 130 | [30] |
References
edit- ^ Williams, Deb (March 7, 2014). "Stefan Parsons hopes to build on family's NASCAR heritage". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Eggert, Seth (August 16, 2018). "Climbing the Ladder: Stefan Parsons". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons to make NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway". August 7, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Vincent, Amanda (August 9, 2018). "NASCAR Truck: Stefan Parsons plans debut at Bristol". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Timms, Alex (February 25, 2019). "Entry List: Strat 200". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Parsons to run tribute truck at Charlotte". Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Eggert, Seth (February 20, 2020). "Stefan Parsons joins CMI Motorsports at Las Vegas". Kickin' the Tires. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Mark Kristl. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
Tim Viens tells me that Mason Filippi & Travis McCullough will pilot the @g2g_racing trucks at Sonoma Raceway. Brennan Poole is driving today to help with points. Viens himself intends on driving at Pocono Raceway & other races later in the season.
- ^ Christie, Toby (June 10, 2022). "Stefan Parsons Piloting No. 47 G2G Racing Truck at Sonoma After McCullough Unable to Practice". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Brock Beard. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
More updates from @g2g_racing - @StefanParsons_ will run the No. 46 in place of Mason Filippi. The No. 47 was already withdrawn yesterday. (...) Team said he wasn't fully adjusting to the difference between the XFINITY car and the Truck. Parsons was available to help as he was spotting for another team.
- ^ Christie, Toby (October 19, 2023). "Stefan Parsons to Pilot No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Truck at Phoenix". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (July 4, 2019). "NASCAR 101: Top Average Finish By Xfinity Drivers at Daytona & Talladega". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob [@bobpockrass] (September 29, 2019). "JJ Yeley will drive the No. 51 Cup car today. Cody Ware (who was replaced during Xfinity race by Stefan Parsons) still feeling impact of heat/lack of coolbox yesterday" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 11, 2021). "Stefan Parsons Running Part-Time Xfinity Schedule With BJMM". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons to Run Full-Time at BJ McLeod Motorsports in 2022". SpeedwayDigest.com. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Christie, Toby (February 18, 2023). "Stefan Parsons to Fill in For Caesar Bacarella (Illness) in Xfinity Race at Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Cole Custer holds off Noah Gragson, Trevor Bayne to win Xfinity Series race at Fontana". ESPN.com. ESPN. AP. February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Parsons – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Stefan Parsons driver statistics at Racing-Reference