Benny Parsons

Photography by Mike Smith

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Riverside Raceway 1978

Chevrolet Monte Carlo

HERE'S A COUPLE OF BENNY PARSONS WORKING THROUGH THE ESSES AT RIVERSIDE RACEWAY IN JUNE 1978. BENNY STARTED FOURTH AND WENT ON TO WIN THE RACE BY 29 SECONDS OVER RICHARD PETTY. BENNY PITTED LATE AND TOOK THE LEAD 16 LAPS FROM THE FINISH.

JUNIOR JOHNSON'S TEAM HAD PIT CREW DUTIES FOR BENNY, IN ADDITION TO HIS REGULAR DRIVER CALE YARBOROUGH, AS BOTH HAD THE SAME SPONSOR. CALE WENT ON TO WIN 10 RACES, HAD 23 TOP 5's IN 30 STARTS AND WON HIS THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW.

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Riverside Raceway 1988

Bulls Eye Ford Thunderbird

HERE'S A ONE OF BENNY BRAKING INTO TURN 6 AT RIVERSIDE RACEWAY. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN JUNE 1988 AT THE LAST RIVERSIDE STOCK CAR RACE.

THE RACE WAS WON BY RUSTY WALLACE AND CAPPED A LONG HISTORY OF GREAT STOCK CAR BATTLES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. BILL ELLIOTT TOOK HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

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