David Parsons (racing driver, born 1955)

Not to be confused with David Parsons, colloquially known as "Skippy", also an Australian racing driver of the period.

David Parsons
Nationality Australian
Born (1955-03-21) 21 March 1955[1]
Castlemaine, Australia
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active1995–2001
TeamsTruckie Parsons, Gibson Motorsport
Best finish20th in 1999

David John 'Truckie' Parsons (born 1955) is a former racing driver from Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia.[2] He raced his own car in selected races of the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons of the Australian Touring Car Championship, as well as Bathurst 1000 and other races for his own and other teams.

In 1999, he paired up with another driver by the name of David Parsons in a Gibson Motorsport Commodore for the 1999 FAI 1000. They also competed in the Queensland 500 in a strong campaign that saw them finish fifth and the first of the privateers.[3]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
1995 Australian Touring Car Championship Parsons Transport 6 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
1999 Shell Championship Series Gibson Motorsport
Robert Smith Racing 		30 0 0 0 0 670 20th
2000 Shell Championship Series Gibson Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 132 31st
2001 Shell Championship Series Gibson Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 144 67th
Konica V8 Supercar Series 18 3 1 1 8 1168 3rd

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
1996 Parsons Transport Holden Commodore (VR) Rodney Crick DNF 127
1996 Greg Crick Racing Holden Commodore (VR) Greg Crick DNF 139
1998 Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Robert Smith DNF 56
1999 Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) David "Skippy" Parsons 11th 159
2000 Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) Darren Hossack 9th 161
2001 Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Rodney Forbes 21st 132

References

  1. ^ "Truckie Parsons". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ V8 Sleuth (8 March 2014). "Saturday Sleuthing: A Truckie's V8 Supercar". Retrieved 15 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "David 'Skippy' Parsons". SpeedCafe. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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