Jim Parsons is an American gasser drag racer.[1]

He drove a 1927 Ford dubbed The High and Mighty;[2] in 1963, it was powered by a Dodge V8, in 1966 by a Chrysler.[3]

Parsons won the NHRA A/SR (A Street) national title twice, in 1963 and 1966.[3]

He won at the 1963 NHRA Nationals, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with a pass of 12.17 seconds at 121.13 mph (194.94 km/h).[4]

In 1966, won at the 1966 NHRA Nationals, again at Indianapolis, with a pass of 10.16 seconds at 138.46 mph (222.83 km/h).[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.183-8.
  2. ↑ Davis, p.187.
  3. 1 2 Davis, pp.183-4.
  4. ↑ Davis, p.183.
  5. ↑ Davis, p.185.

Sources

  • Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp.180-8.</ref>
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