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Benny Parsons

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The Resume

    (July 12, 1941-January 16, 2007)
    Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina
    ARCA Champion (1968, 1969)
    NASCAR Winston Cup Champion (1973)
    Daytona 500 Winner (1975)
    21 Career Winston Cup Victories (1964-1988)
    International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (1994)
    Won an Emmy for his work as a broadcaster for ESPN (1996)
    Named as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
    Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inductee (2005)
    Worked as a NASCAR broadcaster for ESPN (1989-2000)
    Worked as a NASCAR broadcaster for NBC (2001-2006)
    Died of complications due to lung cancer

Why he might be annoying:

    Other drivers nickname him 'Buffet Benny,' because he was overweight.
    He was slowly going bald late in his racing career.
    He appeared as himself in 'Stroker Ace' starring Burt Reynolds
    He didn't win a race in the season after he won his first race.
    He didn't win a race in the season after he won the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.
    He won only one race in his NASCAR Winston Cup Championship season.
    He owned a winery.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a very consistent driver finishing in the top 5 in NASCAR Points every year from 1972-1980.
    He finished in the top 10 in over half of his NASCAR starts.
    He was very well-liked as a driver and an announcer because of his knowledge and his warm personality.
    Even after he became a famous driver he listed his occupation as 'taxi driver,' which was his first job on all application forms he filled out.
    He was able to get Jack Roush to hire driver Greg Biffle sight unseen and Biffle ended up being a very successful driver for Roush.

Credit: FHgrad99


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 75 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 275 Votes: 43.64% Annoying