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| George Parrish | |||||||
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| Born | (1928-08-29)August 29, 1928 Henderson, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | February 20, 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 87) | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 21 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 42nd - 1955 NASCAR Grand National season | ||||||
| First race | 1954 untitled race(Southern States Fairgrounds) | ||||||
| Last race | 1958 untitled race(Champion Speedway) | ||||||
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George W. Parrish (August 29, 1928 – February 20, 2016) was an AmericanNASCARGrand National driver fromHenderson, North Carolina.
Parrish competed in 1,987 laps of NASCAR stock car racing – the equivalent of 1,551.7 miles or 2,497.2 kilometres.[1] Parrish has earned a grand total of $1,150 ($12,533.28 when adjusted for inflation) through his entire NASCAR Grand National Series career and was a participant of the1955 Southern 500 which has been recorded onVHS andDVD.[1]
Parrish's average career start was 23rd while his average career finish was also 23rd.[1] This means that Parrish was very consistent throughout his racing career.[1] Parrish all of his NASCAR races using aStudebaker; he even first gained his official competition license in a1953 Studebaker Commandercoupé with the racing number 11.[2] The1955 Richmond 200 was the site of Parrish's only top-ten finish during his entire career (he would finish in tenth place and twenty-four laps behind the winner).[1] Joe Frazier (no relation to the heavyweight boxer) was Parrish's sponsor for his entire career.
Parrish died on February 20, 2016, at the age of 87.[3]
