Stefan Parsons
Parsons at Pocono Raceway in 2022
BornStefan Charles Parsons
(1998-06-15) June 15, 1998 (age 25)
Cornelius, North Carolina
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
57 races run over 5 years
2022 position89th
Best finish36th (2020)
First race2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Last race2023 Pacific Automation 147 (Portland)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
9 races run over 5 years
Truck no., teamNo. 75 (Henderson Motorsports)
2022 position50th
Best finish50th (2022)
First race2018 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race2022 Baptist Health 200 (Homestead–Miami)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 19, 2023.

Stefan Charles Parsons (born June 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 75 Chevrolet Silverado for Henderson Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series and the CARS Tour.

Racing career

Early career

Stefan began racing at age 12 after his father Phil received encouragement from Ken Ragan.[1]

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

Parsons began racing in the CARS Tour in 2015, where he drove the No. 98 Ford for his father’s team, Phil Parsons Racing, in five of the races.

He returned to the car in 2016, this time participating in eight of the ten races and finishing 12th in the overall points standings.

In 2017, Parsons drove the same car in six races, though the last one was in the No. 55 Ford.[2]

Truck Series

Parsons made his NASCAR debut in the Truck Series in 2018, where he drove the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado for Premium Motorsports at Bristol. He finished 17th after starting 30th.[3][4] He would later return to the team for the Phoenix race, where he finished 20th after starting 24th.

In 2019, Parsons drove the No. 1 Chevrolet for Beaver Motorsports at Las Vegas.[5] At Charlotte, he drove the No. 49 for CMI Motorsports with a paint scheme honoring the victims of the 2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting.[6]

Parsons returned to CMI in 2020, driving a second No. 83 truck at Las Vegas.[7]

Parsons' No. 46 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

After not running any Truck Series races in 2021, Parsons returned to the series in 2022 in the race at Sonoma as a last-minute replacement driver for G2G Racing. Mason Filippi and Travis McCullough were both scheduled to attempt to make their Truck Series debuts at Sonoma in the team's Nos. 46 and 47 trucks, respectively.[8] However, on June 10, McCullough had to be replaced due to his drug test results not coming in in time for practice. (As it was his first start of the season, he had to take a drug test beforehand.) Parsons was announced as McCullough's replacement in the No. 47 truck for qualifying.[9] However, on June 11, the team decided to move Parsons from the No. 47 and replacing McCullough to the No. 46 and replacing Filippi in qualifying and the race due to Filippi not adjusting to the truck well enough in practice. The No. 47 truck was withdrawn.[10] Parsons then drove the No. 20 for Young's Motorsports in the races at Nashville and Homestead-Miami.

In 2023, Parsons returned to Young's Motorsports to practice and qualify their No. 12 truck for the race at Circuit of the Americas after Spencer Boyd was late to arrive to the track due to his plane flight being delayed. Parsons was able to qualify the No. 12 truck into the race on Friday and Boyd drove it in the race on Saturday. Parsons would then drive the team's No. 20 truck in the Bristol dirt race and their No. 02 truck at Pocono. On October 19, it was announced that Parsons would drive the No. 25 truck for Rackley WAR in the Truck Series season-finale at Phoenix.[11]

Xfinity Series

In July 2019, Parsons ran his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race in the Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.[12] Later in the year at the Charlotte Roval, he relieved Cody Ware mid-race when Ware was feeling unwell due to a damaged coolbox in his car.[13]

Parsons ran nine races in 2020 with a best finish of 18th at Texas Motor Speedway. He returned to BJMM and the No. 99 for another part-time schedule in 2021.[14]

On September 21, 2021, BJMM announced that Parsons would be driving full-time in the No. 99 for the team in 2022, with sponsorship from Sokal Digital and Springrates Automotive.[15] However, he was reduced to an unknown amount of races, including one race in the No. 5 car, due to the No. 78 taking owner points from the No. 99. In addition, he would compete in Alpha Prime Racing's No. 45 for an excessive amount of races, which would be the first time he drove a team other than McLeod's team since 2019, in which he drove for JD Motorsports.

In 2023, Parsons would run part-time in the Xfinity Series again, primarily driving for SS-Green Light Racing, although he did still run two races for APR, the season-opener at Daytona in the No. 45 as a replacement for co-owner Caesar Bacarella who got sick after qualifying,[16] and at Watkins Glen in the No. 44.

Personal life

Parsons is the son of Phil Parsons and the nephew of Benny Parsons.

He is the brother-in-law of fellow competitor Sheldon Creed as his twin sister Cami is married to him.[17]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2019 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY
12 		KEN NHA IOW
21 		GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR
22 		IND
19 		LVS RCH DOV
19 		KAN 38th 106 [18]
Chevy CLT
RL†
JD Motorsports 15 Chevy TEX
23 		PHO HOM
2020 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM
22 		HOM
32 		TAL POC
21 		IND KEN KEN TEX
18 		KAN ROA DAY DOV
26 		DOV
28 		DAY DAR RCH RCH MAR
24 		PHO 36th 119 [19]
78 BRI
23 		LVS
20 		TAL CLT KAN TEX
2021 99 Chevy DAY
13 		DAY LVS
36 		TEX
35 		PHO
34 		38th 119 [20]
Toyota HOM
31 		PHO
18 		ATL MAR
20 		TAL DAR DOV COA NSH
36 		POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH
76 Chevy CLT
23 		MOH
5 Toyota BRI
22 		LVS TAL
78 Chevy CLT
24 		TEX KAN MAR
2022 99 DAY
DNQ 		CAL
30 		LVS
33 		PHO
21 		ATL
25 		COA
21 		RCH
35 		MAR
28 		TAL DOV
30 		DAR
20 		89th 01 [21]
Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevy TEX
17 		CLT
30 		PIR
24 		NSH
15 		ROA ATL NHA DAR
17 		BRI
8 		TEX
13 		TAL CLT
25 		LVS
23 		HOM
34 		PHO
28
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 Chevy POC
23 		IND MCH
Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy GLN
12 		DAY
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy KAN
26 		MAR
31
2023 Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevy DAY
13 		CAL LVS PHO ATL COA 91st 01 [22]
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy RCH
32 		MAR TAL DOV
28 		DAR
22 		CLT
26 		PIR
37 		SON NSH
38 		CSC ATL NHA
36 		POC
DNQ 		MCH
31 		IRC DAR
19 		KAN BRI
19 		TEX
08 Ford ROA
QL‡
Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy GLN
33 		DAY
SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy ROV
18 		LVS
26 		HOM MAR
JD Motorsports 4 Chevy PHO
33
† – Relieved Cody Ware · ‡ – Qualified for Alex Labbé

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCTC Pts Ref
2018 Premium Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI
17 		MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
20 		HOM 57th 37 [23]
2019 Beaver Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY ATL LVS
31 		MAR TEX DOV KAN 110th 01 [24]
CMI Motorsports 49 Chevy CLT
24 		TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM
2020 83 DAY LVS
29 		CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 93rd 01 [25]
2022 G2G Racing 46 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON
36 		KNX 50th 26 [26]
Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy NSH
22 		MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM
26 		PHO
2023 12 DAY LVS ATL COA
QL† 		TEX 74th 7 [27]
20 BRI
36 		MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH
02 POC
28 		RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM
Rackley WAR 25 Chevy PHO
30
2024 Henderson Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO
† – Qualified for Spencer Boyd

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2019 Kart Idaho Racing 38 Chevy NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW NHA DOV
14 		42nd 30 [28]

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2019 KBR Development 28 Chevy DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI
20 		ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 77th 130 [29]

References

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  2. ^ Eggert, Seth (August 16, 2018). "Climbing the Ladder: Stefan Parsons". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Stefan Parsons to make NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway". August 7, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Vincent, Amanda (August 9, 2018). "NASCAR Truck: Stefan Parsons plans debut at Bristol". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Timms, Alex (February 25, 2019). "Entry List: Strat 200". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Parsons to run tribute truck at Charlotte". Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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  8. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Mark Kristl. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022. Tim Viens tells me that Mason Filippi & Travis McCullough will pilot the @g2g_racing trucks at Sonoma Raceway. Brennan Poole is driving today to help with points. Viens himself intends on driving at Pocono Raceway & other races later in the season.
  9. ^ Christie, Toby (June 10, 2022). "Stefan Parsons Piloting No. 47 G2G Racing Truck at Sonoma After McCullough Unable to Practice". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Brock Beard. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022. More updates from @g2g_racing - @StefanParsons_ will run the No. 46 in place of Mason Filippi. The No. 47 was already withdrawn yesterday. (...) Team said he wasn't fully adjusting to the difference between the XFINITY car and the Truck. Parsons was available to help as he was spotting for another team.
  11. ^ Christie, Toby (October 19, 2023). "Stefan Parsons to Pilot No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Truck at Phoenix". TobyChristie.com.
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  17. ^ "Cole Custer holds off Noah Gragson, Trevor Bayne to win Xfinity Series race at Fontana". ESPN.com. ESPN. AP. February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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