Phil Parsons Profile
Phil Parsons is an American former professional stock car racing driver, and team owner working for FOX Sports serving as an analyst. The former NASCAR driver raced for 23 years before retiring in 2001, with nearly 500 NASCAR CUP SERIES and NASCAR XFINITY SERIES starts, one Cup Series, and two XFINITY Series victories.
Phil Parsons Career
Parsons attended Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he majored in Business Management. Parsons serves as an analyst for FOX NASCAR, covering the NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES since SPEED’s first series telecast in February 2003 from Daytona International Speedway. In 2021, he will continue to call ARCA MENARDS SERIES races while also serving as an analyst for FOX Sports’ Truck Series prerace coverage, a role he assumed in 2020 after 17 years as a NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES race analyst.
Parsons began his FOX Sports career as a pit reporter for SPEED before moving on to the role of the color analyst in the television booth late in the season. The former NASCAR driver raced for 23 years before retiring in 2001, with nearly 500 NASCAR CUP SERIES and NASCAR XFINITY SERIES starts, one Cup Series, and two XFINITY Series victories. In 1988, Parsons finished ninth in the Cup Series point standings and in the top ten in 1989.
In 1988, Parsons finished ninth in the Cup Series point standings and five times in the XFINITY Series point standings. Phil Parsons Racing was founded in 2012 by the Detroit native and co-owner Mike Curb, and it fielded entries in the NASCAR CUP SERIES until the midpoint of the 2015 season.
Phil Parsons Age
Parsons is 67 years old as of 2023. He was born on 21 June 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 21 June every year.
Phil Parsons Height
Parsons stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Quick Facts About Phil
Age | 67 years old as of 2023 |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Marcia Parsons |
Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Phil Parsons Family
Parsons was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Information regarding Parsons’s parents is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available. He is the brother of Benjamin Stewart Parsons an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT.
Phil Parsons Wife
Parsons is married to Marcia Parsons and lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, with their three children, Kinsley Parsons, Camryn Spencer Parsons, and Stefan Parsons. His son Stefan is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Phil Parsons Salary
Being one of the top sports analysts for FOX Sports, Parsons earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Phil Parsons Net Worth
Parsons has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an analyst for FOX NASCAR.
How many races did Phil Parsons win?
- 1988 Winston 500 (Talladega)
- 40 top tens
- 1994 Champion 300 (Charlotte)
- 1982 Southeastern 150 (Bristol)
Phil Parsons FOX Sports
At FOX Sports Parsons works alongside;
- Jamie McMurray
- Mark Schlereth
- Ken Rosenthal
- Bob Pockrass
- Tony Pedregon
- Michael Strahan
- Nick Wright
- Katie Witham
- Dave Wannstedt
- Sara Walsh
- Jonathan Vilma