Johnnie Parsons

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Johnnie Parsons (born July 4, 1918, died September 8, 1984) was an American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1950.

Parsons had the dubious distinction of being the only Indianapolis 500 winner to have his name misspelled on the Borg-Warner Trophy. Silversmiths carved "Johnny" instead of "Johnnie." The error was corrected posthumously when the trophy was restored in 1991. Ironically, he had a son named Johnny who competed at Indy a dozen times.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1949	12	12	132.900	2	2	200	0	Running
1950	1	5	132.044	8	1	138	115	Running
1951	3	8	132.154	28	21	87	0	Magneto
1952	5	31	135.328	19	10	200	0	Running
1953	21	8	137.667	3	26	86	0	Crankshaft
1954	15	15	139.578	6	32	79	0	Stalled in pits
1955	16	27	136.809	27	21	119	0	Magneto
1956	98	6	144.144	7	4	200	16	Running
1957	18	17	140.784	21	16	195	0	Flagged
1958	45	6	144.683	6	12	200	0	Running
Totals						1504	131

Starts	10
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	1
Top 5	3
Top 10	4
Retired	4

[edit] F1 career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was considered part of the Formula One schedule from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with F1 points and participation. Johnnie Parsons participated in 9 Formula One races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 1 races, set 1 fast laps, and finished on the podium 1 times. He accumlated a total of 12 championship points.