Hank Parker, Jr.

Hank Parker Jr. (born October 7, 1974) is an American former stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series driving the No. 60 Ford Taurus For Roush Racing. His brother, Billy Parker, ran part-time in the Busch Series in 2004, and his father, Hank, is a professional outdoorsman.

Early life Parker was born on October 7, 1974 in Denver, North Carolina, to Martha Parker, and Hank Parker. He is the oldest of three, and is the big brother of Billy Parker, and Ben Parker. He began racing go-karts near his home in Denver, North Carolina as a kid. From there, he moved onto street stock racing at Concord Motorsports Park, where he won seven feature racing events in his first eighteen starts. The next season, he began running Late Model races and finished fifth in points. He won two races the next year.

Career In 1996, Parker moved to the Slim Jim All Pro Series, a former NASCAR touring series located in the Southeast United States. Parker picked up one win, and finish 13th in points. He would have a breakout season the following year, winning two races, and finished 4th in points, and was named the series' Most Popular Driver. He also made his NASCAR debut at the Jiffy Lube Miami 300 at Homestead in the No. 78 Mark III Financial Chevrolet, starting 41st and finishing 23rd.

Parker returned to the No. 78 in 1998, hoping to run the full schedule. After he was unable to qualify for most of his attempts, he was released. He did not run again until the AC Delco 200, where he finished sixth in the No. 53 B.A.S.S Chevrolet owned by his father.

Parker ran his father's car full-time in 1999, posting two top-fives and finishing 18th in points. He also finished second to Tony Raines for Rookie of the Year honors despite missing five races. In 2000, Parker received sponsorship from Team Marines and won his first career pole position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He also had eight top-tens and finished a career-best fourteenth in points.

In 2001, Parker switched to the No. 36 GNC Live Well Chevy for Cicci-Welliver Racing. He finished 15th in points, and collected his first win at the Auto Club 300. At the end of the season, his team was sold to Wayne Jesel and switched to Dodge for the 2002 season. He won another race at Pikes Peak International Raceway and had eight top-tens.

Busch Series NASCAR Busch 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 34 35 Pts Ref 1997 Mark III Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM23 94th 94 1998 DAYDNQ CAR38 LVSDNQ NSVDNQ DAR28 BRIDNQ TEXDNQ HCYDNQ TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 66th 283 Hank Parker Racing 53 Chevy CLTDNQ GTY CAR6 ATL HOMDNQ 1999 DAYDNQ CAR26 LVS21 ATL39 DAR31 TEX20 NSV36 BRI38 TAL19 CAL33 NHA29 RCH38 NZH10 CLT22 DOVDNQ SBO3 GLN10 MLW25 MYB11 PPR18 GTY24 IRP18 MCHDNQ BRIDNQ DAR30 RCHDNQ DOV20 CLT22 CAR29 MEM35 PHO12 HOM4 18th 2259 2000 DAY10 CAR25 LVS31 ATL17 DAR6 BRI8 TEX35 NSV16 TAL41 CAL8 RCH33 NHA5 CLT42 DOV41 SBO19 MYB22 GLN39 MLW7 NZH21 PPR4 GTY12 IRP35 MCH25 BRI16 DAR19 RCH40 DOV12 CLT21 CAR43 MEM34 PHO22 HOM7 14th 3109 2001 Cicci-Welliver Racing 36 Chevy DAY14 CAR17 LVS22 ATL38 DAR25 BRI21 TEX29 NSH25 TAL41 CAL1 RCH11 NHA18 NZH39 CLT15 DOV30 KEN11 MLW14 GLN32 CHI35 GTY26 PPR22 IRP25 MCH28 BRI34 DAR17 RCH28 DOV8 KAN2 CLT7 MEM32 PHO8 CAR8 HOM20 15th 3341 2002 Team Jesel Dodge DAY35 CAR20 LVS26 DAR13 BRI33 TEX14 NSH34 TAL10 CAL13 RCH6 NHA8 NZH24 CLT15 DOV24 NSH8 KEN41 MLW20 DAY18 CHI40 GTY16 PPR1 IRP38 MCH13 BRI15 DAR15 RCH7 DOV38 KAN18 CLT40 MEM4 ATL43 CAR11 PHO27 HOM2 14th 3540 2003 Brewco Motorsports 27 Pontiac DAY CAR38 LVS DAR6 BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH 51st 783 Chance 2 Motorsports 8 Chevy CLT7 DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA KAN5 CLT MEM ATL5 PHO CAR HOM Evans Motorsports 7 Chevy PPR15 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 2005 Roush Racing 60 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH20 KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPRQL† GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEMQL† TEX PHO HOM 109th 103 2006 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLWQL† DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 172th 0 † – Qualified for Carl Edwards

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 24 25 Pts Ref 2003 Spears Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM15 MLW8 KAN11 KEN10 GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 44th 524 2004 Innovative Motorsports 21 Toyota DAY18 ATL33 MAR12 MFD19 CLT22 DOV3 TEX23 MEM12 MLW17 KAN21 KEN22 GTW5 MCH29 IRP15 NSH15 BRI6 RCH20 NHA9 LVS21 CAL15 TEX13 MAR31 PHO23 DAR35 HOM17 17th 2737

Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points

Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 1998 Spears Motorsports 7 Chevy TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMP POR CAL PPR EVG SON MMR LVS6 63rd 150