Raymond Parks (auto racing)
- Raymond Parks (auto racing)
Raymond Parks (born in 1914 in Dawsonville, Georgia) was the owner of Red Byron's car which won NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now Sprint Cup) championship in 1949.
Background
Parks was the first child of Alfred and Leila Parks and grandson of Benny Parks who was the man who found gold in the state of Georgia in the United States. Raymond was the oldest of sixteen children. Six of which were from Leila, and the other ten were from Leila's sister Ila.
Racing/NASCAR
Most famous for being a moonshine driver who helped start NASCAR. Parks was the car owner for moonshine runner and nephew Lloyd Seay.
Awards
He was one of eight drivers inducted in the first class of the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, along with his cousin Lloyd Seay, Byron, Tim Flock, and Bill Elliott. [cite web|url=http://www.thunderroadusa.com/Inductees.html|title=Inductees|date=2008|publisher=Georgia Racing Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-07-30]
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