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Johnnie Parsons

Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (died 1984)

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Born
July 4, 1918
Died
September 8, 1984
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Johnnie Parsons

John Woodrow Parsons was an American racing driver in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series. He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500. Exposure to these drivers coupled with the experiences attending his first races at the Legion Ascot Speedway during the late 1920s inspired Parsons to aspire to a driving career for himself. In 1942, Parsons won the UMA championship, winning 18 races during the season, which was interrupted by the Second World War. In 1947, Parsons raced out of state for the first time, relocating to the Midwest, where he competed in AAA-sanctioned events held throughout the United States.

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Johnnie Parsons timeline

  1. In 1942, Parsons won the UMA championship, winning 18 races during the season, which was interrupted by the Second World War.
  2. In 1947, Parsons raced out of state for the first time, relocating to the Midwest, where he competed in AAA-sanctioned events held throughout the United States.
  3. He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500.

The world when Johnnie Parsons was born

Johnnie Parsons was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johnnie Parsons's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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