PHIL PARSONS BIO

FOX NASCAR analyst and former driver Phil Parsons has been a member of the FOX Sports family’s coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since SPEED’s first series telecast in February 2003 from Daytona International Speedway and has served as an analyst for its ARCA Menards Series coverage during the same time. 

He added studio analyst to his resume when he joined FOX Sports’ prerace coverage of the Truck Series from 2020-2024. Parsons began his FOX Sports tenure with SPEED as a pit reporter and transitioned late in the season to the role of color analyst in the television booth.

The former NASCAR driver, whose résumé includes nearly 500 NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts, one Cup Series and two O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victories, raced for 23 years before retiring from driving in 2001. Parsons finished ninth in Cup Series point standings in 1988, and in the top 10 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series point standings in five different seasons.  

The younger brother of the late NASCAR driver and television analyst, Benny Parsons, Phil segued from the cockpit to the television booth in 2001 as an analyst for ESPN’s coverage of the Truck Series and remained through the 2002 season. 

In 2012, the Detroit native teamed with co-owner Mike Curb to form Phil Parsons Racing, fielding entries in the NASCAR Cup Series through the midpoint of the 2015 season.

Parsons studied Business Management at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. He resides in Cornelius, N.C., with his wife Marcia, and they have three children, Kinsley, Camryn Spencer and Stefan. Kinsley graduated from UNC, while twins Camryn and Stefan graduated from UNC and UNC-Charlotte, respectively. You may follow Parsons on X at @philparsons98 or on Instagram at @PhilParsons98.