David Parsons (racing driver, born 1955)

Not to be confused with David Parsons, colloquially known as "Skippy", also an Australian racing driver of the period.

David John 'Truckie' Parsons (born 1955) is a former racing driver from Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia. He raced his own car in selected races of the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons of the Australian Touring Car Championship, as well as Bathurst 1000 and other races for his own and other teams.

David Parsons
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1955-03-21) 21 March 1955 Castlemaine, Australia
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active	1995–2001
Teams	Truckie Parsons, Gibson Motorsport
Best finish	20th in 1999

In 1999, Parsons paired up with another driver by the name of David Parsons in a Gibson Motorsport Commodore for the 1999 FAI 1000. They also competed in the Queensland 500 in a strong campaign that saw them finish fifth and the first of the privateers.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F. Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1995	Australian Touring Car Championship	Parsons Transport	6	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
1999	Shell Championship Series	Gibson Motorsport Robert Smith Racing	30	0	0	0	0	670	20th
2000	Shell Championship Series	Gibson Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	132	31st
2001	Shell Championship Series	Gibson Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	144	67th
	Konica V8 Supercar Series		18	3	1	1	8	1168	3rd

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
1996	Parsons Transport	Holden Commodore (VR)	Rodney Crick	DNF	127
1996	Greg Crick Racing	Holden Commodore (VR)	Greg Crick	DNF	139
1998	Robert Smith Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	Robert Smith	DNF	56
1999	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	David "Skippy" Parsons	11th	159
2000	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	Darren Hossack	9th	161
2001	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	Rodney Forbes	21st	132