Benny Parsons, whose gentle nature made him a favorite among NASCAR fans as a broadcaster and whose competitive fire drove him from his father?s taxi company in Detroit to the championship in stock-car racing?s top division, died early Tuesday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Parsons was diagnosed with lung cancer on July 13, one day after his 65th birthday. He missed a handful of races while having aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatments shortly thereafter, but pressed on and was part of the NBC/TNT team that called the season?s final races.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...s/16472022.htm
