Jim Parsons is an American gasser

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. He drove a 1927 Ford dubbed ''The High and Mighty''; in 1963, it was powered by a

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V8, in 1966 by a

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.Davis, pp.183-4. Parsons won the

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A/SR (A Street) national title twice, in 1963 and 1966. He won at the 1963 NHRA Nationals, held at

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, with a pass of 12.17 seconds at . In 1966, won at the 1966 NHRA Nationals, again at Indianapolis, with a pass of 10.16 seconds at .Davis, p.185.

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*Davis, Larry. ''Gasser Wars'', North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp.180-8. {{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Jim Dragster drivers American racing drivers