# Hank Parker Jr.

Hank Parker Jr. (born October 7, 1974) is an American former stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series driving the No. 60 Ford Taurus For Roush Racing. His brother, Billy Parker, ran part-time in the Busch Series in 2004, and his father, Hank, is a professional outdoorsman.

## Early life

Parker was born on October 7th, 1974 in Denver, North Carolina, to Martha Parker, and Hank Parker. He is the oldest of three, and is the big brother of Billy Parker, and Ben Parker. He began racing go-karts near his home in Denver, North Carolina as a kid. From there, he moved onto street stock racing at Concord Motorsports Park, where he won seven feature racing events in his first eighteen starts. The next season, he began running Late Model races and finished fifth in points. He won two races the next year.

## Career

In 1997, Parker moved to the Slim Jim All Pro Series, a former NASCAR touring series located in the Southeast United States. Parker picked up one win and was named the series' Most Popular Driver. He also made his NASCAR debut at the Jiffy Lube Miami 300 at Homestead in the No. 78 Mark III Financial Chevrolet, starting 41st and finishing 23rd.
Parker returned to the 78 in 1998, hoping to run the full schedule. After he was unable to qualify for most of his attempts, he was released. He did not run again until the AC Delco 200, where he finished sixth in the No. 53 B.A.S.S Chevrolet owned by his father.
Parker ran his father's car full-time in 1999, posting two top-fives and finishing 18th in points. He also finished second to Tony Raines for Rookie of the Year honors despite missing five races. In 2000, Parker received sponsorship from Team Marines and won his first career pole position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He also had eight top-tens and finished a career-best fourteenth in points.
In 2001, Parker switched to the No. 36 GNC Live Well Chevy for Cicci-Welliver Racing. He finished 15th in points, and collected his first win at the Auto Club 300. At the end of the season, his team was sold to Wayne Jesel and switched to Dodge for the 2002 season. He won another race at Pikes Peak International Raceway and had eight top-tens. He also made his Winston Cup debut, driving the No. 91 USG Dodge for Evernham Motorsports at North Carolina Speedway. He started 25th and finished 33rd, four laps down.
At the end of the 2002 season, Parker was to take GNC over to ppc Racing but due to a new law that restricts advertising with supplements, this caused GNC to leave NASCAR and therefore, leaving him without a full-time ride into 2003. He began the season running a pair of races for Brewco Motorsports, finishing sixth at Darlington Raceway. He ran four more races that season splitting time between NEMCO Motorsports and Chance 2 Motorsports, finishing fifth twice. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series debut driving the No. 75 for Spears Motorsports, posting two top-ten finishes.
In 2004, Parker signed to drive for Innovative Motorsports' new Craftsman Truck team. He had four top-tens and finished seventeenth in points. Unfortunately, Innovative closed its doors at the end of the season, leaving Parker unemployed again, he would join Roush Racing to mentor Rising star Carl Edwards from 2005 to 2006, he would also qualify Edwards car when he was at the Nextel Cup tracks for qualifying. He made his last start in 2005 filling for Carl Edwards at Nashville as Carl convinced team owner Jack Roush to let Hank give it a shot. He won his second and final Busch Series pole, but finished 20th.
Parker then decided to retire from racing to Focus on family. He would later join his father and brother Billy to produce Hank Parker 3D, an outdoors-themed television show, then Hank Parker's Flesh and Blood, a hunting show.

## Personal life

Parker is a devout Christian. He is also friends with Dale Earnhardt Jr. as they met when they were kids on a fishing trip as his father Hank Parker was friends with the late Dale Earnhardt. Parker currently works at Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters, a Christian camp in Andrews North Carolina as a preacher time to time while also working as Executive Director of Sales, Marketing & Programming.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Evernham Motorsports | 91 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CAL | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR 33 | PHO | HOM | 78th | 64 | |

#### Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts |
| 1997 | Mark III Racing | 78 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM 23 | | | | | | 94th | 94 |
| 1998 | Mark III Racing | 78 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 38 | LVS DNQ | NSV DNQ | DAR 28 | BRI DNQ | TEX DNQ | HCY DNQ | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | | | | | | | | | | 66th | 283 |
| 1998 | Hank Parker Racing | 53 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | GTY | CAR 6 | ATL | HOM DNQ | | | | | | | 66th | 283 |
| 1999 | Hank Parker Racing | 53 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 26 | LVS 21 | ATL 39 | DAR 31 | TEX 20 | NSV 36 | BRI 38 | TAL 19 | CAL 33 | NHA 29 | RCH 38 | NZH 10 | CLT 22 | DOV DNQ | SBO 3 | GLN 10 | MLW 25 | MYB 11 | PPR 18 | GTY 24 | IRP 18 | MCH DNQ | BRI DNQ | DAR 30 | RCH DNQ | DOV 20 | CLT 22 | CAR 29 | MEM 35 | PHO 12 | HOM 4 | | | | 18th | 2259 |
| 2000 | Hank Parker Racing | 53 | Chevy | DAY 10 | CAR 25 | LVS 31 | ATL 17 | DAR 6 | BRI 8 | TEX 35 | NSV 16 | TAL 41 | CAL 8 | RCH 33 | NHA 5 | CLT 42 | DOV 41 | SBO 19 | MYB 22 | GLN 39 | MLW 7 | NZH 21 | PPR 4 | GTY 12 | IRP 35 | MCH 25 | BRI 16 | DAR 19 | RCH 40 | DOV 12 | CLT 21 | CAR 43 | MEM 34 | PHO 22 | HOM 7 | | | | 14th | 3109 |
| 2001 | Cicci-Welliver Racing | 36 | Chevy | DAY 14 | CAR 17 | LVS 22 | ATL 38 | DAR 25 | BRI 21 | TEX 29 | NSH 25 | TAL 41 | CAL 1 | RCH 11 | NHA 18 | NZH 39 | CLT 15 | DOV 30 | KEN 11 | MLW 14 | GLN 32 | CHI 35 | GTY 26 | PPR 22 | IRP 25 | MCH 28 | BRI 34 | DAR 17 | RCH 28 | DOV 8 | KAN 2 | CLT 7 | MEM 32 | PHO 8 | CAR 8 | HOM 20 | | | 15th | 3341 |
| 2002 | Team Jesel | 36 | Dodge | DAY 35 | CAR 20 | LVS 26 | DAR 13 | BRI 33 | TEX 14 | NSH 34 | TAL 10 | CAL 13 | RCH 6 | NHA 8 | NZH 24 | CLT 15 | DOV 24 | NSH 8 | KEN 41 | MLW 20 | DAY 18 | CHI 40 | GTY 16 | PPR 1 | IRP 38 | MCH 13 | BRI 15 | DAR 15 | RCH 7 | DOV 38 | KAN 18 | CLT 40 | MEM 4 | ATL 43 | CAR 11 | PHO 27 | HOM 2 | | 14th | 3540 |
| 2003 | Brewco Motorsports | 27 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR 38 | LVS | DAR 6 | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51st | 783 |
| 2003 | Chance 2 Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 7 | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | | | | | | | | KAN 5 | CLT | MEM | ATL 5 | PHO | CAR | HOM | | 51st | 783 |
| 2003 | Evans Motorsports | 7 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PPR 15 | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51st | 783 |
| 2005 | Roush Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH 20 | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR QL$^†$ | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM QL$^†$ | TEX | PHO | HOM | 109th | 103 |
| 2006 | Roush Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW QL$^†$ | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 172th | 0 |
| $^†$ – Qualified for Carl Edwards ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2003 | Spears Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM 15 | MLW 8 | KAN 11 | KEN 10 | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM | 44th | 524 | |
| 2004 | Innovative Motorsports | 21 | Toyota | DAY 18 | ATL 33 | MAR 12 | MFD 19 | CLT 22 | DOV 3 | TEX 23 | MEM 12 | MLW 17 | KAN 21 | KEN 22 | GTW 5 | MCH 29 | IRP 15 | NSH 15 | BRI 6 | RCH 20 | NHA 9 | LVS 21 | CAL 15 | TEX 13 | MAR 31 | PHO 23 | DAR 35 | HOM 17 | 17th | 2737 | |
* Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

#### Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NWWSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1998 | Spears Motorsports | 7 | Chevy | TUS | LVS | PHO | CAL | HPT | MMR | AMP | POR | CAL | PPR | EVG | SON | MMR | LVS 6 | 63rd | 150 | |