Parker Johnstone III | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Ft. Benning, Georgia | March 27, 1961
Retired | 1997 |
CART World Series | |
Years active | 1994–1997 |
Teams | Comptech (1994–1996) Team Green (1997) |
Starts | 48 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 1 |
Best finish | 2nd Long Beach Grand Prix in 1996 |
Previous series | |
1989-1993 1987-1990 1987 1987 1986 1984-1986 1984-1986 1984-1985 | IMSA Camel Lights IMSA International Sedan Pro Formula Atlantic Tasman Formula Pacific SCCA GT-4 Playboy/Escort Series Firehawk Series IMSA Renault Cup |
Championship titles | |
1991-1993 1987-1988 1986 1985 | IMSA Camel Lights Champion IMSA International Sedan Champion SCCA GT-4 National Champion Renault Cup National Champion |
Parker Johnstone III (born March 27, 1961) is a former race car driver and motorsports announcer from Redmond, Oregon. An accomplished musician, he was the principal trumpet of the International Youth Orchestra, touring Europe, playing with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic, and famed pianist Van Cliburn. Instead of attending Juilliard School of Music, he went to the engineering school at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his degree in 1982.[1]