Wally Dallenbach’s weekend at the Rolex 24 At Daytona has been an uphill battle, but he thinks the Robinson Racing car could last to the finish. If he needs inspiration, Dallenbach can look at the car and the name “Benny Parsons” that is on the side behind the driver’s door. Dallenbach wanted to put a memorial to Parsons on the car. Parsons, who shared the TNT and NBC booth with Dallenbach the last six years, died Jan. 16. “The TV thing and all the other stuff is a big part of it, but the friendship that we had of going out after we left the race track and the stories, that’s the stuff that meant more to us than anything,” Dallenbach said. “He was just a lot of fun to be with. He’ll be missed. We’ll be thinking about him a lot this year.” Parsons was the grand marshal of the 24-hour race last year at Daytona International Speedway. Dallenbach’s team, which includes Champ Car driver Katherine Legge as well as his brother Paul Dallenbach and owner George Robinson, was 16th after eight hours. They had motor problems early in the weekend in qualifying.(SceneDaily.com)(1-28-2007)
