{{Infobox racing car | Car_name = Parnelli VPJ-6<br />Parnelli VPJ-6B<br />Parnelli VPJ-6C | Category = USAC IndyCar | Constructor = Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing | Designer = John Barnard | Drivers = Danny Ongais<br /> Al Unser<br /> George Snider<br /> Bill Whittington<br /> Lee Kunzman<br /> A. J. Foyt | Technical ref = <!-- <ref name=tech>Insert formatted reference</ref> --> | Chassis = Aluminum Monocoque | Suspension = Inboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing | Length = <!-- Use: {{convert|XXX|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} --> | Width = <!-- Use: {{convert|XXX|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} --> | Height = <!-- Use: {{convert|XXX|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} --> | Wheelbase = <!-- Use: {{convert|XXX|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} --> | Track = <!-- Use: {{convert|XXX|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} --> | Engine name = Cosworth DFX | Capacity = {{convert|2650|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}} | Configuration = V8 80° | Turbo = | Engine position = Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | Type = Manual (Weismann / Barnard 4 speed Manual Transverse Transaxle) | Weight = {{convert|1550|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} | Fuel = Methanol | Tyres = Firestone Speedway Specials - Rear 27.0x14.5-15 - Front 25.5x10.0-15 | Predecessor = Parnelli VPJ2 }} The '''Parnelli VPJ6''' is an open-wheel race car, designed by British designer John Barnard for Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, to compete in U.S.A.C. Championship Car, between 1975 and 1980, as well as in CART, between 1979 and 1980. It was driven by Danny Ongais, Al Unser, George Snider, Bill Whittington, Lee Kunzman, and A. J. Foyt. It notably gave Foyt his last IndyCar championship, in 1979. It was powered by the powerful and successful DFV-derived DFX.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monthly.mecum.com/2021/04/12/vels-parnelli-jones-racing-takes-on-the-world/|title=Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Takes on the World – Mecum Magazine|website=monthly.mecum.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/columns/theway/2016/the_way_it_is_no533.html|title=Gordon Kirby - Auto Racing - The Way It Is|website=www.gordonkirby.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://primotipo.com/tag/parnelli-vpj6b-cosworth-dfx/|title=Parnelli VPJ6B Cosworth DFX – primotipo…|website=primotipo...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/indy/1977/|title=Indy 500 and USAC racing 1977|first=Allen|last=Brown|website=OldRacingCars.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://autosportworld.info/en/cars/parnelli-vpj6c-vpj-cosworth/|title=Find out all the information about the race car Parnelli VPJ6C (VPJ Cosworth). As well as its drivers and results.|first=Auto Sport|last=World|website=Auto Sport World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://autosportworld.info/en/cars/parnelli-vpj6c-cosworth-tc/|title=Find out all the information about the race car Parnelli VPJ6C (Cosworth TC). As well as its drivers and results.|first=Auto Sport|last=World|website=Auto Sport World}}</ref>
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