Jimmy Spencer - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Andretti and #1 team close to a sponsor:

John Andretti said talks with team owner Teresa Earnhardt convinced him that Dale Earnhardt Inc. will have sufficient sponsorships to field him in the No. 1 Chevrolet the next few weeks. Andretti started the first two races of the season, finishing 13th at Daytona, ...

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Atlanta Nuggets:

Bill Elliott [not entered] leads all active drivers with five Bud Poles at Atlanta. The last spring race that was won at Atlanta by the Bud Pole sitter dates back to 1979 (Buddy Baker). The last time a race was won by the Bud pole winner at Atlanta was in November ...

Former NASCAR car builder fights for life; Leno doantes tickets:

Ken Bainbridge says dying is the easy part. Oh, he promises to fight this cancer thing to the end, to his very last breath. But what really worries him is the family and friends he'll be leaving behind. "There's so many people I'm going to hurt," he said. That's typical...

Brett Bodine/Jimmy Spencer at the Rock:

Cup veteran Brett Bodine was among the interested observers in the garage area Friday. Bodine's 480th career start came last June at Michigan International Speedway, where he qualified his Ford, then suffered a broken collarbone during a crash in practice and had to...

Spencer’s plans:

Jimmy Spencer spoke via tape to Dave Despain on Speed Channel's Wind Tunnel [10:00pm/et M-Th] and said that #7 team owner Jim Smith won't fund the team out of his pocket abd won't run until they get a sponsor, Spencer also said he hopes to re-start his Busch Series...

Spencer and Kitty Litter at Daytona:

Ultra Motorsports and driver Jimmy Spencer picked up sponsorship for the #7 Dodge at Daytona for the Daytona 500. Jonny Cat, the newest member of the Oil-Dri family, is sponsoring the Ultra Motorsports team and Spencer, sporting both the Jonny Cat and Oil-Dri brands...

#19 / #97 may be fined:

Jeremy Mayfield's #19 team and Kurt Busch's #97 team are likely to be penalized further for infractions found by Nextel Cup officials, series director John Darby said. The rear deck lid on Mayfield's car failed to fit the template. Busch's car had a rear bumper support...

#7 Crew Chief leaves? UPDATE 3:

hearing that the #7 Ultra Motorsports crew chief, Gene Nead and the team have parted ways.(2-3-2004) UPDATE: Jimmy Spencer's crew chief Gene Nead will travel with the #7 team to Daytona, however he will be moving on following the Daytona 500. Nead didn't say what his...

Inspection/Room of Doom at Daytona Notes:

Several Nextel Cup teams had to make alterations to their Daytona 500 cars following Friday's inspections. And several teams had parts confiscated by NASCAR inspectors. The Chevy of #15-Michael Waltrip and #5-Terry Labonte were among those requiring the most additional...

#7 Crew Chief leaves? UPDATE:

hearing that the #7 Ultra Motorsports crew chief, Gene Nead and the team have parted ways.(2-3-2004) UPDATE: Jimmy Spencer's crew chief Gene Nead will travel with the #7 team to Daytona, however he will be moving on following the Daytona 500. Nead didn't say what his...

Spencer won’t be penalized by NASCAR:

The national motorsports manager for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., defended the company Thursday in the wake of inflammatory comments made against it by veteran NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer the day before. "The investment of Toyota in plants and associated businesses ...

Kohuth to help out Hines UPDATE:

Tim Kohuth, former crew chief for Ultra Motorsports, is teaming up with Rookie Tracy Hines, driver of the #88 Craftsman Truck at Daytona. Kohuth will act as crew chief.(1-31-2004) UPDATE - Thorsports Sets Daytona Crew Cheif Lineup: Two of the most-experienced crew ...

New Crew Chief for the #62:

Johnny Allen, a longtime crew chief in the NASCAR Busch Series, has joined Orleans Racing as the crew chief on Steve Parks No. 62 Dodge in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, team officials announced Jan. 21. Allen, 35, has worked in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, NASCAR Busch ...

Benson in the #09 UPDATE 4 schedule; and Benson to the Busch car:

Word in the Daytona International Speedway garage area Monday is that Johnny Benson would make an unexpectedly quick return to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Benson is expected to test James Finch's Phoenix Racing #09 car when the final three-day round of Nextel Cup...

Parker leaves Yates? UPDATE:

hearing that former #88 Crew Chief, Shawn Parker have parted ways. Mike Ford was named a few weeks ago as Jarrett's new crew cheif. No word on Parker's plans.(12-15-2003) UPDATE: Crew chief Shawn Parker will attend the Truck Series test session at Daytona International...

Parker leaves Yates? UPDATE:

hearing that former #88 Crew Chief, Shawn Parker have parted ways. Mike Ford was named a few weeks ago as Jarrett's new crew cheif. No word on Parker's plans.(12-15-2003) UPDATE: Crew chief Shawn Parker will attend the Truck Series test session at Daytona International...

Todd Bodine Update:

With two months to go before the start of the Nextel Cup season, Todd Bodine is again without a ride in NASCAR's top division. The BelCar Racing team he drove for in 2003 closed up this week after it lost sponsorship from the Army National Guard at the conclusion of...

Nothing New on Elliott UPDATE well…..maybe something:

Bill Elliott was supposed to meet with owner Ray Evernham today, have heard nothing concerning any decision on Elliott's 2004 plans.(11-18-2003) UPDATE: Mike Ford's departure from Evernham Motorsports and its #9 Dodges is likely to open the door to the hiring of crew...

Points Change? UPDATE 2:

not sure if this was a joke or what, seemed off the wall, but on Speed Channel's Inside Winston Cup, Jimmy Spencer [and he sounded serious) said while at Homestead he was talking to NASCAR's Brian France, and was told that NASCAR 'may' change the Cup drivers points...

Some Schemes:

looks like we have a few special paint schemes at Homestead-Miami Speedway this week noticed during qualifying and practice. #7-Jimmy Spencer has Pamela Anderson's likeness on the Sirius Sateliite Dodge to promote a talk show she does; #18-Bobby Labonte has Operation...