Jimmy Spencer News

Spencer to honor Flight 93 at Lowes UPDATE Stewart to drive?

Spencer to honor Flight 93 at Lowes UPDATE Stewart to drive?

September 22, 2001
Spencer to honor Flight 93 at Lowes UPDATE Stewart to drive?When United Airlines flight 93 crashed September 11, 2001 in a strip mine in Shanksville, PA, Jimmy Spencer was devastated not only because the crash scene was near where Spencer grew-up in Pennsylvania, but

Green Wins at Dover:

Green Wins at Dover:

September 22, 2001
Green Wins at Dover:#10-Jeff Green won the race at Dover with #48-Kenny Wallace 2nd and 1-Jimmy Spencer 3rd. See That's Racin' for MBNA.com 200 race results(9-22-2001)

Spencer to honor Flight 93 at Lowes UPDATE Stewart to drive?

Spencer to honor Flight 93 at Lowes UPDATE Stewart to drive?

September 22, 2001
Spencer to honor Flight 93 at Lowes UPDATE Stewart to drive? When United Airlines flight 93 crashed September 11, 2001 in a strip mine in Shanksville, PA, Jimmy Spencer was devastated not only because the crash scene was near where Spencer grew-up in Pennsylvania,

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3:

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3:

September 20, 2001
Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3: Lowe’s Motor Speedway will be open for NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams to test on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and Wednesday, Sept. 19, no word yet on which teams will test(LMS PR)(9-4-2001) UPDATE: actually no update nor any word on what teams will

September 11, 2001
PRN's Garage Pass will have driver reactions and comments on today's show about the NYC/Wash DC Tradegy, some comments: "Brett Bodine told us he and Joe Nemechek stayed in KC to test...the rest headed home via cars and trucks. We got up with Jimmy Spencer, who was

Spencer Back with Finch in 2002:

Spencer Back with Finch in 2002:

September 9, 2001
Spencer Back with Finch in 2002:Jimmy Spencer, who has won three BGN races this season for car owner James Finch (#1 Yellow Freight Chevy), said he would run a partial schedule with the team again next season(That's Racin')(9-9-2001)

#26/66 Shocks Banned? UPDATE:

#26/66 Shocks Banned? UPDATE:

September 8, 2001
#26/66 Shocks Banned? UPDATE: NASCAR has banned the special shocks Jimmy Spencer and Todd Bodine have been using over the summer(Winston Salem Journal)(9-3-2001) UPDATE: Because of Derrick Finley's ingenuity, there's a new provision in NASCAR's rule book. Finley, team

Spencer wins caution filled Richmond race:

Spencer wins caution filled Richmond race:

September 7, 2001
Spencer wins caution filled Richmond race:#1-Jimmy Spencer completed a sweep of the BGN races this season at Richmond, taking a win in Friday night's wild, caution-filled Autolite/Fram 250. Spencer, who won the May race at Richmond, beat fellow Winston Cup driver #

BGN and Head Restraints:

BGN and Head Restraints:

September 6, 2001
BGN and Head Restraints:Seventeen drivers used a HANS device during the South Carolina 200 Busch Series race at Darlington, while 15 used the restraint system known as the Hutchens device. Three used some other type of restraint, such as a neck collar. Eight drivers

Cup drivers do double duty in the BGN race at Richmond:

Cup drivers do double duty in the BGN race at Richmond:

September 5, 2001
Cup drivers do double duty in the BGN race at Richmond: #26-Jimmy Spencer (#1 Chevy in BGN) #29-Kevin Harvick (#2 Chevy) #7-Mike Wallace (#4 Chevy) #99-Jeff Burton (#9 Ford) #14-Ron Hornaday (#11-Chevy) #17-Matt Kenseth(#17-Chevy) #1-Kenny Wallace (#48-Chevy) #33-Joe

#26/66 Shocks Banned?

#26/66 Shocks Banned?

September 3, 2001
#26/66 Shocks Banned? NASCAR has banned the special shocks Jimmy Spencer and Todd Bodine have been using over the summer(Winston Salem Journal)(9-3-2001)

Stewart still restraintless UPDATE but Spencer to wear one:

Stewart still restraintless UPDATE but Spencer to wear one:

September 1, 2001
Stewart still restraintless UPDATE but Spencer to wear one: #20-Tony Stewart used the Talladega test to try out a Hutchens device, but he didn't like it. "I was pretty uncomfortable with it," he said, adding that he had trouble figuring out how to get in and out of

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

August 29, 2001
NASCAR's Statement on the the Talladega Testing: The following are comments from Gary Nelson, NASCAR Winston Cup Series director, regarding Monday's test by NASCAR at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. This test was designed by NASCAR for its teams to test various changes

Talladega Testing Done:

Talladega Testing Done:

August 28, 2001
Talladega Testing Done: A day after running three- and four-wide in an invitation-only NASCAR test, more than a dozen Winston Cup Series teams remained at Talladega Superspeedway to prepare for October’s EA SPORTS™ 500 on Oct. 21. On Monday, NASCAR officials sent 19

Spencer plans to wear restraint UPDATE 2:

Spencer plans to wear restraint UPDATE 2:

August 26, 2001
Spencer plans to wear restraint UPDATE 2: Jimmy Spencer says family, drivers and crew members discussed safety and encouraged him to wear a head restraint. Spencer, one of the few NASCAR Winston Cup drivers not to wear a head restraint, says he'll do so soon. Spencer