Jimmy Spencer News

Only 39 at California? NO 43

Only 39 at California? NO 43

April 27, 2001
Only 39 cars are entered for Saturday's Auto Club 300 Busch Series race here, so everyone will make some money. There are 43 positions available, but fields have been consistently short, thanks in large part to new engine rules in the division. The Busch field shows

The Mummy Returns?

The Mummy Returns?

April 25, 2001
The Mummy Returns? hearing that #26 Jimmy Spencer will drive a Mummy Returns (the sequel to The Mummy) / Kmart Ford at California to promote the release of the movie. The car will supposedly feature characters from the movie, most notably Duane Johnson better known

Said to run the #77 at the Road Courses:

Said to run the #77 at the Road Courses:

April 23, 2001
Said to run the #77 at the Road Courses: Jasper Motorsports President Doug Bawel and Driver Robert Pressley announced today that long time road racer Boris Said will take over the driving duties of the #77 Ford for the two NASCAR Winston Cup road course events run

Testing UPDATE:

Testing UPDATE:

April 5, 2001
Testing UPDATE: hearing quite a few Winston Cup teams are testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in SC this week. It is similar to Martinsville. Hear #8-Dale Earnahrdt Jr, #11-Brett Bodine and #14-Ron Hornaday are among the drivers testing. #40-Sterling Marlin will

Best Finishes:

Best Finishes:

March 20, 2001
Best Finishes: at Darlington, six drivers (unless I missed someone) has their best finsihes of the five race 2001 season: #88-Dale Jarrett 1st (and best since win at Rockingham last Oct) #12-Jeremy Mayfield 3rd (and best since a 2nd at Phoenix last season) #26-Jimmy

Chassis Dyno UPDATE:

Chassis Dyno UPDATE:

February 17, 2001
Chassis Dyno UPDATE: Following Thursday's Twin 125's, NASCAR officials took several cars from each race and tested them on a chassis dynometer, which tests rear-wheel horsepower. The cars of #40-Sterling Marlin, #9-Bill Elliott, #25-Jerry Nadeau, #26-Jimmy Spencer, #

Hass-Carter, New look in 2001:

Hass-Carter, New look in 2001:

February 6, 2001
Hass-Carter, New look in 2001: Haas Carter Motorsports teams have two new paint schemes, one new driver and two slightly modified car names for the event. Both teams will be a little lighter this season, as Big has been dropped from both cars. The #26 team now is simply

Spencer BGN team in trouble:

Spencer BGN team in trouble:

February 1, 2001
If Jimmy Spencer isn't able to land sponsorship for his full-time BGN team within the next 10 days or so, he may be forced to close the doors on his shop in Mooresville, NC. Schneider Trucking and full-time driver Dick Trickle left at the end of last season, as did

Spencer BGN team in trouble:

Spencer BGN team in trouble:

February 1, 2001
Spencer BGN team in trouble: If Jimmy Spencer isn't able to land sponsorship for his full-time BGN team within the next 10 days or so, he may be forced to close the doors on his shop in Mooresville, NC. Schneider Trucking and full-time driver Dick Trickle left at the

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

January 31, 2001
For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated

Jones out of the #1 – UPDATE 2 Spencer in for companion events:

Jones out of the #1 – UPDATE 2 Spencer in for companion events:

January 3, 2001
hearing reports that P.J. Jones and the #1 Phoenix Racing team have parted ways, one rumor floating around has Dale Earnahrdt Jr in the car

Spencer ties best:

Spencer ties best:

November 13, 2000
#26-Jimmy Spencer tied his best finish of 2000 at Homestead, 5th. Spencer also finished 5th at Talladega in April(11-13-2000)

Carter Announcement UPDATE Official:

Carter Announcement UPDATE Official:

November 12, 2000
Haas/Carter Motorsports has scheduled a press conference for Nov. 11 at Homestead to formerly announce Todd Bodine and Jimmy Spencer as its drivers for next year and that Kmart still has two years left on its contract(Winston Cup Scene)(11-9-2000) UPDATE: Todd Bodine

Schneider Gone from the #5:

Schneider Gone from the #5:

November 9, 2000
Schneider Gone from the #5: Schneider National, Inc. announced it will end its sponsorship in NASCAR's Busch Series beginning with the 2001 season. Dick Trickle has been driving the familiar orange Schneider Trucking car for the past three years, the last two with

Trickle Looking:

Trickle Looking:

November 9, 2000
Dick Trickle will leave Jimmy Spencer's #5 BGN team at the end of the season and is seeking a new ride for 2001. Trickle said he is exploring rides in both the BGN and CUP Series for 2001. Schneider National, who had been Trickles sponsor for the last three years,