Jimmy Spencer News

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

April 3, 2005
We had a typical Bristol slugfest today, but when the final 69 laps went green Kevin Harvick led 67 of 'em! Harvick survived another wild and wooly short track event at Bristol Motor Speedway today to win the Food City 500 in front of a mere 160,000 fans. We had our

Driver Suspensions?

Driver Suspensions?

March 21, 2005
Jimmy Spencer, co-host of SPEED Channel's NASCAR This Morning, reported on Atlanta's Nextel Cup driver meeting. It was a really important drivers meeting, and (NASCAR president) Mike Helton talked about fitting in the box. In '01 and '02, they escalated the fines to

Series News & Notes – Atlanta:

Series News & Notes – Atlanta:

March 16, 2005
When he was 12 years old, Reed Sorenson (#41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge) raced Legends Cars at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Just being at a facility like that when you are 12 is pretty neat, said Sorenson, a native of Peachtree City, Ga., located just outside of Atlanta. Now

2 Drivers attempting to do triple-duty at Atlanta:

2 Drivers attempting to do triple-duty at Atlanta:

March 10, 2005
, two drivers will attempt to make Truck Series, Busch Series and Nextel Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway [full-time ride bold]: Jimmy Spencer, #2 Trucks, #98-Busch, #50-Cup Shane Hmiel, #15 Trucks, #32-Busch, #08-Cup.(3-10-2005)

Atlanta News and Notes:

Atlanta News and Notes:

March 10, 2005
David Reutimann (#17 NTN Bearings Toyota) had a decent season in 2004 but recognizes it could have been much better. Despite capturing 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors, Reutimann failed to reach other goals, such as a race win and a spot in the top 10 (he finished

2 Drivers attempting to do triple-duty at Atlanta

2 Drivers attempting to do triple-duty at Atlanta

March 10, 2005
, two drivers will attempt to make Truck Series, Busch Series and Nextel Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway [full-time ride bold]: Jimmy Spencer, #2 Trucks, #98-Busch, #50-Cup Shane Hmiel, #15 Trucks, #32-Busch, #08-Cup.(3-10-2005)

Triple Duty for Spencer at Atlanta UPDATE sponsor and Bristol too:

Triple Duty for Spencer at Atlanta UPDATE sponsor and Bristol too:

March 10, 2005
Jimmy Spencer will triple his chances of heading to Victory Lane during next weekend's Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, since he will be competing in all three of the NASCAR series races. Spencer will begin his weekend on Friday, March 18, with the World

California News and Notes:

California News and Notes:

February 25, 2005
To hear Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford) tell it, competing in 200 consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races was the furthest thing from his mind when he took the green flag at Walt Disney World Speedway in Florida on Jan. 19, 1997. Crawford showed

Hamilton wins wild race at Daytona:

Hamilton wins wild race at Daytona:

February 19, 2005
#04-Bobby Hamilton came from dead last to win the wild Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway Friday night, passing #2-Jimmy Spencer just before the yellow light came on for the third big wreck of the night on the green-white-checker final

News and Notes:

News and Notes:

February 16, 2005
Few in the racing community knew what to expect when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicked off a decade ago at Phoenix International Raceway. But one thing was certain: Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) had his share of critics before the first green flag

More on the #34 Cicci/Kelly team:

More on the #34 Cicci/Kelly team:

January 27, 2005
After a three-year hiatus, Elmira, NY, native Frank Cicci Jr. is looking forward to the challenge of getting back into NASCAR's Busch Series on a full-time basis. He tried to get his team, based in Mooresville, N.C., back on track earlier but didn't have the sponsorship

Musgrave back to the #1; Spencer to the #2:

Musgrave back to the #1; Spencer to the #2:

January 25, 2005
Ultra Motorsports team owner Jim Smith will shift lineups for his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series stable for the 2005 Season. Effective immediately, Ted Musgrave will climb back into the #1 MOPAR Dodge entry while recently signed Jimmy Spencer will pilot the #2 Team

Daytona Testing Wraps Up:

Daytona Testing Wraps Up:

January 17, 2005
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wrapped up a two-day test session in preparation for the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250 on Friday night, Feb. 18 at historic Daytona International Speedway. Monday's Speeds: 1. #75-David Starr, Chevy, 187.594 mph 2. #6-Ron

Truck Series Testing at Daytona finally underway:

Truck Series Testing at Daytona finally underway:

January 16, 2005
After a 30 hour, 50 minute delay for two days of rain, trucks finally hit the track at 3:50pm/et. By 3:58, they were already drafting. Ricky Craven (#99) was first truck on the track. Due to weather, they will test until 11:00pm/et Sunday, then return on Monday. The

Musgrave to the #2 Truck; Spencer to the #1? UPDATE:

Musgrave to the #2 Truck; Spencer to the #1? UPDATE:

January 6, 2005
Ultra Motorsports team owner Jim Smith has named veteran driver Ted Musgrave to drive the #2 Team ASE Dodge truck for the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.(Truckseries.com) AND hearing that Jimmy Spencer will drive the #1 Mopar Dodge for Jim Smith in 2005. I had