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Jimmy Spencer Biography

Jimmy Spencer is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on February 15, 1957 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States. An ex- NASCAR driver, who won the 1987 and 1986 NASCAR National Modified Champion.

The trio of John Roberts and He, John Roberts and Kenny Wallace co-hosted NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane for a few seasons. co-hosted NASCAR RaceDay as well as NASCAR Victory Lane for a couple of seasons.

Jimmy Spencer followed his father, Ed Spencer, Sr. (Fast Eddie), in racing. Spencer started driving Late Models in Pennsylvania. He captured his first win in the Late Model division at Port Royal Speedway in 1976. He moved to NASCAR Modifieds at Shangri-La Speedway (Owego, New York), then branched out to bigger events throughout the Northeast.

In 1984, Spencer was one of the top contenders for NASCAR’s National Modified Championship, at a time when all sanctioned races counted toward that title; after running over sixty races, he was second to Richie Evans in the final standings. When NASCAR changed the National Modified Championship into the smaller-schedule Winston Modified Tour (now Whelen Modified Tour) in 1985, Spencer continued to run, and won the title in 1986 and 1987.

The father of his son, Ed Spencer Sr. was a professional driver who was known as Fast Eddie.

NameJimmy Spencer
First NameJimmy
Last NameSpencer
OccupationRace Car Driver
BirthdayFebruary 15
Birth Year1957
Place of BirthBerwick
Home TownPennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAquarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsFran Spencer, Ed Spencer
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1989, he moved to the Winston Cup Series, driving the No. 88 Crisco-sponsored Pontiac for Buddy Baker’s team in 17 of the 29 races. He posted three top-tens and finished 34th in points. He then ran full-time in 1990, finishing in the top-ten twice for Rod Osterlund Racing in the No. 57 Heinz-sponsored Pontiac and finished 24th in points. In 1991, Spencer moved to the No. 98 Banquet Foods Chevrolet for Travis Carter Motorsports. Despite six top-ten finishes, Spencer dropped one position in the standings due to twelve DNFs. He began 1992 with Carter, but moved down to the Busch Series to drive the No. 20 Daily’s 1st Ade-sponsored Oldsmobile for Dick Moroso after Carter’s team folded early in the season. He responded with his second career wins at both Myrtle Beach Speedway and Orange County Speedway.

Jimmy Spencer Net Worth

Jimmy Spencer is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jimmy Spencer's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at the 1985 Sandhills 200 at Rockingham.

He was a TV commentator on numerous programs after his retirement.

Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957) is an American former racing driver, team owner, and television commentator. He is best known for competing in NASCAR. He hosted the NASCAR-inspired talk show, What’s the Deal?, on Speed, and was co-host, with John Roberts and Kenny Wallace, of the Speed’s pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. Before retiring, Spencer had segment on Speed’s NASCAR Race Hub offering commentary and answering viewer questions (Tuesdays and Thursdays). During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed “Mr. Excitement” for his aggressive racing style. Spencer is one of the few drivers to have won a race in all three of NASCAR’s top series: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeRace Car Driver
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Late in the 1992 season, Spencer joined Bobby Allison Motorsports’ Cup team and posted three top-fives in the last four races of the season. He signed to drive Allison’s No. 12 Meineke-sponsored Ford Thunderbird full-time in 1993, and finished in the top-five five times, resulting in a career-best twelfth-place in the final standings. In 1994, he drove the No. 27 McDonald’s-sponsored Ford for Junior Johnson and won his first two and only career Cup races, the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, and the DieHard 500 at Talladega. On the final lap at Daytona, Spencer won his first career Cup race passing Ernie Irvan for his only scored lap lead. He also won his first career pole award for the Tyson Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Other than that, the season was a huge disappointment, as he would only score two further Top 10 finishes and finished the season 29th in the standings.

After finishing 29th in the standings in 1994, Spencer left to reunite with Travis Carter, who was now fielding the No. 23 Smokin’ Joe’s-sponsored Ford. He finished in the Top 10 four times in 1995 and in 1996, Spencer had two Top 5’s en route to a 15th-place finish in points. He fell to twentieth in 1997.

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Spencer debuted in the Busch Series in 1985, finishing 19th at North Carolina Motor Speedway in the No. 67 Pontiac for Frank Cicci Racing, which was also his Modified team. The team ran twice in 1987 with a best finish 36th, then ran the full season in 1988, finishing seventh in the point standings with 5 top-5’s and 13 top-10’s in the No. 34. In 1989, Spencer won his first career Busch race, the Mountain Dew 400 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Spencer later won another two that season at Orange County and Myrtle Beach, finishing fifteenth in the final standings.

In 1998, Winston/No Bull became his team’s new primary sponsor and he was eleventh in points when he suffered injuries at the Brickyard 400, forcing him to sit out the next two races to recover and fall to fourteenth in points. During the season, Spencer formed his own NASCAR team, Spencer Motor Ventures, which fielded the No. 12 Zippo-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series for himself and Boris Said, Steve Grissom, and Rick Mast. The team expanded to two cars in 1999, fielding the No. 12 and the No. 5 Schneider National-sponsored Chevy for Dick Trickle. In 2000, he moved his team up to Cup to run the road course races with Boris Said in the No. 23 Federated Auto Parts-sponsored Ford Taurus. The team ceased operations at the end of the season.

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Spencer’s Cup wins both came in the summer of 1994 at the restrictor plate races at Daytona and Talladega.

Top Facts about Jimmy Spencer

  • Jimmy Spencer is a retired American NASCAR driver.
  • He won two Cup Series races and 12 Xfinity Series races.
  • Spencer competed in NASCAR for over 20 years.
  • He was known for his aggressive driving style.
  • Spencer’s best Cup Series finish was fifth in 1999.
  • He also had success in the Modified racing circuit.
  • Spencer made over $22 million in career earnings.
  • His last race was in the Truck Series in 2006.
  • Spencer now works as a NASCAR analyst and commentator.
  • He was nicknamed “Mr. Excitement” by fans and media alike.
  • Facts & Trivia

    Jimmy Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jimmy Spencer celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

    After a 20th-place finish in 1999, Winston left the team, and Kmart became the team’s new sponsor, causing Spencer to switch to the No. 26 to accommodate the new sponsor, who was already backing the No. 66 car driven by Spencer’s teammate, Darrell Waltrip. Spencer had two Top 5’s and in 2001 won the pole positions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway and advanced to 16th in points. He departed the team at the end of the season.

    How many Nascar wins does Jimmy Spencer have?

    WinsTop tensPoles
    12933

    How old is Jimmy Spencer?

    65 years (February 15, 1957)

    Who was the oldest Nascar driver?

    Morgan Shepherd
    Achievements1980 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division Champion Oldest driver to start a NASCAR Cup Series race (72 years, 9 months, and 1 day)
    Awards2005 NMPA Man of the Year
    NASCAR Cup Series career
    517 races run over 29 years

    Who was Mr excitement in Nascar?

    By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor. With an aggressive on-track persona, Jimmy Spencer was given the nickname of “Mr. Excitement” early in his racing career, but it wasn’t until the 1994 Pepsi 400 at Daytona that he really lived up to it.

    Who drove the Smokin Joe car?

    #23 Smokin’ Joe’s Racing – Jimmy Spencer . . . loved this car | Smokin joes, Classic race cars, Nascar cars.

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