Jimmy Spencer News

No Ford driver has won at Chicagoland. Chevrolet drivers have six wins and Dodge has one.

NASCAR's Whelen Modified Tour last made a stop at Spencer Speedway 14 years ago.

Former NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer couldn't muscle his way into Victory Lane again this year ... but he may have met his match for the title of "Mr. Excitement." Second-generation driver and Chicago native ...

"Jimmy Spencer never forgets" is more than a catch phrase that sold a few T-shirts at the track a few years ago.

Behind the wheel of a Modified was where Jimmy Spencer earned the nickname "Mr. Excitement" and next week NASCAR will recognize the accomplishments that got him that moniker.

Today's Pocono 500 Fanfest in Scranton could deliver some of the NASCAR race's economic horsepower to Lackawanna County.

Berwick's Jimmy Spencer, a former NASCAR driver who grew up near the track, was one of many drivers who have wished the length of the races at Pocono Raceway would not match the name of the village it calls ...

ARCA Pocono race first time back to Pa. track in 10 years By Raygan Swan , NASCAR.COM June 3, 2008 10:32 AM EDT The last time 27-year-old Matt Carter was at Pocono Raceway, he was catching tires as a teenager ...

During its more than decade-long internal split, open-wheel racing was often envious of the success of its distant stock car cousin, and was less than discreet about how it coveted NASCAR's fat TV ratings, its ...

Away from the track, it's a far different story. Where he once punched out the competition, with bumper or fist dependent on the mood and circumstances of the day, he spends his off time punching out the weeds ...

Ernest Hemingway once said there were only three real sports -- bullfighting, mountain climbing and auto racing -- adding all the others were just games.

“If I win, it just makes 'em more upset and crying on their way home”

Nearly five years ago Kurt Busch - ' that would be the Busch brother from Las Vegas who doesn't win races anymore - ' was feuding with Jimmy Spencer and trying to win back NASCAR fans who never liked him in the ... via Las Vegas Sun

“I am here to race. I am here to win. If I win, it just makes them more upset and crying on their way home. We need to keep that bull's-eye on us, where everybody is shooting at us.”

Kyle Busch represents dang near everything that traditional race fans hate about what NASCAR has become. via The Pilot

Many of the older NASCAR drivers are gone. We lost Dale Earnhardt in 2001. Rusty Wallace no longer races. via Wayne County Outlook

“I've had teammates be mad at me, and they've cussed me”

Cale Yarborough vs. the Allisons: Yarborough and Donnie Allison vied for the lead on the final lap of the 1979 Daytona 500 when they bumped three times down the backstretch. via Jacksonville.com

“OK, it's the truth. I can back it up. Plus, it's my opinion.”

Jimmy Spencer is in the middle of it all as TV personality for SPEED. 1on1: Jimmy Spencer From driving to analyzing, with some gardening mixed in By Joe Menzer , NASCAR.COM April 29, 2008 02:43 PM EDT He is ... via NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

“I don't know if he's the next great one; I think he is it right now”

No matter who you bump into on pit road, the garage, the television booth or in lube shops from El Mirage to Daytona Beach, Fla., it seems someone is gushing about Kyle Busch. via Arizona Republic

The two hour live NASCAR RaceDay program comes along from Martinsville Speedway in VA at 11:30AM Eastern Time on Sunday morning. via Huliq.com

No. 19 Dodge driver Elliott Sadler carries the familiar McDonald's paint scheme this weekend in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Martinsville Speedway. via Paddock Talk

“Morgan-McClure belongs in this sport, and I really hope they can put something together.”

ABINGDON Todd Cooper heard some bad news Jan. 11. It broke the hearts of his co-workers and sent shockwaves across the NASCAR landscape. via TriCities