Jimmy Spencer

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Jimmy Spencer
Spencer in 1998
Born	(1957-02-15) February 15, 1957 (age 67) Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Achievements	1986, 1987 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series Champion 1985 World Series of Asphalt Tour-Type Modified Champion 1982, 1983 Shangri-La Speedway NASCAR Winston Racing Series Track Champion 1984 Spring Sizzler Winner 1983 Race of Champions Winner
Awards	Named ninth on NASCAR's all-time Top 10 Modified Drivers 1979 Shangri-La Speedway NASCAR Modified Division Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
478 races run over 18 years
Best finish	12th (1993)
First race	1989 Budweiser 500 (Dover)
Last race	2006 Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono)
First win	1994 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Last win	1994 DieHard 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 80 3
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
212 races run over 20 years
Best finish	7th (1988)
First race	1985 Sandhills 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2005 Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
First win	1989 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Last win	2002 Food City 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 12 93 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
31 races run over 3 years
Best finish	12th (2005)
First race	2003 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
Last race	2005 Ford 200 (Homestead)
First win	2003 New Hampshire 200 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 11 1

James Peter Spencer (born February 15, 1957) is an American former racing driver, team owner, talk show host and television commentator. He is best known for competing in NASCAR. He hosted the NASCAR-inspired talk show, What’s the Deal?, on Speed,^[1] and was co-host, with John Roberts and Kenny Wallace, of Speed's pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. Before retiring, Spencer had a segment on Speed's NASCAR Race Hub offering commentary and answering viewer questions (on Tuesdays and Thursdays). During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement"^[2] 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: the NASCAR Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Truck Series.

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