Jimmy Spencer

January 4, 2024
Race Car Driver

Quick Facts

Jimmy Spencer
Full Name Jimmy Spencer
Occupation Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth Feb 15, 1957(1957-02-15)
Age 67
Birthplace Berwick
Country United States
Birth City Pennsylvania
Horoscope Aquarius

Jimmy Spencer Biography

Name Jimmy Spencer
Birthday Feb 15
Birth Year 1957
Place Of Birth Berwick
Home Town Pennsylvania
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Parents Fran Spencer, Ed Spencer

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.

Jimmy Spencer Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Race Car Driver
House Living in own house.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jimmy Spencer Dating?

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

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.

Top Facts about Jimmy Spencer

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

How many Nascar wins does Jimmy Spencer have?

WinsTop tensPoles
12| 93| 3

How old is Jimmy Spencer?

65 years (February 15, 1957)

Who was the oldest Nascar driver?

Morgan Shepherd
Achievements| 1980 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division Champion Oldest driver to start a NASCAR Cup Series race (72 years, 9 months, and 1 day)
Awards| 2005 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,

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