Spencer Clark (racing driver) explained

Spencer Clark
Birth Date:29 January 1987
Birth Place:Las Vegas, Nevada
Death Place:Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Death Cause:Road accident
Achievements:2001 Champion Semi Pro Legends Cars (National and at Las Vegas Speedway)
2001 Winner INEX Race of Champions
Awards:2003 Rookie of the Year NASCAR Super Late Models at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Total Busch Races:1
Years In Busch:1
Prev Busch Pos:132nd
Prev Busch Year:2006
Best Busch Pos:132nd (2006)
First Busch Race:2006 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0

Spencer Clark (January 29, 1987 – May 21, 2006) was an American stock car racing driver.

He raced in short tracks in his home state of Nevada and was named a Young Lions National in 2001. In 2003, he competed in four races in the Mechanix Wear SpeedTruck Series, grabbing three pole positions. He was also named Rookie of the Year in the late model series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The next season, he finished fifth in points, posting two wins.

In 2005, he made his debut in the NASCAR West Series, running five races. He would run three more the next season, where he also made his Busch Series debut at Las Vegas, where he finished 35th in the 2006 Sam's Town 300.

On May 21, 2006, Clark was on his way back from picking up a car in Charlotte, North Carolina, when the trailer hauling the car fishtailed from a sidewind and caused the driver to lose control and flip the truck outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[1]

He was the son of T. J. Clark who competed in the inaugural 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series tour in the No. 23 truck. GMS Racing, whose owner Maurice Gallagher Jr. and son Spencer Gallagher come from Las Vegas, fields the No. 23 in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series in Clark's honor.[2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Autozone West Series

NASCAR Autozone West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112PtsRef
2005Chris Diederich Racing26FordPHO
14
MMRPHO
5
S9920th621[4]
PontiacIRW
28
EVGS99
Rich's Motorsports23ChevyPPR
19*
CAL
5
DCSCTSMMR
2006Chris Diederich Racing26FordPHO
4*
PHO
9
25th423[5]
Clark Racing23FordS99
16
IRWSONDCSIRWEVGS99CALCTSAMP

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Notes and References

  1. News: 19-year-old NASCAR driver Clark killed in accident. AP. ESPN. May 22, 2006. July 11, 2020.
  2. News: Sam Mayer To Run Spencer Clark Tribute Car. ARCA Menards Series. February 19, 2020. July 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Spencer Clark – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 11, 2020.
  4. Web site: Spencer Clark – 2005 NASCAR West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 11, 2020.
  5. Web site: Spencer Clark – 2006 NASCAR Autozone West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 11, 2020.