Spencer Clark (racing driver)

Spencer Clark
Born (1987-01-29)January 29, 1987
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Died May 21, 2006(2006-05-21) (aged 19)
Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S.
Cause of death 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
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2006 position 132nd
Best finish 132nd (2006)
First race 2006 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Spencer Clark (January 29, 1987 – May 21, 2006) was a racecar driver in the United States. 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 Busch Series 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 .

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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