Spencer Clark (January 29, 1987 – May 21, 2006) was an American
stock car racing
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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
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was the son of
T. J. Clark who competed in the inaugural
1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series
The 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman was the inaugural season of the NASCAR SuperTruck Series. The season began on February 5, 1995, and ended on October 28. Mike Skinner of Richard Childress Racing won the championship.
Pr ...
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.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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key
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Autozone West Series
References
External links
Official website*
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1987 births
2006 deaths
NASCAR drivers
People from the Las Vegas Valley
Racing drivers from Las Vegas
Racing drivers from Nevada
Road incident deaths in New Mexico
Sportspeople from Las Vegas