Spencer Pumpelly (born December 28, 1974) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in

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, driving the No. 44

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GT3 for

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with Archangel Motorsports. A veteran

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driver, he has competed in IMSA and its predecessor series, the

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and the

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since 1998 and 1999, respectively. He also has competed in the

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and the

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in the past.

Racing career

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Pumpelly made his

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debut when he competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series race at

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. Driving the No. 09 for

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using

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's owner points, he qualified fifth, and in the race, he led 7 laps, and finished third. Pumpelly drove for

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and BGB Motorsports during the 2013 season. Pumpelly competed in the

and

before the two series merged to become the

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Series in 2014. On May 17, 2021, it was announced that Pumpelly would make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the new race at

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. He would drive the

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No. 6 car, replacing its normal driver

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. Vargas had struggled during the season and with the race at COTA having qualifying and a smaller field of 36 cars (instead of the typical 40 in races without qualifying), the No. 6 car was in danger of failing to qualify due to being low in owner points. In 2023, Pumpelly returned to SRO competition, joining Pedro Torres and ACI Motorsports in the

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Personal life

Pumpelly lives with his wife Lindsay, son Ryder that goes to Springdale Park , and daughter Parker in

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. He has been a

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since 2003 and a

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since 2010. During a visit to the

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in June 2011, Spencer was quoted, saying "I'm honored to support Farm Sanctuary and the people who are devoted to defending others."

Motorsports career results

24 Hours of Le Mans 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.)

Xfinity Series

Season still in progress

ARCA Re/Max Series

(

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

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

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