Tim Spurgeon (born December 13, 1960) is an American professional

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driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 86 Toyota Camry for his family-owned team Spurgeon Motorsports.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series West

Spurgeon made his ARCA Menards Series debut in

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(then the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) at the Utah Motorsports Campus. He finished 20th. Spurgeon returned to the series in

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running at Sonoma and

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. In

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, and

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, Spurgeon ran once race each, all at Sonoma. His best finish was 11th, in 2013. In

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, Spurgeon ran 3 races, with one coming at Sonoma and two at Utah Motorsports Campus. In the first race at Utah, Spurgeon got his first career top-ten finish, 8th. Spurgeon ran one race in

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at Sonoma, finishing 13th. In

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, Spurgeon ran at the

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, his first ever oval race. However, he failed to finish due to an electrical issue. In

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, he returned to Las Vegas and Sonoma, finishing 11th at Sonoma. Spurgeon ran two races in

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at Sonoma and Portland, finishing 15th and 6th respectively. In

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, Spurgeon ran the season-opening race at Phoenix Raceway, his first start on a paved oval. He finished 19th.

ARCA Menards Series

Spurgeon ran the 2022 General Tire 150, due to it being a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series West.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series West

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spurgeon, Tim 1960 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from California