- Spencer Clark
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 ofNevada and was named a Young Lions National in 2001. In 2003, he competed in four races in theMechanix Wear SpeedTruck Series, grabbing three pole positions. He was also named Rookie of the Year in the late model series atLas 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 hisBusch Series debut at Las Vegas, where he finished 35th in the 2006Busch Series Sam's Town 300 .On
May 21 ,2006 , Clark was on his way back from picking up a car inCharlotte, North Carolina , when the trailer hauling the car fishtailed from a sidewind and caused the driver to lose control and flip the truck outside ofAlbuquerque, New Mexico . He was pronounced dead at the scene [http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/05/23/215169-up-and-coming-nascar-driver-clark-killed] .External links
* [http://www.spencerclark.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=clarksp01 Driver's statistics at racing-reference.info]
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