American racing driver
Spencer Pumpelly (born December 28, 1974) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in IMSA , driving the No. 44 Acura NSX GT3 for Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports as well as part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing . A veteran sports car racing driver, Pumpelly has competed in IMSA and its predecessor series, the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series since 1998 and 1999, respectively. He also has competed in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and the ARCA Menards Series in the past.
Racing career
Pumpelly in the No. 67 for TRG Motorsports at Road America in 2011
Pumpelly in the No. 45 for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring
Pumpelly in the No. 66 for JMW Motorsport in the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
Pumpelly in the No. 44 for Magnus Racing in the 2019 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
Pumpelly made his stock car racing debut when he competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2009 . Driving the No. 09 for TRG Motorsports using RAB Racing 's owner points, he qualified fifth, and in the race, he led 7 laps, and finished third.[ 1]
Pumpelly drove for Flying Lizard Motorsports and BGB Motorsports during the 2013 season.
Pumpelly competed in the American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series before the two series merged to become the IMSA SportsCar Championship Series in 2014.
On May 17, 2021, it was announced that Pumpelly would make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the series' new race at Circuit of the Americas . He would drive the JD Motorsports No. 6 car, replacing its normal driver Ryan Vargas . 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.[ 2]
In 2022, Pumpelly returned to the Xfinity Series to attempt two races as a road course ringer . He drove the No. 08 car for SS-Green Light Racing in the series' new race at Portland instead of David Starr , finishing 29th. He replaced Ryan Vargas in the JD Motorsports No. 6 car in a race for the second year in a row, this time in the race at Watkins Glen , although he would fail to qualify for the race.
In 2023, Pumpelly returned to SRO competition, joining Pedro Torres and ACI Motorsports in the GT World Challenge America .[ 3] On June 27, it was announced that Pumpelly would return to SS-Green Light Racing to drive their No. 07 car in the new Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course .[ 4]
Personal life
Pumpelly lives with his wife Lindsay, son Ryder, and daughter Parker in Atlanta . He has been a vegetarian since 2003 and a vegan since 2010. He attended college at James Madison University . During a visit to the Farm Sanctuary in June 2011, Spencer was quoted, saying "I'm honored to support Farm Sanctuary and the people who are devoted to defending others."[ 5]
Motorsports career results
Complete American Le Mans Series results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
NASCAR
(key ) (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
(key ) (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
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
^ "Millville: Spencer Pumpelly race report" . Motorsport.com . October 2, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ Carey, Michael (May 17, 2021). "Spencer Pumpelly Making Xfinity Series Debut At COTA With JD Motorsports" . TobyChristie.com . Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ Dagys, John (March 1, 2023). "ACI Expands into GT3 Ranks With Porsche for Pumpelly, Torres" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2023 .
^ Srigley, Joseph (June 27, 2023). "Spencer Pumpelly Returns to SS GreenLight Racing for Chicago Street Course" . TobyChristie.com .
^ Berhaupt, Nicole Arciello (August 17, 2011). "Vegans in NASCAR? What the Daggum…?" . Times Union . Hearst Communications . Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2013 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 1999 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2003 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2004 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2005 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2006 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2010 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR DIgital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ a b "Spencer Pumpelly Results" . Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly" . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2021 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2022 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2023 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
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Personnel NASCAR Xfinity Series
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Gene Christensen
Jeff Lefcourt
Ken Smith
Steve Urvan
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