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Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957) is a current television commentator, and a former American (United States) NASCAR driver. He is currently the host of a new NASCAR inspired talk show, ?What?s the Deal??, on Speed Channel (Speed (TV channel)). He is the former co-host, with John Roberts (John Roberts (SPEED Channel host)) and Kenny Wallace, of the Speed Channels pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. During his days racing modifieds (Modified racing), he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his aggressive racing style. Spencer is one of the few drivers to have won a race in all three of NASCARs top series: Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series.
Date of birth: 1957-02-15
Birth Location: Berwick, Pennsylvania, Berwick, Pennsylvania
Total Cup Starts: 478
Total Busch Starts: 212
Total Truck Starts: 31
Awards: Named ninth on NASCAR's all-time Top 10 Modified Drivers,1979 Shangri-La Speedway (Owego, New York) NASCAR Modified Division Rookie of the Year (NASCAR)
Achievements: 1982 and 1983 Shangri-La Speedway NASCAR Modified Division track championships ,1986 and 1987 NASCAR National Modified Champion
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
| Best cup position | 12th - 1993 (1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series) (Winston Cup) | ||||
| First race | 1989 (1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series) Budweiser 500 (Dover (Dover International Speedway)) | ||||
| First win | 1994 (1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series) Pepsi 400 (Daytona (Daytona International Speedway)) | ||||
| Last win | 1994 (1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series) DieHard 500 (Talladega (Talladega Superspeedway)) | ||||
| Wins | Top tens | Poles |
| 2 | 80 | 3 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
| Best NNS position | 7th - 1988 (1988 NASCAR Busch Series) (Busch Series) | ||||
| First race | 1985 (1985 NASCAR Busch Series) Sandhills 200 (Rockingham (North Carolina Speedway)) | ||||
| First win | 1989 (1989 NASCAR Busch Series) Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory (Hickory Motor Speedway)) | ||||
| Last win | 2002 (2002 NASCAR Busch Series) Food City 250 (Bristol (Bristol Motor Speedway)) | ||||
| Wins | Top tens | Poles |
| 12 | 93 | 3 |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
| Best NCWTS position | 12th - 2005 (2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) (Craftsman Truck Series) | ||||
| First race | 2003 (2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond (Richmond International Raceway)) | ||||
| First win | 2003 (2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) New Hampshire 200 (New Hampshire (New Hampshire International Speedway)) | ||||
| Last win | 2003 (2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) New Hampshire 200 (New Hampshire (New Hampshire International Speedway)) | ||||
| Wins | Top tens | Poles |
| 1 | 11 | 1 |