Spencer Scott Davis (born November 29, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner, who currently competes part-time in the Whelen Modified Tour. He also competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, last driving the No. 04 Ford F-150 for Roper Racing.
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Born | Spencer Scott Davis November 29, 1998 Dawsonville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2014 World Series of Asphalt Pro Late Model Champion 2015 Red Eye PLM Winner (Inaugural race) | ||||||
Awards | 2013 PASS National Championship Super Late Model Series Rookie of the Year NASCAR Next Class of 2017 | ||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
34 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2023 position | 51st | ||||||
Best finish | 24th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Craftsman 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 7, 2023. |
Racing career
editEarly years
editDavis began to race in the go-kart ranks when he was six years old. From there, he progressed into late model cars and trucks.[1] He won many championships around the Southeast United States.[2] In 2014, aged 15, Davis ran the full NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour schedule with backing from Coors Light.[3] He ran a partial schedule in both the Southern Modified Tour and the main NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2015 while also driving a partial NASCAR K&N Pro Series West schedule.[4][5][6]
Developmental series
editAfter finding limited success in modifieds, Davis transitioned to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2015, driving for NTS Motorsports.[7] After a restricted schedule that year,[8] he found a ride with Ranier Racing with MDM for the 2016 season.[9] Davis found victory lane for the first time at Dominion Raceway in May of that year.[10] The deal with Ranier eventually collapsed, and Davis spent the remainder of the year driving for his family team, Jefferson Pitts Racing and Hattori Racing Enterprises.[11] He was also named to the 2016–2017 NASCAR Next class.[12]
On February 11, 2017, Davis signed with Venturini Motorsports to run seven ARCA Racing Series events in 2017 after testing with the team at Daytona International Speedway.[13] His first race was at Talladega Superspeedway.[14] After scoring a top-five in his first race, Davis found the top ten in three of his other six starts.[15] He also ran premier late model events.[16]
Balancing a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule in 2018, Davis wound up running a partial schedule in the K&N East for Danny Watts Racing, which operated in conjunction with Rette Jones Racing.[17] Expanding on that, Davis and RJR announced a full K&N East slate for 2019.[18] At World Wide Technology Raceway in August, Davis earned his first win with RJR and first in three-plus years, passing Sam Mayer on a late green-white-checkered restart.[19]
NASCAR
editOn January 23, 2018, it was announced that Davis would compete for Kyle Busch Motorsports, splitting time between the team's Nos. 4 and 51 entries. as part of the announcement, he was named as the driver of the No. 51 in four races and the No. 4 for a race, including the first three races of the season between the Nos. 51 and the 4.[20][21][22] In his first race at Daytona International Speedway, Davis posted a seventh-place finish.[10]
In 2019, Davis ran a limited slate with K&N team Rette Jones Racing but also joined Niece Motorsports for the summer race at Chicagoland Speedway in the Truck Series.[23]
For 2020, Davis started his own team, Spencer Davis Motorsports. The team competed in most of the races during the first half of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, fielding the No. 11 Toyota with Davis behind the wheel. On August 6, Davis revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the Henry Ford Health System 200, scheduled for the following day.[24]
In January 2021, Spencer Davis Motorsports announced Davis would run the full Truck season in the No. 11.[25] On March 20, it was announced that Davis acquired the owner's points of NEMCO Motorsports.[26] After failing to qualify at Daytona, they were not entered into the Daytona RC. The team still wants to run a majority of the schedule, in which they did with Bubba Wallace at Bristol Dirt, Camden Murphy for COTA and Clay Greenfield for 2 races.
Spotting
editDuring 2019, Davis dipped his toe into spotting, helping Niece Motorsports driver Kyle Benjamin in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series.[27]
Personal life
editDavis was homeschooled in order to maintain a flexible racing schedule.[28] Spencer Davis grew up in Dawsonville, Georgia, the son of Scott Davis and Cynthia Davis. His father, Scott Davis, runs a poultry equipment business in Dahlonega. [29]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
editNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2018 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY 7 |
ATL 13 |
TEX 9 |
IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH 22 |
BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 30th | 141 | [30] | |||||
4 | LVS 13 |
MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rette Jones Racing | 82 | Ford | DAY DNQ |
ATL | LVS | 38th | 81 | [31] | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | MAR 20 |
TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | |||||||||||||||||||||
Niece Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | CHI 27 |
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Rette Jones Racing | 11 | Toyota | KEN 8 |
POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS 18 |
TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Spencer Davis Motorsports | DAY | LVS 12 |
CLT 40 |
ATL 25 |
HOM 13 |
POC 18 |
KEN 14 |
TEX 21 |
KAN 29 |
KAN 14 |
MCH | DAY 34 |
DOV 16 |
GTW Wth |
DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS 19 |
TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR 33 |
PHO 23 |
24th | 225 | [32] | ||
2021 | DAY DNQ |
DAY | LVS | ATL 20 |
BRI | RCH 16 |
KAN 29 |
DAR 29 |
COA | CLT | TEX | NSH 25 |
POC | KNX | GLN | GTW Wth |
DAR 22 |
BRI | LVS 15 |
TAL | MAR 29 |
PHO | 33rd | 111 | [33] | ||||
2023 | Roper Racing | 04 | Ford | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRI | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN 36 |
BRI | TAL | HOM 32 |
51st | 26 | [34] | |
Chevy | PHO 17 |
K&N Pro Series East
editNASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | NTS Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA 6 |
IOW 2 |
GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH 5 |
DOV 4 |
24th | 159 | [35] |
2016 | Ranier Racing with MDM | 41 | Chevy | NSM 2 |
MOB 2 |
GRE 4 |
BRI 14 |
VIR 23 |
DOM 1 |
STA 3 |
8th | 440 | [36] | |||||||
Davis Racing | 92 | Toyota | COL 17 |
NHA 16 |
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Jefferson Pitts Racing | 55 | Ford | IOW 9 |
GLN | ||||||||||||||||
Hattori Racing Enterprises | 1 | Toyota | GRE 10 |
NJM 12 |
DOV 25 | |||||||||||||||
2017 | Ben Kennedy Racing | 96 | Toyota | NSM 10 |
GRE | BRI 3 |
SBO | SBO | MEM | BLN | TMP | 21st | 104 | [37] | ||||||
Martin-McClure Racing | 13 | Toyota | NHA 15 |
IOW | GLN | LGY | NJM | DOV | ||||||||||||
2018 | Danny Watts Racing | 82 | Chevy | NSM 6 |
BRI 7 |
LGY | SBO 8 |
SBO 5 |
MEM 19 |
NJE | NHA 7 |
IOW 4 |
GTW 24 |
NHA 3 |
9th | 426 | [38] | |||
13 | TMP 4 |
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82 | Ford | GLN 4 |
DOV 15 | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rette Jones Racing | 82 | Ford | NSM 7 |
4th | 458 | [39] | |||||||||||||
30 | BRI 5 |
SBO 4 |
SBO 5 |
MEM 14 |
NHA 7 |
IOW 9 |
GLN 8 |
BRI 5* |
GTW 1 |
NHA 4 |
DOV 7 |
K&N Pro Series West
editNASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | NTS Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | KCR | IRW | TUS | IOW | SHA | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO 27 |
70th | 17 | [40] |
Whelen Modified Tour
editNASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref |
2014 | David Hill | 79 | Pontiac | TMP | STA | STA | WAT 26 |
RIV | NHA 28 |
MON | STA | TMP 10 |
BRI | NHA | STA | TMP 7 |
26th | 105 | [41] | |||||
2015 | Susan Hill | TMP 12 |
STA 30 |
WAT 9 |
STA 31 |
TMP 24 |
RIV | NHA | MON | STA | TMP | BRI | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | 35th | 114 | [42] | |||||
2017 | Danny Watts Racing | 82 | Chevy | MYR | TMP | STA | LGY 23 |
TMP | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | BRI | SEE | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | 51st | 48 | [43] | |||
88 | TMP 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 82 | MYR | TMP | STA | SEE | TMP | LGY 20 |
RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | BRI | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | 57th | 24 | [44] | ||||
2022 | Spencer Davis Motorsports | 29 | Ford | NSM 16 |
RCH 26 |
RIV | LEE | JEN 22 |
MND | RIV | WAL | NHA | CLM | TMP 10 |
LGY | OSW | RIV | TMP | MAR 21 |
33rd | 125 | [45] | ||
2023 | NSM 13 |
RCH | MON | RIV | LEE | SEE | RIV | WAL | NHA | LMP | THO | LGY | OSW | MON | RIV | NWS | THO | MAR | 70th | 31 | [46] | |||
2024 | Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Chevy | NSM 24 |
RCH | THO | MON | RIV | SEE | NHA | MON | LMP | THO | OSW | RIV | MON | NWS | THO | MAR | -* | -* | [47] |
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
editNASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NWSMTC | Pts | Ref |
2014 | David Hill | 79 | Pontiac | CRW 11 |
SNM 9 |
SBO 13 |
LGY 11 |
CRW 9 |
BGS 5 |
BRI 5 |
LGY 14 |
CRW 15 |
SBO 7 |
SNM 10 |
CRW 13 |
CRW 6 |
CLT 14 |
9th | 475 | [48] |
2015 | CRW 18 |
CRW 12 |
SBO 12 |
LGY 14 |
CRW | BGS | BRI | LGY | SBO | CLT | 19th | 120 | [49] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
editARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2017 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL 3 |
TOL | ELK | POC 11 |
20th | 1280 | [50] | |||||||||||||
25 | MCH 9 |
MAD | IOW 7 |
IRP 14 |
POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN 15 |
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55 | KAN 7 |
References
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- ^ Running, Scott (2016-05-19). "Spencer Davis Looking Forward to Stafford Speedway Return in NASCAR 150 K&N Pro Series Event and WEEI 105.5FM Fan Experience". Stafford Motor Speedway. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Weaver, Matt (2015-08-01). "Spencer Davis Building Confidence After First K&N Podium at Iowa". Popular Speed. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (2016-05-19). "NASCAR Next: Spencer Davis Was 'Built for Speed'". Popular Speed. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ a b Massie, Michael (2018-02-16). "Spencer Davis Surprises with a Top 10 in Truck Debut". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Spencer Davis signs with Venturini Motorsports". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Spencer Davis Signs with Venturini for Limited 2017 ARCA Schedule". ARCA Racing Press Releases. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Spencer Davis Ready for ARCA Debut at Talladega with Venturini Motorsports". Motorsports Tribune. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-12-02). "Kyle Busch to start 15th in Sunday's 50th Snowball Derby". NASCAR Talk. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Soquet, William. "K&N WEST: Spencer Davis leads laps, then falls out late at Memphis". LASTCAR. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Spencer Davis joins Rette Jones Racing for 2019 K&N East season". Rette Jones Racing. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey. "Spencer Davis Earns First Win In Over Three Years With Late Gateway Restart". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Jones, Spencer Davis, Riley Herbst added to KBM driver lineup". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Brandon Jones, Spencer Davis and Riley Herbst Added to 2018 Driver Lineup". Official Home of Kyle Busch Motorsports. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Utter, Jim. "Kyle Busch Motorsports completes 2018 Truck lineup". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Coburn, Wesley (25 June 2019). "Entry List: Camping World 225". Frontstretch. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (August 6, 2020). "Spencer Davis Tests Positive for COVID-19, Withdraws from Michigan". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Spencer Davis announces full Truck Series season". Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Davis acquires points from NEMCO Motorsports, plans to run remainder of the season". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (7 June 2019). "NASCAR Truck Series: Kyle Benjamin talks first race with Niece Motorsports". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ French, Amy (October 19, 2016). "Dawsonville's next up-and-coming driver". Dawson County News. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Spencer Davis' Family and Partner: Age, Parents, and Girlfriend of the NASCAR Racer". 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Spencer Davis 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Davis – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
External links
edit- Spencer Davis driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Spencer Davis owner statistics at Racing-Reference