Spencer Clark (January 29, 1987 – May 21, 2006) was an American stock car racing driver. He raced in short tracks in his home state of

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and was named a Young Lions National in 2001. In 2003, he competed in four races in the Mechanix Wear SpeedTruck Series, grabbing three pole positions. He was also named Rookie of the Year in the late model series at

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. 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 his

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debut at Las Vegas, where he finished 35th in the 2006 Sam's Town 300. On May 21, 2006, Clark was on his way back from picking up a car in

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, when the trailer hauling the car fishtailed from a sidewind and caused the driver to lose control and flip the truck outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the son of T. J. Clark who competed in the inaugural

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tour in the No. 23 truck.

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, whose owner Maurice Gallagher Jr. and son

Spencer Gallagher Spencer Gallagher (born November 20, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry for BK Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Seri ...

come from Las Vegas, fields the No. 23 in NASCAR and the

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in Clark's honor.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

Autozone West Series

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Spencer 1987 births 2006 deaths NASCAR drivers People from the Las Vegas Valley Racing drivers from Las Vegas Racing drivers from Nevada Road incident deaths in New Mexico Sportspeople from Las Vegas