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Spencer Pumpelly is an American race car driver currently racing with The Racers Group known as TRG. He also runs in the Michelin Pilot Challenge Series in a GS Audi R8 driving with Rob Ferriol for Hardpoint Motorsports as well as contesting the NAEC in IMSA Weathertech in a Grasser Magnus Lamborghini in GTD. He’s competed at the top levels of sportscar for over two decades driving his first Daytona 24 in 1998. He’s earned multiple victories in the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series including two GT class wins at The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. At the 2006 Rolex finale he began his long relationship with TRG and drove in the Grand-Am Rolex GT series, Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and American Le Mans Series GTC category with TRG. Spencer’s experience is varied beyond sports car. He has raced in the stock car ranks, including a near victory in ARCA/Re-Max series at New Jersey Motorsports Park, a test in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as several late model events.

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Covercraft  •  Sports Car Market  •  Buy Sell Hold Podcast  •  Christopher Kimball Financial Services   •  Adobe Road Winery    •   Techforce   •   TRG

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

“In football there’s not a lot. you can control but there are two things you can control, our effort and your attitude.”  – Coach Kirby Smart

CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES

Spencer usually has to go out and find a new ride, every year, which is a big challenge.

FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE

1988 Isuzu Trooper 2

BEST AUTOMOTIVE  ADVICE

“Never go faster than you need to go and racing will sometimes give you something but it never owes you anything.” – Spencer’s Father

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Drive to Win by Carroll Smith 

The Last Open Road by Burt Levy*

Last Open Road Audio Book by Burt Levy* with cameos by Spencer and Mark Greene

PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM

Be where the action is.

 

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