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Spencer Boyd

Spencer Paul Boyd (born June 26, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 76 Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises, a team he co-owns with Chris Miller. Boyd has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Spencer Boyd
Boyd at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
BornSpencer Paul Boyd
(1995-06-26) June 26, 1995 (age 29)
Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 1 year
2019 position63rd
Best finish63rd (2019)
First race2019 Consumers Energy 400 (Michigan)
Last race2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
50 races run over 4 years
2021 position97th
Best finish26th (2018)
First race2016 U.S. Cellular (Iowa)
Last race2021 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
131 races run over 8 years
Truck no., teamNo. 76 (Freedom Racing Enterprises)
2024 position25th
Best finish17th (2019)
First race2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2019 Sugarlands Shine 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 5 0
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

Racing career

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Early career

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Starting at age four in dirt bike racing, Boyd moved up to go-karts a year later. In 2009, he moved up to Legends car racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Rockingham Speedway, winning championships at The Rock in 2011 and 2012. From there, Boyd moved up to Pro Trucks and limited late models at Hickory Motor Speedway.[1]

Craftsman Truck Series

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Boyd at Martinsville in March 2019
 
Boyd's No. 12 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
 
Boyd's No. 76 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

Boyd debuted in 2016, driving for MB Motorsports at Martinsville Speedway. A crash hampered his efforts, and he finished 28th. Six races later at Gateway Motorsports Park, he drove Premium Motorsports' No. 49 truck to a top twenty finish (19th). He then returned to the series for the Ford EcoBoost 300, driving MAKE Motorsports' No. 50 truck.[2]

Boyd joined Rick Ware Racing's Truck Series team in 2017, splitting the No. 12 truck with Cody Ware.[3] He failed to qualify at Daytona International Speedway but finished 20th in his next attempt, at Kansas Speedway. He was shuffled to Beaver Motorsports' No. 50 the following week, and finished 20th again.[4] With the disbanding of RWR's Truck operation, the rest of his scheduled starts did not happen. However, Boyd did run the Fred's 250 at Talladega Superspeedway with Copp Motorsports, running as high as fourth before getting caught up in a last-lap wreck to finish 13th.[5]

After not starting a single truck race in 2018, it was announced on January 7, 2019, that Boyd would pilot the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports full-time in 2019.[6] In the season-opening race, the 2019 NextEra Energy 250, Boyd avoided near-ubiquitous attrition to capture his first top-ten result in fourth.[7] At Kentucky Speedway in July, Boyd was involved in an on-track incident with Natalie Decker, eliminating both drivers from the race. The situation later boiled over into the truck garage, culminating in Decker taking Boyd's hat off his head and slamming it on the ground before being verbally warned by a NASCAR official and escorted away by her team.[8] On July 30, days before the Eldora Dirt Derby, Boyd announced he would withdraw from the race due to back pain that was exacerbated when he decided to compete in the previous week's Gander RV 150 at Pocono against his doctor's suggestions. Landon Huffman replaced him in the No. 20 for Eldora.[9]

Boyd won his first career NASCAR race in the 2019 Sugarlands Shine 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 12, 2019. After crossing the finish line second behind Johnny Sauter, Boyd was declared the winner by NASCAR after the conclusion of the race after Sauter was penalized for both blocking Riley Herbst below the inside yellow line and driving his truck below the inside yellow line. Boyd noted that the win was special, as he only secured enough sponsorship to run that race a couple of weeks before the event.[10]

He returned to a full-time Truck schedule with Young's in 2020.[11]

In 2021, dirt-track racer Kyle Strickler replaced Boyd in the Corn Belt 150. That year he would make starts for Jimmy Means Racing and DGM Racing in the Xfinity Series respectively.

During the 2022 season, Boyd suffered a dislocated shoulder in a last lap crash at Las Vegas.[12]

Boyd returned to Young's Motorsports in 2023, driving the No. 12 truck full-time. He failed to qualify for the season opener at Daytona and struggled throughout the season, only scoring one top 20 finish. He also failed to qualify for the races at Talladega and Phoenix. Boyd parted ways with the team at season's end.

In 2024, Boyd will drive the No. 76 Chevrolet Silverado for the newly formed Freedom Racing Enterprises, a team he co-owns with Chris Miller.[13][14][15]

Xfinity Series

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Boyd in the No. 07 at Richmond in September 2017
 
Boyd in the No. 76 at Road America in 2018

Boyd debuted in 2016, driving for Rick Ware Racing at Iowa Speedway. Starting last in the 40-car field, he improved eleven positions during the race to finish 16 laps down in 29th. Boyd then signed on with Obaika Racing, driving the No. 77 to a 35th-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway.[16] On June 5, 2017, it was announced that Boyd would run multiple races in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season for SS-Green Light Racing, replacing normal driver Ray Black Jr.[17] The deal with SS-Green Light was contingent on sponsorship; running with funding from Grunt Style.[18] In October 2017, it was announced that Boyd would compete full-time in 2018, driving the No. 76 Chevrolet for SS-Green Light Racing. The early part of the season brought some struggles,[19] but the team improved in summer, with a best finish of 17th in the summer Daytona race.[20] Boyd finished the year 26th in points.

Cup Series

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On August 7, 2019, it was announced that Boyd was set to make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career debut in that weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway. The ride would come in the No. 53 for Rick Ware Racing, a team Boyd has previously driven for in the Xfinity and Truck Series.[21]

Personal life

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Boyd attended Strayer University after graduating Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.[22] He initially attended Jay M. Robinson High School before finishing high school online due to a heavy racing schedule.[1] Before becoming a full-time NASCAR driver, Boyd sold cars in Concord, North Carolina.[19]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Monster Energy Cup Series

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts Ref
2019 Rick Ware Racing 53 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH
38 		BRI DAR IND LVS 63rd 01 [23]
Chevy RCH
34 		ROV DOV
52 TAL
40 		KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2016 Rick Ware Racing 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW
29 		GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH 122nd 01 [24]
Obaika Racing 77 Chevy CHI
35 		KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2017 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC
33 		MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA
27 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH
31 		CHI
28 		KEN DOV CLT KAN
33 		TEX
29 		PHO HOM 48th 41 [25]
2018 76 DAY
25 		ATL
29 		LVS
36 		PHO
30 		CAL
30 		TEX
25 		BRI
25 		RCH
28 		TAL
40 		DOV
30 		CLT
21 		POC
28 		MCH
22 		IOW
22 		CHI
29 		DAY
17 		KEN
24 		NHA
24 		IOW
23 		GLN
24 		MOH
25 		BRI
25 		ROA
21 		DAR
31 		IND
36 		LVS
22 		RCH
33 		ROV
29 		DOV
32 		KAN
19 		TEX
25 		PHO
28 		HOM
30 		26th 302 [26]
2021 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA
33 		GLN IRC MCH DAY
38 		DAR ROV
31 		MAR
30 		97th 01 [27]
DGM Racing 90 Chevy RCH
33 		BRI
31 		LVS
25 		TAL TEX
28 		KAN
31 		PHO
DNQ

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2016 MB Motorsports 63 Ram DAY ATL MAR
28 		KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW 51st 22 [28]
Premium Motorsports 49 Chevy GTW
19 		KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy HOM
30
2017 Rick Ware Racing 12 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		ATL MAR KAN
20 		86th 01 [29]
Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy CLT
20 		DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS
Copp Motorsports 83 Chevy TAL
13 		MAR TEX PHO HOM
2019 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY
4 		ATL
25 		LVS
29 		MAR
27 		TEX
11 		DOV
22 		KAN
17 		CLT
22 		TEX
23 		IOW
16 		GTW
20 		CHI
17 		KEN
29 		POC
18 		ELD MCH
22 		BRI MSP LVS
20 		TAL
1 		MAR
15 		PHO HOM 17th 338 [30]
2020 DAY
19 		LVS
25 		CLT
25 		ATL
27 		HOM
22 		POC
22 		KEN
38 		TEX
24 		KAN
23 		KAN
18 		MCH
27 		DRC
17 		DOV
28 		GTW
25 		DAR
26 		RCH
20 		BRI
27 		LVS
28 		TAL
38 		KAN
22 		TEX
14 		MAR
15 		PHO
27 		20th 306 [31]
2021 DAY
13 		DRC
39 		LVS
22 		ATL
33 		BRD
25 		RCH
27 		KAN
35 		DAR
22 		COA
DNQ 		CLT
26 		TEX
27 		NSH
DNQ 		POC
27 		KNX GLN
33 		GTW
16 		DAR
21 		BRI
31 		LVS
19 		TAL
7 		MAR
15 		PHO
31 		24th 237 [32]
2022 12 DAY
11 		LVS
27 		ATL
20 		COA
23 		MAR
33 		BRD
24 		DAR
24 		KAN
31 		TEX
28 		CLT
24 		GTW
31 		SON
23 		KNX
29 		NSH
25 		MOH
16 		POC
32 		IRP
36 		RCH
32 		KAN
33 		BRI
36 		TAL
DNQ 		HOM
36 		PHO
33 		28th 207 [33]
2023 DAY
DNQ 		LVS
23 		ATL
21 		COA
32 		TEX
22 		BRD
16 		MAR
23 		KAN
26 		DAR
33 		NWS
27 		CLT
31 		GTW
26 		NSH
25 		MOH
25 		POC
25 		RCH
35 		IRP
33 		MLW
32 		KAN
31 		BRI
31 		TAL
DNQ 		HOM
33 		PHO
DNQ 		28th 165 [34]
2024 Freedom Racing Enterprises 76 Chevy DAY
5 		ATL
22 		LVS
29 		BRI
30 		COA
30 		MAR
25 		TEX
27 		KAN
31 		DAR
19 		NWS
32 		CLT
20 		GTW
26 		NSH
22 		POC
36 		IRP
34 		RCH
24 		MLW
28 		BRI
29 		KAN
28 		TAL
10 		HOM
27 		MAR
22 		PHO
28 		25th 267 [35]
2025 DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO -* -*

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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