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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)
2023 position28th
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.

Spencer Paul Boyd (born June 26, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR 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.

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 team at seasons 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 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]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  2. ^ "Spencer Boyd 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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  8. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Natalie Decker angrily rips Spencer Boyd's hat off his head and throws it after Truck Series crash". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Cheek, Adam (July 30, 2019). "Spencer Boyd Injured, Landon Huffman to Fill In at Eldora". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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  15. ^ Christie, Toby (January 8, 2024). "Freedom Racing Enterprises to Field No. 76 Truck For Spencer Boyd in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Grunt Style to sponsor Boyd's XFINITY venture with SS Green Light". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  18. ^ "Driver Spencer Boyd 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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  20. ^ Albino, Dustin. "2018 Xfinity Series Review: Best of the Rest". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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  22. ^ Exum, David. "Cabarrus County's Boyd to make NASCAR Truck Series debut". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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