Spencer Boyd

Spencer P. Boyd (born June 26, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports. Boyd has previously competed in Trucks for six other teams, and has driven in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light Racing and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for Rick Ware Racing.

Spencer Boyd
Boyd at Road America in 2018
Born	(1995-06-26) June 26, 1995 Creve Coeur, Missouri
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 1 year
2019 position	63rd
Best finish	63rd (2019)
First race	2019 Consumers Energy 400 (Michigan)
Last race	2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
41 races run over 3 years
2018 position	26th
Best finish	26th (2018)
First race	2016 U.S. Cellular (Iowa)
Last race	2018 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
36 races run over 4 years
Truck no., team	No. 20 (Young's Motorsports)
2019 position	17th
Best finish	17th (2019)
First race	2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2020 Sunoco 159 (Daytona)
First win	2019 Sugarlands Shine 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 2 0
Statistics current as of August 16, 2020.

Racing career

Early career

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]

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

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 weeks before the event.[10]

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

Xfinity Series

Boyd in 2018 at Road America

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.[12] 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.[13] The deal with SS-Green Light was contingent on sponsorship; running with funding from Grunt Style, Boyd has cracked the top thirty once so far in 2017.[14] 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,[15] but the team improved in summer, with a best finish of 17th in the summer Daytona race.[16] Boyd finished the year 26th in points.

Monster Energy Cup Series

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.[17]

Personal life

Boyd attended Strayer University after graduating Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.[18] 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.[15]

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.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

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	0^1	[19]
			Chevy																												RCH 34	CLT	DOV
		52																																TAL 40	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM

Xfinity Series

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	0^1	[20]
	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	[21]
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	CLT 29	DOV 32	KAN 19	TEX 25	PHO 28	HOM 30	26th	302	[22]

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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	NGTC	Pts	Ref
2016	MB Motorsports	63	Ram	DAY	ATL	MAR 28	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	IOW																51st	22	[23]
	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	0^1	[24]
	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	[25]
2020				DAY 19	LVS 25	CLT 25	ATL 27	HOM 22	POC 22	KEN 38	TEX 24	KAN 23	KAN 18	MCH 27	DAY 17	DOV	GTW	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO	-*	-*	[26]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

1. Plemmons, Mark (January 3, 2014). "Racer Spencer Boyd is ready for the next step, chasing his dream". Independent Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
2. "Spencer Boyd 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
3. Albino, Dustin (December 29, 2016). "Rick Ware Racing Move to Truck Series, Shut Down XFINITY Program". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
4. "Driver Spencer Boyd 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
5. "Spencer Boyd Captures Highest Career Finish in Talladega Debut". Speedway Media. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
6. "Spencer Boyd Joins Young's Motorsports". Speed Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
7. Albino, Dustin. "Spencer Boyd Earns Career Best NASCAR Finish in Wild Truck Race at Daytona". Frontstretch. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
8. Bromberg, Nick. "Natalie Decker angrily rips Spencer Boyd's hat off his head and throws it after Truck Series crash". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
9. Cheek, Adam (July 30, 2019). "Spencer Boyd Injured, Landon Huffman to Fill In at Eldora". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
10. Lunkenheimer, Beth (October 13, 2019). "Tracking the Trucks: Spencer Boyd Scores 1st Career Win at Talladega". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
11. Tomlinson, Jay (January 31, 2020). "Spencer Boyd Returning to Young's Motorsports Full Time". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
12. "Spencer Boyd 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
13. "Grunt Style to sponsor Boyd's XFINITY venture with SS Green Light". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
14. "Driver Spencer Boyd 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
15. Albino, Dustin. "Eyes on Xfinity: Spencer Boyd Thriving on Opportunity with SS-Green Light Racing". Frontstretch. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
16. Albino, Dustin. "2018 Xfinity Series Review: Best of the Rest". Frontstretch. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
17. Page, Scott. "Spencer Boyd to make Cup debut at Michigan in #53 for Rick Ware Racing". Jayski’s Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
18. [e-mail], David Exum. "Cabarrus County's Boyd to make NASCAR Truck Series debut". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
19. "Spencer Boyd – 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
20. "Spencer Boyd – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
21. "Spencer Boyd – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
22. "Spencer Boyd – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
23. "Spencer Boyd – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
24. "Spencer Boyd – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
25. "Spencer Boyd – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
26. "Spencer Boyd – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

External links

• Spencer Boyd on Twitter
• Spencer Boyd driver statistics at Racing-Reference