Jeff Spraker

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Jeff Spraker
BornJeffrey D. Spraker
(1959-03-13) March 13, 1959 (age 65)
Latham, New York
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
23 races run over 12 years
Best finish57th (1990)
First race 1989 Miller Classic (Martinsville)
Last race 2006 Winn-Dixie 250 Presented by PepsiCo (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
9 races run over 6 years
Best finish53rd (1999)
First race 1996 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
Last race 1999 Kroger 225 (Louisville)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Jeffrey D. Spraker (born March 13, 1959) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He currently works as a crew chief for the No. 63 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series driven by multiple drivers.

Contents

Racing career

Spraker has 23 NASCAR Busch Series starts. In his first start, he started 26th and finished 27th after an engine failure. [1]

Crew chiefing career

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

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1988 Spraker Racing 69 Chevy DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF
DNQ
SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR N/A0 [2]
1989 Olds DAY CAR MAR
27
HCY DAR BRI NZH
32
SBO
17
LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB
28
IRP
33
ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 58th404 [3]
1990 DAY RCH CAR
41
MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH
21
HCY CLT DOV
32
ROU VOL MYB OXF
39
NHA
31
SBO DUB IRP
32
ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 57th390 [4]
1991 DAY RCH CAR
38
MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV
36
CLT NHA CAR MAR 90th104 [5]
1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH
31
CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 124th70 [6]
1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH
33
CLT DOV MYB GLN
DNQ
MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL N/A0 [7]
1995 Spraker Racing 65 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN
26
MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM N/A0 [8]
2002 Fred Bickford94 Chevy DAY
39
CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH DAY
24
CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 91st137 [9]
Brian Weber & Associates 8 Chevy NHA
39
NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
2003 Mac Hill Motorsports 56 Chevy DAY
39
CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
28
CHI 115th119 [10]
Stanton Barrett Motorsports 97 Chevy NHA
41
PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
2004 Mac Hill Motorsports 56 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
36
CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 135th55 [11]
2005 Spraker Racing 63 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [12]
2006 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
42
CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 145th37 [13]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1996 Milo Januska39 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN
12
NSV RCH NHA
29
MAR
DNQ
NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 70th243 [14]
1997 WDW
DNQ
TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA
DNQ
TEX BRI
37
NZH MLW LVL
DNQ
CNS HPT IRP
DNQ
FLM NSV RCH
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 60th320 [15]
AAG Racing 65 Chevy GLN
20
1998 Spraker Racing 69 Chevy WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA
26
FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR
DNQ
SON MMR PHO LVS 87th119 [16]
1999 HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN
28
MLW NSV 53rd298 [17]
Mike Albernaz27 Chevy NZH
30
MCH NHA
31
IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS
Joey Sonntag73 Chevy LVL
29
TEX CAL
2000 Spraker Racing 69 Chevy DAY
DNQ
HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL N/A0 [18]
2001 DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH
DNQ
SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL N/A0 [19]

Winston Modified Tour

NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NWMTCPtsRef
1985 Spraker Racing 63 Pontiac TMP
18
MAR STA MAR
29
NEG WFD NEG HOL
18
HOL RIV CAT EPP TMP WFD RIV STA TMP POC TIO OXF STA TMP MAR 44th337 [20]
 ?22 Pontiac SPE
22
RIV CLA STA TMP NEG
1986 Spraker Racing 63 ? ROU MAR STA TMP MAR NEG MND EPP NEG WFD SPE RIV NEG TMP RIV TMP RIV STA TMP
43
POC TIO OXF STA TMP MAR N/A0 [21]
1987 63NY ? ROU MAR TMP STA CNB
23
18th1596 [22]
63 Pontiac STA
26
MND
21
WFD JEN
20
SPE
20
RIV TMP
25
RPS EPP
20
RIV STA
22
TMP
25
RIV SEE
23
POC
46
TIO
18
TMP
32
OXF
27
TMP
21
ROU
23
MAR
31
STA
 ?72 ? STA
23

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARMCPtsRef
2001 Spraker Racing 25 Chevy DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN
18
KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 144th140 [23]
2002 69 Ford DAY
38
ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL
DNQ
CLT 162nd65 [24]
2003 54 Pontiac DAY
16
ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC
Wth
POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 136th150 [25]
2005 Mark Karnes07 Dodge DAY
9
NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 110th185 [26]

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