James Peter Spencer (born February 15, 1957) is an American former racing driver, team owner, talk show host and television commentator.

Before retiring, Spencer had a segment on Speed's NASCAR Race Hub offering commentary and answering viewer questions (on Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Spencer's Cup wins both came in summer 1994 at the restrictor plate races at Daytona and Talladega.

He moved to NASCAR Modifieds at Shangri-La Speedway (Owego, New York), then branched out to bigger events throughout the Northeast.

Spencer debuted in the Busch Series in 1985, finishing 19th at North Carolina Motor Speedway in the No.

In 1989, Spencer won his first career Busch race, the Mountain Dew 400 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Spencer later won another two that season at Orange County and Myrtle Beach, finishing 15th in the final standings.

20 Daily's 1st Ade-sponsored Oldsmobile for Dick Moroso after Carter's team folded early in the season.

12 Meineke-sponsored Ford Thunderbird full-time in 1993, and finished in the top 5 five times, resulting in a career-best 12th-place in the final standings.

27 McDonald's-sponsored Ford for Junior Johnson and won his first two and only career Cup races, the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, and the DieHard 500 at Talladega.

[3] He also won his first career pole award for the Tyson Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

12 Zippo-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series for himself and Boris Said, Steve Grissom, and Rick Mast.

He began the season by failing to qualify for the Daytona 500, then had a streak of four top-5 qualifying efforts, including at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he started fourth and was leading the race when he was bumped by Kurt Busch to win, starting a long rivalry between the two.

After another DNQ at Watkins Glen International, Spencer was released from the ride at the end of the season, causing him to file a lawsuit against the Ganassi organization, saying his dismissal was a violation of his contract.

He was suspended for the next week's race, the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway while Busch was placed on probation.

Assuming he was in the lead when NASCAR froze the field, he completed the caution lap then pulled into victory lane, only to be told by an official that, in fact, he had finished second.

When Arnold was unable to locate a sponsor and Ultra closed its doors following a fallout with the Ford Motor Company, Spencer began working on the Speed TV network.

[4] He continued to co-host Race Hub, mainly alongside Steve Byrnes and Danielle Trotta, until the end of 2013.

In 2017, Spencer was quoted as saying “I still watch some races, it’s not a top priority anymore, but I miss it.

Spencer and his wife split time between their two residences in North Carolina (where NASCAR teams are based) and Pennsylvania (his home state).

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.