No. 41 Target Darlington prerace report

March 14, 2002


JIMMY SPENCER


TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING with FELIX SABATES

#41 TARGET DODGE INTREPID R/T

PRE-RACE REPORT: DARLINGTON

 
EVENT:                      Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
                                    Darlington Raceway, 1.366-mile oval
                                    
DATES:                      Qualifying: March 15, 2002
Race: March 17, 2002
                                    
BROADCAST:            Television: FOX race coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET
                                    Radio: MRN race coverage begins at 12:30
p.m. ET

 


FAST FACTS

 
*         Darlington: In 24 starts at Darlington Raceway, Spencer has only
one top-5 and one top-10 finish.  He has no poles and no wins at the track.
His best start - 11th - has happened twice (3/28/93 and 9/3/95).  His best
finish was fourth and happened in March 2001.
*         Car #204 will run in Darlington this weekend.  This car previously
ran in Rockingham this season and finished in 20th place.
*         Andy Graves, team manager, celebrates his birthday Friday, March
15.

 


Jimmy Spencer Career Stats at Darlington Raceway


Date
Team
Car
Start
Finish
Laps
Status
 Money 

9/3/89
Baker-Schiff
Pontiac 
27
37
 80/367
Accident
 $     4,870 

4/1/90
Rod Osterlund
Pontiac
33
25
280/367
Running
 $     6,385 

9/2/90
Rod Osterlund
Pontiac
36
23
355/367
Running
 $     7,345 

4/7/91
Travis Carter
Chevrolet
25
11
365/367
Running
 $   10,505 

9/19/91
Travis Carter
Chevrolet
20
31
220/367
Engine
 $     6,660 

3/29/92
Travis Carter
Chevrolet
28
36
 28/293
Engine
 $     5,825 

3/28/93
Bobby Allison 
Ford
11
29
212/293
Accident
 $   10,370 

9/5/93
Bobby Allison
Ford
14
15
347/351
Running
 $   13,390 

3/27/94
Junior Johnson 
Ford
27
27
271/293
Engine
 $     8,110 

9/4/94
Junior Johnson 
Ford
30
37
181/367
Accident
 $     5,570 

3/26/95
Travis Carter
Ford
29
36
183/293
Running
 $     8,545 

9/3/95
Travis Carter
Ford
11
29
325/367
Accident
 $   13,360 

3/24/96
Travis Carter
Ford
12
32
233/293
Running
 $   15,985 

9/1/96
Travis Carter
Ford
17
23
362/367
Running
 $   21,985 

3/23/97
Travis Carter
Ford
26
22
291/293
Running
 $   21,500 

8/31/97
Travis Carter
Ford
30
28
341/367
Running
 $   22,695 

3/22/98
Travis Carter
Ford
35
21
290/293
Running
 $   31,405 

9/6/98
Travis Carter
Ford
29
34
359/367
Running
 $   27,590 

3/21/99
Travis Carter
Ford
24
20
163/164
Running
 $   36,560 

9/5/99
Travis Carter
Ford
23
15
270/270
Running
 $   42,470 

3/19/00
Haas Carter
Ford
24
23
291/293
Running
 $   37,975 

9/3/00
Haas Carter
Ford
12
32
305/367
Running
 $   41,865 

3/18/01
Haas Carter
Ford
23
4
293/293
Running
 $   83,640 

9/2/01
Haas Carter
Ford
15
31
358/367
Accident
 $   46,155