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  • Spencer: They bombed Pearl Harbor

    02/02/2004 4:42:35 AM PST · by 7thson · 13 replies · 385+ views
    MSN ^ | Sunday, February 1 | AP
    NASCAR will not penalize driver Jimmy Spencer for a remark about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor or his hope that Toyota's venture into truck racing will be a failure.
  • Spencer could face charge

    08/18/2003 5:16:33 AM PDT · by Salo · 30 replies · 572+ views
    AP ^ | 08/18/03 | Mike Harris
    Spencer could face charges BY MIKE HARRIS Associated Press BROOKLYN, MICH.--NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer could face assault charges after allegedly attacking fellow competitor Kurt Busch following Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400. As the drivers came onto pit lane at Michigan International Speedway following the checkered flag, Spencer drove into the rear of Busch's car and spun it around. Witnesses said Spencer then got out of his car, raced up to Busch's car and punched Busch several times in the face. Sheriff's deputies pulled Spencer away and took him to the NASCAR hauler. The witnesses said Busch, who finished 18th after running...
  • CSPI: NASCAR, anti-drug PSAs don’t mix

    08/07/2002 12:26:06 PM PDT · by GeneD · 14 replies · 252+ views
    Broadcasting and Cable.com ^ | 8/7/02 | John Eggerton
    The Center for Science in the Public Interest has sent a letter to the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, with copies to CSPI’s friends in Congress, complaining that NASCAR and anti-drug public service announcements don’t mix. CSPI singled out the use of driver Jimmy Spencer in PSA’s, since he is sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. But it also referred to NASCAR’s "nonstop" reminders of drinking: "Beer brand logos are omnipresent on NASCAR’s drivers’ uniforms, cars, infield equipment and kid-friendly promotional items," CSPI’s Alcohol Policies Project Director George Hacker wrote. Calling beer the "major drug problem" for young people,...