. "Junior Spencer (August 27, 1937 \u2013 April 5, 2014) was a NASCAR driver from Hamlin, West Virginia. Between 1964 and 1971, Spencer competed in twenty-five Sprint Cup Series events. During the time period of 1964 and 1965 he drove the #17 Mullins Ford owned by Jerry Mullins of Hamlin, West Virginia. Most of those came in 1965, when he scored the seven top-ten finishes of his career. One of those was his career best effort, a 5th at Fairgrounds Raceway in Birmingham, Alabama, while his best points finish was 28th (also in 1965). Stats"@en . . . "Junior Spencer (August 27, 1937 \u2013 April 5, 2014) was a NASCAR driver from Hamlin, West Virginia. Between 1964 and 1971, Spencer competed in twenty-five Sprint Cup Series events. During the time period of 1964 and 1965 he drove the #17 Mullins Ford owned by Jerry Mullins of Hamlin, West Virginia. Most of those came in 1965, when he scored the seven top-ten finishes of his career. One of those was his career best effort, a 5th at Fairgrounds Raceway in Birmingham, Alabama, while his best points finish was 28th (also in 1965). Stats In 1967 Junior returned to his hometown of Portsmouth, Ohio. He raced at several of the local dirt and asphalt tracks. In 1968 he was the late model track champion at the Southern Ohio Speedway in Wheelersburg, Ohio. He was the West Virginia State Champion in 1971 via the Ona Speedway in Ona, West Virginia. In February of 1972 he drove the #37 owned by B & M Rechrome of Ashland, Kentucky in the Permatex race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. He started 4th, became caught up in an accident, and finished 26th. Junior Spencer participated in the \"Thunder Returns\" events at the old Portsmouth, Ohio racetrack, June 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. He drove a vintage race car owned by John Lawhorn and was the highlight of excitement for the events. He also was chosen by Mayor Kalb of Portsmouth, Ohio to become one of the distinguished people to sign the Portsmouth \"Wall of Stars\" in 2009. 2010 proved to be an exciting year for Junior. April 10, he was honored by having a seating section named in his honor at the KC Raceway located in Alma, Ohio. Junior Spencer received another honor in 2011, as he was inducted into the Inaugural Class of the Southern Ohio Speedway Hall of Fame on July 30, 2011. On April 5, 2014, Junior Spencer passed away. He is survived by his wife, Connie Castle Spencer, son Chris Spencer and step-son Todd Bretz."@en . "Junior Spencer"@en .