Competitor / Builder / Significant Contributor
Scott Spencer started his career in NHRA Sportsman Racing, competing in Stock, SuperStock and Super Gas between 1972 and 1980. He designed and built a full-chassis Plymouth Arrow for NHRA Super Gas in 1977, which won a pair of awards at The International Car Show. In 1975, he opened a speed shop, which provided support for several CASCAR teams to begin racing on road courses.
Spencer worked as an NHRA technical inspector in the 1980s before racing in the GT class of the Canadian Firestone/Firehawk series in the early 1990s, with a best finish of third on the streets of Toronto in 1991. He continued road racing in various events until 1997.
Spencer joined Grand Am full-time in 2000, where he was responsible for the KONI Challenge Series technical department, later working with Multimatic to introduce the Mustang. He also worked with Grand Am and IMSA in leadership roles at the NASCAR R&D Center.