Spencer Lindsay Pumpelly (born December 28, 1974) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in IMSA, driving the No. 44 Acura NSX GT3 for Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports. A veteran sports car racing driver, Pumpelly has competed in IMSA and its predecessor series, the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series since 1998 and 1999, respectively. He also has competed in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the ARCA Menards Series in the past.

Racing career

Pumpelly made his stock car racing debut when he competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2009. Driving the No. 09 for TRG Motorsports using RAB Racing's owner points, he qualified fifth, and in the race, he led seven laps, and finished third.

Pumpelly drove for Flying Lizard Motorsports and BGB Motorsports during the 2013 season.

Pumpelly competed in the American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series before the two series merged to become the IMSA SportsCar Championship Series in 2014.

On May 17, 2021, it was announced that Pumpelly would make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the series' new race at Circuit of the Americas. He would drive the JD Motorsports No. 6 car, replacing its normal driver Ryan Vargas. Vargas had struggled during the season and with the race at COTA having qualifying and a smaller field of 36 cars (instead of the typical 40 in races without qualifying), the No. 6 car was in danger of failing to qualify due to being low in owner points.

In 2022, Pumpelly returned to the Xfinity Series to attempt two races as a road course ringer. He drove the No. 08 car for SS-Green Light Racing in the series' new race at Portland instead of David Starr, finishing 29th. He replaced Ryan Vargas in the JD Motorsports No. 6 car in a race for the second year in a row, this time in the race at Watkins Glen, although he would fail to qualify for the race.

In 2023, Pumpelly returned to SRO competition, joining Pedro Torres and ACI Motorsports in the GT World Challenge America. On June 27, it was announced that Pumpelly would return to SS-Green Light Racing to drive their No. 07 car in the new Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course.

Personal life Pumpelly lives with his wife Lindsay, son Ryder, and daughter Parker in Atlanta. He has been a vegetarian since 2003 and a vegan since 2010. He attended college at James Madison University. During a visit to the Farm Sanctuary in June 2011, Pumpelly was quoted, saying "I'm honored to support Farm Sanctuary and the people who are devoted to defending others." In 2026, after losing a bet with GT4 America teammate Luca Mars by winning at Road America in a borrowed car, Pumpelly ate a steak for the first time in 23 years.

Motorsports career results

Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) +YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910PointsRef1999Team Pumpelly RacingGTPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6SEBATL14MOSSONPORPETRetMONLSV2003ZIP RacingGTPorsche 911 GT3-RSPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB10ATLRetSONRetTRO5MOSAME3MONRetMIA7PET18th322004Marshall Cooke RacingLMP2Lola B2K/40Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBMIDLIMSONPORMOSAMEPET2MON15th222005ZIP RacingGT2Porsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB6ATLMIDLIMSONPORAMEMOSPETMON32nd122006J-3 RacingGT2Porsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB10†TEXMIDLIMUTAPORAMEMOSPETMON48th72010TRGGTCPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6SEBLBHLAGUTALRPMDO6ELKMOSPET28th62011TRGGTCPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6SEB2LBHRetLRP2MOS1MDO1ELK2BAL6LAG1PET32nd1572012TRGGTCPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6SEB4LBH5LAGLRP6MOS1MDO2ELK8BAL4VIR5PET23rd1162013Flying Lizard MotorsportsGTCPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SEB2LBH2LAG8LRP1MOS2ELK1BAL7COA5VIR7PET12nd139 † Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2011 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Darren Law Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTEAm 211 DNF DNF 2012 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Darren Law Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTEAm 313 27th 4th 2014 JMW Motorsport Abdulaziz Al-Faisal Seth Neiman Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 327 27th 7th 2018 Proton Competition Patrick Long Tim Pappas Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 334 29th 4thSources:

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2021 JD Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN 58th 32 0 IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO 2022 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH 68th 8 JD Motorsports 6 Chevy GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 2023 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT POR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IND GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 62nd 9

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ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pts Ref 2009 TRG Motorsports 09 Chevy DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 101st 220

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Ref 2014 Flying Lizard Motorsports GTD Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LGA BEL WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR AUS ATL 16th 232 2015 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY SIR LGA DET WGL LIM ELK VIR AUS PET 5th 266 2016 Change Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LGA BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS PET 9th 247 2017 Alegra Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH AUS DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 67th 21 2018 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 64th 17 2019 Magnus Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEBMOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 23rd 100 2020 GRT Magnus GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY ATL PET SEB 11th 228 Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB ELK VIRMOH12 CLT LGA 2021 Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 27th 1003 2022 Magnus Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 24th 1076 2023 Magnus Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET17 30th 9692024Magnus RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEBWGLELKVIRIMSPET 19th 1853Heart of Racing Team LBHLGAMOS2025Magnus RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8DAYSEBLBHLGAWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET50th411 2026 Magnus Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 29th 1197 Heart of Racing Team LBH RS1 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SEBSource:

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