Jack Sprague

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Jack Sprague (born August 8, 1964) is an American former racing driver who has competed in all three top divisions, most notably in the Camping World Truck Series.

Sprague has been in the top ten points standings in almost every year since being in the Trucks Series, winning three championships in 1997, 1999, and 2001 while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.

After being banned by Kevin Harvick Inc., he last drove for Wyler Racing in the NASCAR World Truck Series in 2008.

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Racing career

Sprague was born in Spring Lake, Michigan, and started racing street stock cars on local short tracks. Sprague joined the NASCAR Winston Racing Series in North Carolina Late Model Division competition after winning the track championships at Thunderbird Raceway and later Winston Raceway. He won the Big Ten Championship at Concord Motorsports Park, and more than 30 Late Model Races have been won. He then captured the NASCAR Winston Racing Series championship at Concord Motorsports Park.

Sprague finished first in the inaugural race of the NASCAR Sportsman Division at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1989, but Tim Bender was disqualified in post-race inspection, bringing the victory to Tim Bender.

Sprague made his Busch Series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1989. The No. 1 is the No. 3 on the highway. 78 Griffin Racing Chevrolet qualified 28th but finished 41st after suffering an engine failure early in the race. Sprague, a 40th-place finish at Pucci & Associates, got to the No. 3 in the Goody's 300. Frank Cicci Racing's 34 Keystone Beer-sponsored vehicle was built in 1990. He competed in nineteen races and finished in sixth place at Orange County Speedway, with a best finish. Sprague was a sensation in seven races this season, the No. 1 being the No. 1. Oldsmobile is owned by the United States. At Charlotte, he captured his first pole pole in his career. He continued to drive the car in 1992, where he finished second at New River Valley Speedway in second place. In the final standings, he came in 24th.

Sprague, 1993, ordered the No. Sprague to pull the No. 94. BACE Motorsports' 74 Mustang. Despite four top-ten finishes, he was released in the year with just a handful of races remaining. He came in ninth place in terms. In 1994, Sprague returned to the Winston Cup Series for the second time.

In 1995, the Sprague began racing in the Trucks' first year of competition. In the No. 76, he began the season as the No. 1. Griffin Racing's 31 Chevrolet Silverado took the pole at Louisville Speedway, defeating the pole. Sprague's No. 2 was upgraded to the No. 304 after the Action Packed Racing Cards 150. Hendrick Motorsports is a Hendrick Motorsports-sponsored Chevrolet that runs for the remainder of the year. He ended the season on a pole at Phoenix International Raceway and had three fourth-place finishes. He slid over to No. 1 in 1996, in 1996. Hendrick's 24-Quaker State-sponsored truck, winning his first race in Phoenix and then winning back-to-back victories at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile. Sprague lost the championship by 53 points after five victories and two poles. He made his Winston Cup debut in the No. 2 series that season, winning two races in the No. 1st. Ken Schrader's 1952 Pedigree Petfoods-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix was sponsored by Pedigree Petfoods. In his first visit to Phoenix, he led two laps and finished 23rd, but the following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he crashed.

Sprague also won the championship in the following seasons: Sprague won at Phoenix, Nazareth, and Nashville Speedway USA. In addition, Stephen Greco returned to the Cup series, subbing for Ricky Craven at Bristol Motor Speedway, but finishing 40th after a collision. Despite winning the Truck Series championship, Quaker State did not return as Sprague's primary sponsor, requiring him to start the 1998 unsponsored. Sprague won The No Fear Challenge in his first for sponsoring GMAC, allowing them to participate full time as sponsor. He won five races and finished second in points at the end of the season. He returned to the Busch Series to drive the No. 64. Doug Taylor, 40, of Channellock, finished sixth at Watkins Glen International, finishing sixth.

Sprague also won three races and the Craftsman Truck Series championship by eight points in 1999. He competed at Watkins Glen in a Terry Labonte-owned car, finishing twelfth, and entered the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 for Tyler Jet Motorsports, but failed to qualify. In 2000, he won three times, but he fell to fifth in the standings due to a series of injuries. NetZero became his primary sponsor in 2001, winning seven poles and four races, winning his third championship trophy.

Sprague and teammate Ricky Hendrick returned to the Busch Series in 2001, with Sprague driving the No. 24 NetZero Chevy. He won his first Busch race at Nashville Superspeedway, as well as leading the way throughout the season, before finishing fifth in the final standings. He competed in the top-ten in all four events last year, finishing in the top-ten in both events. He returned to Winston Cup to run a handful of races for Haas CNC Racing's No. 58. The entry for 60 people was made. At Homestead-Miami Speedway, his best finish was a 30th. The No. 2 and Pontiac were converted to Pontiac and the No. 0 with a NetZero sponsorship for 2003, securing a ticket to Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Awards. At the Daytona 500, Sprague's best finish of the season was 14th. Sprague was banned from the ride after the Tropicana 400. He competed in two Truck races for Xpress Motorsports this year, finishing fifth in both series.

In 2004, Sprague took over the 16 Xpress truck full throttle, winning six poles and the UAW/GM Ohio 250. He came in seventh in points. He won at Texas Motor Speedway in the following season, but was released in favour of Mike Bliss and took over at newly formed Wyler Racing for Chad Chaffin late in the season. Despite switching teams mid-season, he finished eighth in points.

Sprague finished fifth in points with two victories and two poles in 2006. For the 2007 season, he returned to the Con-Way Freight Tundra. Sprague won the Chevy Silverado HD 250 at the Daytona International Speedway in 2007 to kick off the Craftsman Truck Series. However, Sprague began to fail throughout the year, even falling out of the top ten in points. Sprague left Wyler for Kevin Harvick Incorporated, which he drove the No. 57, which combined with Con-way's departure at the end of the season. Chevrolet's 2 American Commercial Lines Chevrolet. He left KHI to return to Wyler Racing late in the year.

Sprague remained on the sidelines throughout 2009 and 2010, as well as in 2011.

Sprague was rumored to return to the Trucks with Winfield Motorsports at Homestead. Sprague had also signed a RMM contract with Randy Moss Motorsports in 2012 to revive the series, but both parties did not materialize as RMM's equipment was purchased by crew chief Richie Wauters to create Wauters Motorsports.

Motorsports career results

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