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LOUDON, N.H. -- Jimmy Spencer will defend his 2003 victory in Saturday's Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe's when he reunites at New Hampshire International Speedway with crew chief Dennis Connor.
Spencer, who won last year when both he and Connor worked for owner Jim Smith at Ultra Motorsports, will drive owner Duke Thorson's ThorSport Racing No. 13 Menards/Microtel Inn & Suites Chevrolet this weekend.
Spencer jumped at the opportunity to join Connor, who recently came to ThorSport after a brief stint on the sidelines after he and Smith parted ways earlier this season.
"Dennis gave me a call a few weeks ago and asked me what I was doing the New Hampshire weekend," Spencer said. "Obviously we're doing the Nextel Cup stuff, but other than that, I told him I didn't have anything going on.
"He told me he had started working for the ThorSport team up in Ohio, and they had some good equipment and good engines, and were looking for a driver for New Hampshire. I told him I'd have a seat there in the shop for him the next day."
Spencer, who contended for the win in the Truck Series Kroger 200 at Richmond last weekend driving for James Finch, expressed confidence in Thorson's team.
"I know Duke Thorson has been in this series for a very long time and he's always fielded competitive trucks," Spencer said. "He's brought Dennis on board to help bring the team to the next level, and I hope I can help, too.
"We're bringing a brand new truck, and Dennis tells me they have a ton of horsepower. If we can get the truck to roll through the center, I think we have a good opportunity to go up there and do what we did last year and win the pole and win the race."
Spencer dominated the 2003 Sylvania 200, leading 124 of 200 laps. "The key to it is you have to get it to roll through the center of the corner," Spencer said. "Dennis and I had a combination last year that really worked, but there are some things that are different now.
"We have a different tire and the common greenhouse has made a lot of the notes from last year useless. But if we get that thing to rotate in the center of the corner like we did last year, they all better watch out."
LOUDON, N.H. -- Jimmy Spencer will defend his 2003 victory in Saturday's Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe's when he reunites at New Hampshire International Speedway with crew chief Dennis Connor.
Spencer, who won last year when both he and Connor worked for owner Jim Smith at Ultra Motorsports, will drive owner Duke Thorson's ThorSport Racing No. 13 Menards/Microtel Inn & Suites Chevrolet this weekend.
Spencer jumped at the opportunity to join Connor, who recently came to ThorSport after a brief stint on the sidelines after he and Smith parted ways earlier this season.
"Dennis gave me a call a few weeks ago and asked me what I was doing the New Hampshire weekend," Spencer said. "Obviously we're doing the Nextel Cup stuff, but other than that, I told him I didn't have anything going on.
"He told me he had started working for the ThorSport team up in Ohio, and they had some good equipment and good engines, and were looking for a driver for New Hampshire. I told him I'd have a seat there in the shop for him the next day."
Spencer, who contended for the win in the Truck Series Kroger 200 at Richmond last weekend driving for James Finch, expressed confidence in Thorson's team.
"I know Duke Thorson has been in this series for a very long time and he's always fielded competitive trucks," Spencer said. "He's brought Dennis on board to help bring the team to the next level, and I hope I can help, too.
"We're bringing a brand new truck, and Dennis tells me they have a ton of horsepower. If we can get the truck to roll through the center, I think we have a good opportunity to go up there and do what we did last year and win the pole and win the race."
Spencer dominated the 2003 Sylvania 200, leading 124 of 200 laps. "The key to it is you have to get it to roll through the center of the corner," Spencer said. "Dennis and I had a combination last year that really worked, but there are some things that are different now.
"We have a different tire and the common greenhouse has made a lot of the notes from last year useless. But if we get that thing to rotate in the center of the corner like we did last year, they all better watch out."