Jimmy Spencer has never been one to hold back with NASCAR’s shifting landscape. He has lately been firing off shots at the sport’s leadership, calling out how greed has watered down the raw edge since Bill France’s days. He sees today’s drivers as products of polished programs rather than gritty proving grounds like dirt tracks, and that frustration boiled over in his latest Door Bumper Clear appearance.
“We need to get the talent from the dirt cars, the Flo racing. You know, I mean, the other thing that I believe in is that that shows the talent. I mean, who’s that Riley Herbst? That poor son of a bi–h can’t drive nothing,” Spencer vented on the Door Bumper Clear podcast, his voice as bold as ever as only a 1990s Cup vet could muster.
The “son of a bi–h can’t drive” line shocked fa