Jimmy Spencer

Peak Performance Motorsports announced today the appointment of NASCAR veteran Jimmy Spencer to drive the No. 66 Arbor Mortgage Ford Taurus next weekend in Michigan for the GFS Marketplace 400 mikegarveyfans.com reports. “I was approached by Arbor Mortgage to drive for Peak Performance Motorsports and owner Jeff Stec at MIS and am eager for the opportunity to work together. I’m really looking forward to it,” said Spencer.

Jimmy Spencer will be competing in all three of the NASCAR series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 18-20). Spencer plans to run the #50 Arnold Motorsports Dodge in the Golden Corral 500 NEXTEL Cup race atlantamotorspeedway.com reports.

Spencer was fired by Morgan McClure Motorsports, just days after he was arrested and accused of interfering with police officers as they attempted to serve a warrant on his son, the Associated Press reports. Mike Wallace was hired to drive the No. 4 Chevrolet as a result.

Spencer will replace Kevin Lepage in the No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet for Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. "We are changing drivers to evaluate our race team," owner Larry McClure told the Buffalo News. "Jimmy Spencer has a lot of experience which should help us determine a positive direction for the team."

Spencer is not in the field for this week's Subway 400 due to sponsorship problems despite finishing 24th last week in the Daytona 500. His Ultra Motorsports team won't try to qualify for any more events without a sponsorship deal, the Miami Herald reports.