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Peter Sospenzo
BornPeter J. Sospenzo
(1956-12-23) December 23, 1956 (age 68)
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Peter J. Sospenzo (born December 23, 1956) is an American professional

NASCAR Busch Grand National Series
as a driver.

Racing career

A former

California Speedway for a roof height violation, followed by a four-race suspension for using illegal fuel additives during the Talladega Superspeedway race in April.[3][4]

He joined

Ginn Racing in 2007,[8] but was released when the team merged with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in July.[9]

After Ginn, Sospenzo joined

Team Xtreme Racing in 2015 saw his final race as a Cup crew chief—the 2015 Daytona 500 with Reed Sorenson—until 2018.[1][13]

In 2018, Sospenzo joined

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut with the team at Bristol Motor Speedway.[14][1] The following year, he became the crew chief of Spire Motorsports' No. 77. In July, he won the rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona with driver Justin Haley. In addition to being Haley and Spire's first Cup victories, it was Sospenzo's first since the coincidentally also-rain-shortened 2003 Richmond victory with Nemechek.[15]

In 2021, Sospenzo was replaced by Kevin Bellicourt as the crew chief of the Spire Motorsports No. 77 car, and he became the crew chief for Rick Ware Racing's No. 52 car driven by Josh Bilicki. After the first 10 races of the season, Sospenzo left RWR to return to Spire where he was tasked with helping the team prepare their Next Gen cars for 2022. He also served as the interim crew chief for the No. 77 at Sonoma and again at Bristol in September when Bellicourt was suspended.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 NBSC Pts Ref
1991 Sospenzo Racing 03 Chevy
DAY
RCH
CAR
MAR
VOL
HCY
DAR
BRI
 LAN SBO
NZH
CLT
DOV
ROU
HCY
MYB
GLN
 OXF
NHA

DNQ
SBO
DUB

DNQ
IRP
 ROU
DNQ
BRI
DAR
RCH

32
DOV
CLT

DNQ
NHA
CAR
MAR
 108th 67 [16]

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North 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 NBNSC Pts Ref
1991 Sospenzo Racing 03 Chevy DAY
RCH
CAR
 NHA OXF NZH MND OXF TMP HOL
JEN
 EPP STA OXF NHA FLE OXF TMP NHA
19 		RPS TMP
DOV
 EPP NHA 57th 106 [17]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Permatex SuperCar 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 ASCSC Pts Ref
1987 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 86 Chevy
DAY
 ATL TAL DEL ACS
TOL
 ROC POC FRS KIL
TAL
 FRS
ISF
 INF
DSF
 SLM ATL
36 		116th - [18]
1988 Sospenzo Racing 03 Buick
DAY
 ATL
TAL
 FRS PCS ROC POC
WIN
 KIL ACS
SLM
 POC TAL DEL FRS
ISF
DSF
 SLM ATL
9 		126th - [19]
1989
DAY

DNQ 		ATL
33 		KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC 82nd - [20]
Chevy
TAL

DNQ 		DEL
FRS
ISF
TOL
DSF
 SLM
08 Buick ATL
38
1990
DAY
 ATL
21 		KIL TAL
DNQ
FRS
 POC KIL
TOL
 HAG POC
TAL
MCH
ISF
TOL
DSF
WIN
 DEL 84th - [21]
Chevy ATL
30

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Peter Sospenzo (crew chief) – NASCAR Cup Series Results (races)". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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  6. ^ Martin, Susan (May 4, 2003). "Victory at rainy Richmond caps Nemechek's comeback". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Hendrick Shuffles 2005 Crew Chief Lineup". Hendrick Motorsports. November 22, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "After Starting Poorly, Busch Is Making Gains". The New York Times. AP. May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Drivers Sue Ginn and D.E.I." The New York Times. AP. September 11, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Elledge takes over Allmendinger's team; Sospenzo gets McDonnell's crew". ESPN.com. AP. July 9, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Fontana II: Front Row Motorsports announce crew chief changes". Motorsport.com. October 6, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (June 25, 2014). "Dave Blaney-driven No. 77 Ford to take break from Sprint Cup for 'retooling,' hopes to return by Indy". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Gluck, Jeff; James, Brant (February 27, 2015). "Team Xtreme withdraws from NASCAR race after car theft". WTSP. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Parsons to make Truck debut at Bristol". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Nguyen, Justin (July 7, 2019). "Justin Haley wins bizarre, rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "Peter Sospenzo – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Peter Sospenzo – 1991 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "Peter Sospenzo – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "Peter Sospenzo – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Peter Sospenzo – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "Peter Sospenzo – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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