# Jack Sprague

Jack Eugene Sprague (born August 8, 1964) is an American former stock car racing driver who has competed in all of NASCAR's three top divisions, most notably in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he won series championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001.

## Racing career
### Beginnings

Sprague was born in Spring Lake, Michigan, and began racing street stock cars at local short tracks. After winning the track championships at Thunderbird Raceway and later Winston Raceway, Sprague began racing in the NASCAR Winston Racing Series, in its North Carolina Late Model Division competition. He won the Big Ten Championship at Concord Motorsports Park, and won more than 30 Late Model Races. Eventually, he won 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 was disqualified in post-race inspection, giving the win to Tim Bender.

### Busch Series

Sprague made his Busch Series debut in 1989 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 78 Griffin Racing Chevrolet, he qualified 28th but finished 41st after suffering engine failure early in the race. After a 40th-place finish at the Goody's 300 for Pucci & Associates, Sprague moved up to drive the No. 34 Keystone Beer-sponsored car for Frank Cicci Racing in 1990. He competed in nineteen races and had a best finish of sixth at Orange County Speedway. The following season, Sprague competed in seven races, driving the No. 48 Staff America-sponsored Oldsmobile. He won his first career pole at Charlotte. He continued to drive the car in 1992, where he had a second-place finish at New River Valley Speedway. He finished 24th in the final standings.
In 1993, Sprague signed to drive the No. 74 BACE Motorsports car. Despite four top-ten finishes, he was released with just a handful of races left in the year. He finished nineteenth in points. Sprague returned to the Winston Cup Series in 1994.

### Craftsman Truck Series

Sprague began racing in the Trucks' first year of competition in 1995. He began the season in the No. 31 Chevrolet C/K for Griffin Racing, winning the pole at Louisville Speedway. After the Action Packed Racing Cards 150, Sprague switched to the No. 25 Budweiser-sponsored Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports for the rest of the year. He ended the season with a pole at Phoenix International Raceway, and had three fourth-place finishes. In 1996, he slid over to the No. 24 Quaker State-sponsored truck owned by Hendrick, winning his first race at Phoenix, followed up by back-to-back victories at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile. With five wins total and two poles, Sprague lost the championship by 53 points. That season, he made his Winston Cup debut, running a pair of races in the No. 52 Pedigree Petfoods-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix for Ken Schrader. He led two laps and finished 23rd in his debut at Phoenix, but wrecked the following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The following season, Sprague won at Phoenix, Nazareth, and Nashville Speedway USA, and won the championship. In addition, he returned to the Cup series, subbing for Ricky Craven at Bristol Motor Speedway, but finished 40th after a wreck. Despite winning the Truck Series championship, Quaker State did not return as Sprague's primary sponsor, forcing him to start 1998 unsponsored. After a one-race deal with Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce at Portland Speedway, Sprague won The No Fear Challenge in his debut for sponsor GMAC, allowing them to join full-time as sponsor. He won five races total that season and finished second in points. He returned to the Busch Series to drive the No. 40 Channellock-sponsored Chevy for Doug Taylor at Watkins Glen International, finishing sixth.
In 1999, Sprague won three races as well as the Craftsman Truck Series championship by eight points. He also drove at Watkins Glen in a Terry Labonte-owned car, finishing twelfth, and attempted the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 for Tyler Jet Motorsports, but failed to qualify. He won three more times in 2000, but crashes caused him to drop to fifth in the standings. In 2001, NetZero became his primary sponsor, and he won seven poles and four races, and took home his third championship trophy.

### Return to Busch and Cup

After 2001, Sprague and teammate Ricky Hendrick moved back to the Busch Series, with Sprague driving the No. 24 NetZero Chevy. He won his first career Busch race at Nashville Superspeedway as well as leading the points during the season, before finishing fifth in the final standings. That same year, he ran the IROC series, finishing in the top-ten in all four events. He returned to Winston Cup to run a handful of races for Haas CNC Racing's No. 60 entry. His best finish was a 30th at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Haas switched to Pontiac and the No. 0 with a NetZero sponsorship for 2003, signing Sprague to compete for Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors. Sprague's best finish that season was a fourteenth at the Daytona 500. After the Tropicana 400, Sprague was fired from the ride. He drove in two Truck races that year for Xpress Motorsports, finishing fifth in both events.

### 2004–2011

Sprague took over the 16 Xpress truck full-time in 2004, winning six poles and the UAW/GM Ohio 250. He finished seventh in points. The following season, he won at Texas Motor Speedway, but late in the season, was released in favor of Mike Bliss and took over at newly formed Wyler Racing for Chad Chaffin. Despite switching teams mid-season, he finished eighth in points.
Sprague finished the 2006 season fifth in points with two wins and two poles. He returned to the Con-Way Freight Tundra for the 2007 season. Sprague started the 2007 season in the Craftsman Truck Series with a win in the Chevy Silverado HD 250 at the Daytona International Speedway. However, Sprague began to struggle throughout the year, even dropping out of the top 10 in points. This, combined with Con-way's departure at the end of the season, led Sprague to leave Wyler for Kevin Harvick Incorporated where he drove the No. 2 American Commercial Lines Chevrolet. Late in the year, he left KHI to return to Wyler Racing.
Sprague remained on the sidelines throughout 2009 and 2010, into at least October 2011.
Sprague was rumored to return to the Trucks with Winfield Motorsports at Homestead. It was also rumored that Sprague had struck a deal with Randy Moss Motorsports to return to the series in 2012, though both deals apparently did not materialize as RMM's equipment was purchased by crew chief Richie Wauters to form his own team, Wauters Motorsports.

## 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.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts |
| 1995 | Hendrick Motorsports | 59 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL DNQ | | | | | | NA | - |
| 1996 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO 23 | ATL 42 | | | | | | 54th | 136 |
| 1997 | Hendrick Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI 40 | MAR | SON | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | CAL | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | | | | | | | 68th | 43 |
| 1997 | Hendrick Motorsports | 52 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO DNQ | ATL | | | | | | | 68th | 43 |
| 1999 | Tyler Jet Motorsports | 45 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH DNQ | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL | | | NA | - |
| 2002 | Haas CNC Racing | 60 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN 35 | TAL | CLT DNQ | MAR | ATL DNQ | CAR 35 | PHO DNQ | HOM 30 | 57th | 189 |
| 2003 | Haas CNC Racing | 0 | Pontiac | DAY 14 | CAR 34 | LVS 26 | ATL 37 | DAR 40 | BRI 35 | TEX 22 | TAL 34 | MAR 29 | CAL 39 | RCH 26 | CLT 22 | DOV 41 | POC 22 | MCH 19 | SON 39 | DAY 31 | CHI 40 | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 40th | 1284 |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2003 | Haas CNC Racing | Pontiac | 24 | 14 |

#### 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1989 | Griffin Racing | 78 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | NZH | SBO | LAN | NSV | CLT | DOV | ROU | LVL | VOL | MYB | SBO | HCY | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 41 | CAR | MAR | | | | | | 97th | 40 | |
| 1990 | Pucci & Associates | 14 | Chevy | DAY 40 | RCH | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN | SBO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 2106 | |
| 1990 | Frank Cicci Racing | 34 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | NZH 24 | HCY 18 | CLT 30 | DOV 20 | ROU 6 | VOL 21 | MYB 15 | OXF 12 | NHA 21 | SBO 11 | DUB 17 | IRP 25 | ROU 15 | BRI 22 | DAR 25 | RCH | DOV 36 | MAR 20 | CLT 35 | NHA 46 | CAR 19 | MAR 17 | | | | | | 24th | 2106 |
| 1991 | Fred Turner Racing | 48 | Olds | DAY 28 | RCH | CAR | MAR | VOL | HCY | DAR 39 | BRI | LAN | SBO | NZH | CLT 5 | DOV | ROU | HCY | MYB | GLN | OXF | NHA | SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR 12 | RCH | DOV 20 | CLT 38 | NHA | CAR 31 | MAR | | | | 43rd | 629 | |
| 1992 | Fred Turner Racing | 48 | Olds | DAY 19 | CAR 23 | RCH 11 | | MAR 22 | DAR 25 | BRI | HCY 10 | LAN 22 | DUB 2 | NZH 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 1590 | |
| 1992 | Fred Turner Racing | 48 | Chevy | | | | ATL 13 | | | | | | | | CLT 37 | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 1590 |
| 1992 | Fred Turner Racing | 10 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROU 28 | MYB 13 | GLN | VOL | NHA | TAL 29 | IRP | ROU 26 | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT 32 | MAR | CAR | HCY | | | | | | 24th | 1590 |
| 1993 | BACE Motorsports | 74 | Chevy | DAY 44 | | RCH 20 | DAR 24 | BRI 21 | HCY 19 | ROU 21 | MAR 9 | NZH 12 | | DOV 27 | MYB 16 | | MLW 32 | TAL 15 | IRP 17 | MCH 9 | NHA 20 | BRI 23 | DAR 33 | RCH 13 | DOV 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2429 | |
| 1993 | BACE Motorsports | 74 | Pontiac | | CAR 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2429 |
| 1993 | BACE Motorsports | 74 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | CLT 24 | | | GLN 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2429 |
| 1993 | Reno Racing | 4 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROU 9 | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2429 |
| 1994 | Ingram Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR | DAR | HCY | BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | SBO | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR | | | | | | | NA | - | |
| 1998 | Taylor Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN 6 | MLW | MYB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 85th | 150 | |
| 1998 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 44 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL INQ$^†$ | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | | | | | | 85th | 150 |
| 1999 | Labonte Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN 12 | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | | | 96th | 127 | |
| 2000 | Andy Petree Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY 25 | CAR | LVS 36 | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX 43 | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | | | 86th | 17 | |
| 2002 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | DAY 7 | CAR 6 | LVS 6 | DAR 9 | BRI 19 | TEX 2 | NSH 2 | TAL 13 | CAL 4 | RCH 18 | NHA 3 | NZH 26 | CLT 10 | DOV 5 | NSH 1* | KEN 16 | MLW 14 | DAY 28 | CHI 42 | GTY 4 | PPR 14 | IRP 17 | MCH 15 | BRI 28 | DAR 5 | RCH 33 | DOV 3 | KAN 20 | CLT 25 | MEM 18 | ATL 42 | CAR 10 | PHO 22 | HOM 11 | 5th | 4206 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by J. D. Gibbs. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 1995 | Griffin Racing | 31 | Chevy | PHO 6 | TUS 5 | SGS 14 | MMR 6 | POR 10 | EVG 23 | I70 7 | LVL 9 | BRI 6 | MLW 9 | CNS 8 | HPT 7 | IRP 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 2740 | |
| 1995 | Hendrick Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FLM 4 | RCH 10 | MAR 20 | NWS 4 | SON 11 | MMR 4 | PHO 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 2740 |
| 1996 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | HOM 2 | PHO 1 | POR 8 | EVG 12 | TUS 5 | CNS 4 | HPT 2 | BRI 5 | NZH 1 | MLW 1 | LVL 8 | I70 14 | IRP 2 | FLM 5 | GLN 4 | NSV 3 | RCH 29 | NHA 2 | MAR 3 | NWS 2 | SON 6 | MMR 5 | PHO 1 | LVS 1 | | | | 2nd | 3778 | |
| 1997 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | WDW 15 | TUS 7 | HOM 5 | PHO 1 | POR 4 | EVG 2 | I70 10 | NHA 2 | TEX 31 | BRI 7 | NZH 1 | MLW 4 | LVL 8 | CNS 16 | HPT 2 | IRP 2 | FLM 4 | NSV 1 | GLN 3 | RCH 2 | MAR 10 | SON 5 | MMR 10 | CAL 6 | PHO 3 | LVS 2 | | 1st | 3969 | |
| 1998 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | WDW 4 | HOM 2 | PHO 2 | POR 4 | EVG 1 | I70 5 | GLN 5 | TEX 6 | BRI 2 | MLW 3 | NZH 10 | CAL 1 | PPR 31 | IRP 1 | NHA 8 | FLM 29 | NSV 11 | HPT 4 | LVL 9 | RCH 1 | MEM 9 | GTY 4 | MAR 10 | SON 9 | MMR 2 | PHO 13 | LVS 1 | 2nd | 4069 | |
| 1999 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | HOM 22 | PHO 2 | EVG 2 | MMR 7 | MAR 3 | MEM 9 | PPR 2 | I70 1 | BRI 1 | TEX 5 | PIR 28 | GLN 3 | MLW 2 | NSV 5 | NZH 13 | MCH 4 | NHA 8 | IRP 34 | GTY 3 | HPT 26 | RCH 5 | LVS 2 | LVL 5 | TEX 11 | CAL 1 | | | 1st | 3747 | |
| 2000 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | DAY 33 | HOM 3 | PHO 2 | MMR 3 | MAR 3 | PIR 3 | GTY 1 | MEM 1 | PPR 4 | EVG 1 | TEX 28 | KEN 2 | GLN 5 | MLW 8 | NHA 34 | NZH 5 | MCH 13 | IRP 17 | NSV 30 | CIC 17 | RCH 6 | DOV 27 | TEX 22 | CAL 4 | | | | 5th | 3316 | |
| 2001 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | DAY 12 | HOM 3 | MMR 2 | MAR 20 | GTY 8 | DAR 12 | PPR 3 | DOV 2 | TEX 1 | MEM 23 | MLW 2 | KAN 23 | KEN 3 | NHA 1 | IRP 1 | NSH 21 | CIC 9 | NZH 3 | RCH 1 | SBO 4 | TEX 3 | LVS 2 | PHO 2 | CAL 31 | | | | 1st | 3670 | |
| 2003 | Xpress Motorsports | 11 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS 5 | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM 5 | | | 66th | 310 | |
| 2004 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Chevy | DAY 25 | ATL 24 | MAR 3 | MFD 1 | CLT 26 | DOV 9 | TEX 4 | MEM 7 | MLW 35 | KAN 8 | KEN 2 | GTW 29 | MCH 27 | IRP 18 | NSH 14 | BRI 28 | RCH 8 | NHA 2 | LVS 36 | CAL 3 | TEX 5 | MAR 28 | PHO 2 | DAR 11 | HOM 7 | | | 7th | 3167 | |
| 2005 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Chevy | DAY 13 | CAL 22 | ATL 8 | MAR 11 | GTY 20 | MFD 2 | CLT 27 | DOV 29 | TEX 1 | MCH 10 | MLW 2 | KAN 30 | KEN 36 | MEM 13 | IRP 9 | NSH 21 | BRI 3 | RCH 26 | NHA 15 | LVS 4 | | | | | | | | 8th | 3137 | |
| 2005 | Wyler Racing | 60 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 29 | ATL 4 | TEX 6 | PHO 16 | HOM 2 | | | | 8th | 3137 |
| 2006 | Wyler Racing | 60 | Toyota | DAY 5 | CAL 5 | ATL 17 | MAR 17 | GTY 4 | CLT 34 | MFD 2 | DOV 9 | TEX 11 | MCH 10 | MLW 4 | KAN 29 | KEN 11 | MEM 1 | IRP 28 | NSH 2 | BRI 23 | NHA 18 | LVS 13 | TAL 33 | MAR 1 | ATL 10 | TEX 4 | PHO 7 | HOM 5 | | | 5th | 3328 | |
| 2007 | Wyler Racing | 60 | Toyota | DAY 1 | CAL 3 | ATL 23 | MAR 16 | KAN 3 | CLT 34 | MFD 2 | DOV 28 | TEX 26 | MCH 29 | MLW 11 | MEM 2 | KEN 13 | IRP 9 | NSH 15 | BRI 8 | GTW 32 | NHA 24 | LVS 32 | TAL 27 | MAR 2 | ATL 25 | TEX 6 | PHO 10 | HOM 16 | | | 9th | 3001 | |
| 2008 | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | 2 | Chevy | DAY 19 | CAL 22 | ATL 6 | MAR 24 | KAN 2 | CLT 14 | MFD 7 | DOV 2 | TEX 4 | MCH 30 | MLW 13 | MEM 6 | KEN 22 | IRP 17 | NSH 4 | BRI 14 | GTW 5 | NHA 9 | LVS 26 | TAL 27 | | | | | | | | 9th | 3125 | |
| 2008 | Wyler Racing | 60 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 11 | ATL 13 | TEX 15 | PHO 17 | HOM 20 | | | | 9th | 3125 |

### ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Hendrick Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL 4 | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | CLT | ATL | 157th | - | |

### International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results :
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Pontiac | DAY 4 | CAL 5 | CHI 10 | IND 6 | 8th | 36 | |