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Tim Spurgeon

American racing driver

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ111366239
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Tim Spurgeon (born December 13, 1960) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet for his family-owned team Spurgeon Motorsports.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series West

Spurgeon made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2010 (then the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) at the Utah Motorsports Campus. He finished 20th. Spurgeon returned to the series in 2012 running at Sonoma and Portland. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, Spurgeon ran once race each, all at Sonoma. His best finish was eleventh, in 2013. In 2016, Spurgeon ran three races, with one coming at Sonoma and two at Utah Motorsports Campus. In the first race at Utah, Spurgeon got his first career top-ten finish, eighth.

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