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Jeff Smith (born August 20, 1963) is an American professional
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driver and crew chief who currently competes part-time in the
ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
and the
ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are h ...
, driving the No. 01 Ford for
Fast Track Racing Fast Track Racing (also known as Fast Track High-Performance Racing or Fast Track Racing Enterprises) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, fie ...
in collaboration with
Brad Smith Motorsports Brad Smith Motorsports (formerly known as Hartje Racing, Hylton Engineering and James Hylton Motorsports) is a former NASCAR and current ARCA race team. It was one of the oldest professional race teams in the United States, running from 1964 to ...
. He is the older brother of current
ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
driver Brad Smith.


Racing career

Smith ran one ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series race at
Flat Rock Speedway Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo ...
driving for his brother's team in the No. 67
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, where he would finish 28th and last due to engine issues. Since 1988, Smith has worked as a crew member and crew chief for his brother and his team. In 2022, he gained attention at the
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where he served as the only pit crew member for Brad, who was making his 400th start in the now
ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
, and had performed a pit stop for him during the race, which was filmed and uploaded onto
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by Dan Margetta, who was in attendance at the event; Brad would finish 21st after running 136 of the 150 laps. In 2023, it was revealed on the entry list for the
ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are h ...
race at
Flat Rock Speedway Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo ...
that Smith would run the No. 49 Ford for
Brad Smith Motorsports Brad Smith Motorsports (formerly known as Hartje Racing, Hylton Engineering and James Hylton Motorsports) is a former NASCAR and current ARCA race team. It was one of the oldest professional race teams in the United States, running from 1964 to ...
, which would be his first professional start in any stock car series since 1987. Smith would finish sixteenth and last after one lap due to clutch issues. He would later make his return to the main
ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
driving the No. 49
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at
Berlin Raceway Berlin Raceway is a long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. It has also held touring series events on the ARCA Menar ...
, where he would finish seventeenth after spinning out two laps into the race. He would return at
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, where he would finish 23rd due to mechanical issues at the start of the race. In 2025, Smith returned to driving at
Flat Rock Speedway Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo ...
, driving the No. 01 Ford for
Fast Track Racing Fast Track Racing (also known as Fast Track High-Performance Racing or Fast Track Racing Enterprises) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, fie ...
in collaboration with
Brad Smith Motorsports Brad Smith Motorsports (formerly known as Hartje Racing, Hylton Engineering and James Hylton Motorsports) is a former NASCAR and current ARCA race team. It was one of the oldest professional race teams in the United States, running from 1964 to ...
, where he finished in fifteenth due to mechanical issues.


Motorsports career results


ARCA Menards Series

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


ARCA Menards Series East

Season still in progress


References


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