Jeff Smith (born August 20, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 49

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for

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. He is the older brother of current

driver

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Racing career

Smith ran one

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race at

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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

, 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

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race at

that Smith would run the No. 49

for

, 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

driving the No. 49 Chevrolet at

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, 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.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(

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) (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

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