Mark E. Smith (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional racing driver with experience in

sprint car Sprint cars are high-powered open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New ...

and stock car racing. He last competed in the United Sprint Car Series and part-time in the

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of ...

, driving the No. 42

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for Niece Motorsports.

Racing career

Sprint car career

Smith's early career progressed from go-kart racing to Super Sportsman racing to

sprint car racing Sprint cars are high-powered open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, Ne ...

, including 360 and 410 sprint cars, as well as competing in the

World of Outlaws The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws La ...

. He won the United Sprint Car Series Winter Heat championship in 2019, and has estimated his number of open-wheel victories at 200. In winter 2020, Smith raced in the USCS Thunder Tour, scoring three wins in the first two months of the year.

Stock car career

On July 20, 2019, it was announced that Smith was scheduled to make his

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of t ...

debut at the 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby in a partnership between

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and Niece Motorsports. A year later, he rejoined Niece in their No. 42 entry to drive the Daytona road course race.

Business career

Mach 1 Chassis is owned by Smith, and was a partner in his NASCAR Truck Series debut.

Personal life

Smith is married with children.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Mark Living people 1971 births People from Sunbury, Pennsylvania Racing drivers from Pennsylvania NASCAR drivers Businesspeople from Pennsylvania