Stafford Smith (born June 18, 1998) is an American professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

ARCA Menards Series West The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...

, driving the No. 21

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for Kart Idaho Racing.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series West

Smith made his

debut in

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(then the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) at

Tucson Speedway Tucson Speedway is a paved oval racetrack located at the Pima County Fairgrounds, off Interstate 10 just south of Tucson, Arizona. It is one of only three paved ovals in the state of Arizona (the others are Phoenix Raceway and Havasu 95 Speedw ...

, finishing just outside the top-10 in 11th. Smith returned at

Colorado National Speedway Colorado National Speedway is a paved oval in Dacono, Colorado, spanning . The track is currently a member of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and hosts the ARCA Menards Series West (former NASCAR K&N Pro Series West), thKing of the Wi ...

, finishing 11th as well. Over 9 races run in the season, Smith collected 2 top-ten finishes, coming at

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(10th) and at his home track,

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(7th). In

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, Smith ran all but 2 races. Smith once again collected 2 top-ten finishes in 2017, at

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(10th) and at Meridian (10th). Smith did not return to the series until

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

. He ran three races at

Portland International Raceway Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of the Delta Park/Van ...

, the

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring Las Vegas Motor Speedway (track complex formerly known as Las Vegas Speedway Park from 1993 to 1996, Las Vegas Speedway in 1992, Las Vegas International Speedway from 1990 to 1992, as the Las Vegas International Speedrome from 1972 to 1990) is a ...

, and

All-American Speedway All American Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned paved oval racetrack located in Roseville, California. The track first began operations in 1954. The track was originally a long, but was renovated before the 2008 racing season to its current lengt ...

, finishing 8th, 12th, and 6th respectively. Smith will return for the 2022 season, beginning at

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. Originally meant to be in the No. 08, but was renumbered to the No. 21.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

Smith ran 3 races in the

2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East The 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 31st season of the K&N Pro Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Jet Tools 150 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 19 and concluded with the National ...

season. He debuted 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 ...

finishing 15th. He finished 16th at

Thompson Speedway Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, featuring a asphalt oval racetrack and a road racing course. Known as the "Indianapolis ...

and 17th at

New Hampshire Motor Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway (formerly known as the New Hampshire International Speedway from 1989 to 2007, the Bryar Motorsports Park from 1965 to 1989, and as the 106 Midway Raceway from 1961 to 1964) is a oval track in Loudon, New Hampshir ...

Motorsports career results

K&N Pro Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

References

External links

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