Slick smith race car driver

Drag racing pictures of front engine fuel dragsters. A native of atlanta, georgia, he was competitor in the nascar grand national series now nascar cup series and competed in the firstever series race in 1949 he was one of the first drivers to receive sponsorship from a car manufacturer, running the 1950 race at north wilkesboro speedway in a nash ambassador previously driven. Rob smith motorsport racing driver in the btcc news. Smith was named nascars most popular driver in 1959, a season that. Smith doesnt brush off the notion hes been in racing a long time and has had a list of sponsors a mile long. Josh smith is part of the 2019 mclaren driver development programme, racing in the british gt championship with tolman motorsport in the 570s gt4. Local drivers included fritz miller in the jack smith and ed allen built car, bill pearson in lloyd. In 1967, smith won the a production championship in csx3035 and while racing the car at daytona was clocked at 198mph, pretty impressive since the 427 cobra had the aerodynamics of a brick. Zane smith born june 9, 1999 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Archie smith is a former nascar driver from denton, nc. Ten months later, slick 50 sponsored the nascar cup race at phoenix international raceway and removed itself from national sprint car racing for 12 years. The names that are underlined have a link with pictures. Mike smith, who has died from complications following heart surgery at the age of 59, was a driver whose talents were always overlooked as a result of his tv fame.

Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Anthony lazzaro bill benson bill elliott bill snowden bill stacy bob hogle bobby allison bobby isaac. Slick smith, american stock car racing driver in the 1940s and 50s slick watts born 1951, american former national basketball association player this page lists people with the nickname slick. The toughest of initiations greeted jack smith to the world of supercars. Car owners john and karen matrafailo are excited to announced their plans for the upcoming 2 019 racing season. Ebenezer slick smith was an american stock car racing driver. This page is dedicated to the history of dirt late model racing, the legends that helped make it, and anyone that had the nerve to wheel a dirt stock or late model. One of stockcar racings first stars, smith won 21 races in 15 years. Top 50 race car drivers celebrity net worth richest.

By accessingusing the crittenden automotive library. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Leading northfield park drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 04022020 hanners austin 0. Slick smith nascar results, statistics and car numbers.

This list can only be complete with the help of you. Slick davis becomes the first nascar driver to be fatally injured. Two weeks after winning chili bowl in his hometown, andy hillenburg wrote sprint car history as the last winner of the slick 50 series on january 24, 1994. Nascar had a strict policy in the early years that licensed drivers must stay within the. Smith, who died in 2001, won his first race at martinsville in 1956. Slick smith is a former nascar driver from atlanta, ga.

Continue to next page below to see how much is regan smith really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020. Having never previously visited the tight, twisty and undulating 1. Please know that im not freddy im just a big fan of the. Smith scored two top 10 finishes in the first three races of the season. The milford pennsylvania based racing team will make the transition to the central pennsylvania 410 openwheeled sprint car division with their driver kyle smith from south egremont, massachusetts. He competed in two sprint cup series events in his career, recording topten finishes both times. Early on he was being called the father of racing in victoria. Dick smith approached a local fresno based radio station to purchase a new sc and with the help from shelby americans lew spencer a deal was made. He raced his last race in waco when he was 75 years old in the old timers race. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. Slick 7 slot car chassis and kits available at professor motor, inc. Brad personett rickie smith staging duel semi finals get. He has driven for venturini motorsports and mdm motorsports in the arca racing series, finishing second in the championship with mdm in 2018, and parttime in the nascar.

When this trevis built sprint car was assembled in six days by dick hench and his crew for owner, gary wasson, in september of 1971 for one race at williams grove speedway, no one imagined the impact this car and its driver, mitch smith, would have upon the sport of sprint car racing in the united states. So when youre out here 46 years, and you make it, youre going to have a lot of sponsors. On february, 1998, nascar announced its 50 greatest drivers of all time. As with all semislicks, there is a tendency for aquaplaning on wet race tracks or road surfaces, especially towards the end of their. Gms racing adds zane smith to gander trucks roster for 2020. From motorcraft to slick 50, to stp, to idg, it sounds like a lot of sponsors, but ive been out here going on 46 years, smith explained. Throughout the years, some of the greatest names in motorsports have participated in the trans am series. The 1950 nascar grand national division was the new name for nascars strictly. American stock car racing driver who was named 2008 sprint cup series rookie of the year. Micky plowden, al rogers, paul newman, austin, and slick gibbons. Nascar race result for the 150 miles at charlotte speedway at charlotte speedway on jun 19.

Smith, who has raced only part time in recent years, made the decision primarily to devote more time to his business smith titanium. Inductees the official site of heart o texas speedway. Pirelli will supply all cars in the world challenge gta, gts, gt cup and touring car categories starting with. He started racing in 1982 in the late model class at florence motor speedway and darlington speedway after racing go. Starting 22nd in the daytona 500 qualifier twin, smith finished 21st and subsequently transferred into the first 500.

The 1948 nascar championship season was full of wrecks, drama, and flair. Veteran driver, jack smith has been around champion racing association cra powered by jegs off and on for the past 10 seasons. At just 17, he visited mount panorama for his dunlop super2 series debut and was promptly bitten by a big crash at the dipper that left his paul morris motorsportrun falcon in tatters. Medina smith and jerry jerome jj smith is they both were originally from appleton wisconsina and both ran usac stock cars. Smith s best indy car finish was a 5th place at the 1994 michigan 500. Harold smith is a former nascar driver from dayton, oh. In dry slick conditions, rear steer is dialed into the setup so the car rolls into, and turns sharper through the corner. Smith s debut came during the 1959 season, when he competed in the inaugural speedweeks at daytona.

Veteran jack smith hoping to make the most of cra starts. The milford pennsylvania based racing team will make the transition to the central pennsylvania 410 openwheeled sprint car division with their driver kyle smith from. Drivers including females sara christian, louise smith, and ethel flock hit the tracks in hoppedup prewar coupes known as modifieds, competing in a total of 52 races. Backdating the drivers championship to the inaugural season, 30 different drivers took titles, with multiple championships. Ebenezer slick smith drove this nash ambassador in the sept.

He is remembered for flipping his car five time and rolling into the parking lot at a 1954 race at darlington. A native of atlanta, georgia, he was competitor in the nascar grand national series now. Louise smith was one of the first female nascar drivers and went on to be the first. In december 1992, it was announced that smith would make his racing debut in cart indy car, signing with arciero for the 1993 season. The driver must break the rear tires loose to get the car to turn.

Apr 10, 2019 however, when the track sets up, turns hard, and has a lot of grip, cars often develop tight handling. Racing record racing record notes strictly stock career statistics. In 2018 smith added his name to the list of winners for the formula ford festival that includes mark webber, jenson button, and nick tandy. Smith, who was born in pennsylvania, and is the son of popular racing driver steve smith, first made a name for himself on the central pennsylvania scene before racing many seasons with the world of outlaws. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. He started driving stock cars in 1961 in a 1949 ford he built with joe smith. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Teammate slick smith realized what was going on and pushed flocks car to the pits where he could get fuel. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for slick smith on. With 14 minutes remaining in the final session, smith made a bold attempt to qualify an illhandling t93 lola backup car. A place to share your favorite photos and memories of a true legend. At 76 ken smith is not slowing down as he undertakes his 60th season of top level motor racing.

Rob smith motorsport racing driver in the btcc rob. Arciero, being a sparsely budgeted team, fielded a year old, 1992 penske pc21chevrolet b, for of the 16 scheduled races. Nascar 1949 archie smith denton north carolina history and. Slick smith stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. On the following lap he crashed heavily into turn two. Pirelli tire north america is the official tire supplier for the world challenge championships to the pirelli world challenge in a fiveyear partnership that puts the prominent productionbased series on performance racing slick tires. May 23, 20 this feature is not available right now. A native of atlanta, georgia, he was competitor in the nascar grand national series now nascar cup series and competed in the firstever series race in 1949. Despite missing out on a seat in the btcc for 2020, rob is determined to return to the championship in 2021 and will continue to offer exciting marketing opportunities for his commercial partners throughout the 2020 season.

Drivers including females sara christian, louise smith, and ethel flock hit the tracks in. Official zane smith nascar driver page with latest stats, race results, videos, news, photo galleries, team information, bio and more. Jerry horton, danny marshburn, marian pagan, cathy simmons, slick smith, rex white. In 2019 rob smith made his debut in the uks most popular motorsport championship, the kwik fit british touring car championship. Khalid balooshi rickie smith finals pro modified gsa summit nationals las. Schock brought a car more suited to the tight, slick track and did much better. He competed in nine sprint cup series events in his career, earning one topfive. Jack smith race car driver high performance pontiac. Choose drivers to display or select a range of years. For his season he plans to travel to the usa and race for the first. Nascar 1949 archie smith denton north carolina history. A service station worker in georgia, he began racing against local bootleggers across fields, on ragged dirt tracks, and on asphalt speedways.