David Smith (racing driver)
| David Smith | |||||||
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 Smith at All American Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | March 28, 1950 Sidney, British Columbia | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 05 (Shockwave Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 100th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 26 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 05 (Shockwave Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 10th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Evergreen 150 (Evergreen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Kern County) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 16, 2024. | |||||||
David Smith (born March 28, 1950) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 05 Toyota for Shockwave Motorsports, and part-time in both the ARCA Menards Series driving for the same team.
Racing career
[edit]Smith would work in NASCAR in the 1970s as a chassis builder for multiple teams and owners like Ralph Moody, Gary Kershaw, Roy Smith, and Hershel McGriff, a job he would retain for a further twenty years.[1][2]
In 2011, Smith was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[1][2]
From 2017 to 2019, Smith would compete in various Trans-Am West Coat Championship events, finishing third in the standings in 2018 after running five of the six events schedule that year.[3]
In 2022, Smith would make his ARCA Menards Series West debut at Evergreen Speedway driving the No. 05 Toyota for Shockwave Motorsports, finishing 13th due to a crash with less than thirty laps to go. He would make two more starts during the year at All American Speedway and Phoenix Raceway, and would get a best finish of 11th at the Roseville event.
In 2023, Smith would attempt to run the full ARCA Menards Series West schedule for Shockwave after forming an alliance with Naake-Klauer Motorsports despite Smith's team running Toyotas while Naake-Klauer runs Fords.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]In 2020, Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer but was able to get treatment for it in the United States.[1]
Smith is the president of SHOCKWAVE Marine Suspension Seats, and has served as Smith's sponsor whenever he races.[6] The company has also sponsored Derek Kraus in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.[7]
Motorsports career results
[edit]ARCA Menards Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Shockwave Motorsports | 05 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 17 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 100th | 27 | [8] |
| 2024 | DAY | PHO 32 |
TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | 114th | 12 | [9] | |||
ARCA Menards Series West
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Shockwave Motorsports | 05 | Toyota | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | EVG 13 |
PIR | AAS 11 |
LVS 19 |
PHO 20 |
20th | 180 | [10] | |
| 2023 | PHO 17 |
IRW 10 |
KCR 13 |
PIR 13 |
SON 15 |
IRW 11 |
SHA 15 |
EVG 13 |
AAS 12 |
LVS 14 |
MAD 13 |
PHO 23 |
10th | 459 | [11] | |||
| 2024 | PHO 32 |
KER 16 |
PIR 17 |
SON 20 |
IRW 15 |
IRW 15 |
SHA 10 |
TRI 15 |
MAD 13 |
AAS 15 |
KER 16 |
PHO 18 |
8th | 426 | [12] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Langford racing enthusiast back in driver's seat of life after surviving aggressive cancer". Victoria News. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "DAVID SMITH 2011 INDUCTEE". Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "David Smith". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA Menards West Series – 2023 Team Chart". Kickin' the Tires. February 27, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Naake-Klauer Motorsports, Bradley Erickson unite for full ARCA Menards Series West season". ARCA Menards Series. Press Release. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Shockwave Motorsports". SHOCKWAVE. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Shockwave Backing Kraus For Multiple Truck Races". speedsport.com. January 31, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "David Smith – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "David Smith – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "David Smith – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "David Smith – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "David Smith – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
[edit]- David Smith driver statistics at Racing-Reference