Mark Smith | |
Birth Name: | Mark E. Smith |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1971 |
Birth Place: | Sunbury, Pennsylvania |
Achievements: | 2014, 2016, 2020 Selingsgrove Speedway track champion |
Total Truck Races: | 2 |
Years In Truck: | 2 |
Prev Truck Pos: | 75th |
Prev Truck Year: | 2020 |
Best Truck Pos: | 73rd (2019) |
First Truck Race: | 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) |
Last Truck Race: | 2020 Sunoco 159 (Daytona RC) |
Truck Wins: | 0 |
Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
Truck Poles: | 0 |
Updated: | November 11, 2020 |
Mark E. Smith (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional racing driver with experience in sprint car and stock car racing. He last competed in the United Sprint Car Series and part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports.
Smith's early career progressed from go-kart racing to Super Sportsman racing to sprint car racing, including 360 and 410 sprint cars, as well as competing in the World of Outlaws.[1] He won the United Sprint Car Series Winter Heat championship in 2019,[2] 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.[3]
On July 20, 2019, it was announced that Smith was scheduled to make his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut at the 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby in a partnership between Jordan Anderson Racing and Niece Motorsports.[4]
A year later, he rejoined Niece in their No. 42 entry to drive the Daytona road course race.[5]
Mach 1 Chassis is owned by Smith, and was a partner in his NASCAR Truck Series debut.[6]
Smith is married with children.
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | Niece Motorsports | 38 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 22 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 42 | DAY | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH | DAY 36 | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 75th | 5 | [8] |
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Ineligible for series points