C. W. Smith (racing driver) explained

C. W. Smith
Birth Date:28 October 1947
Birth Place:Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Danville, Pennsylvania
Death Cause:Leukemia
Best Busch Pos:86th (2002)
Total Busch Races:7
Years In Busch:4
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
First Busch Race:2001 Subway 300 (Talladega)
Last Busch Race:2005 Winn-Dixie 250 (Daytona)

C. W. "Skip" Smith (October 28, 1947 – November 4, 2017) was an American stock car racing driver and Pennsylvania state trooper[1] who previously ran 7 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and 24 ARCA Racing Series races between 1994 and 2005.

Racing career

Smith drove in 24 ARCA Racing Series races from 1994 to 2004 in his self-owned #67 Chevrolet. Never running more than four races in one season, Smith finished as high as 66th in points (in 1996) and failed to qualify just once in his 22 attempts. He finished his ARCA career following 2004, having run on just three different tracks (Daytona, Talladega, and his native Pocono), posting six top-tens (with a best finish of 6th), and nine DNFs in 21 career races.

Smith took his ARCA team up to the NASCAR Busch Series beginning in 1999. Along with Daytona and Talladega (Pocono not being on the schedule), he would also attempt races at Rockingham and Michigan. He would attempt 15 races between 1999 and 2005, making the field seven of those times.

Acquiring sponsorship from Panasonic for the 2002 season,[2] he is perhaps best known for his performance in that year's Aaron's 312 at Talladega. Making it through The Big One on lap 15 took out 27 cars, Smith was running in the top 10 for most of the race until overheating issues ended his day on lap 75 of 117. Despite the DNF, Smith would still finish the race in 13th, his best finish in the series.

Smith would retire following the 2005 season, ending his career with two top-15 finishes and six DNFs.

Personal life

Smith was a graduate of Williamsport Area Community College and the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, serving as a Pennsylvania state trooper for 35 years. His son Jason Smith won the Pro Stock track championship at Selinsgrove Speedway in 2009.[3]

Smith died of leukemia on November 4, 2017.[3]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (

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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435PtsRef
199967ChevyDAY
DNQ		CARLVSATLDARTEXNSVBRITAL
DNQ		CALNHARCHNZHCLTDOVSBOGLNMLWMYBPPRGTYIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTCARMEMPHOHOMNA-[4]
2000PontiacDAY
DNQ		CARLVSATLDARBRITEXNSVTALCALRCHNHACLTDOVSBOMYBGLNMLWNZHPPRGTYIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTCARMEMPHOHOMNA-[5]
2001ChevyDAYCARLVSATLDARBRITEXNSHTAL
36		CALRCHNHANZHCLTDOVKENMLWGLNCHIGTYPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMPHOCARHOM126th55[6]
2002PontiacDAY
DNQ		CARLVSDARBRITEXNSHCAR
DNQ		PHOHOM86th194[7]
ChevyTAL
14		CALRCHNHANZHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAY
30		CHIGTYPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATL
2003DAY
DNQ		CARLVSDARBRITEXTALNSHCALRCHGTYNZHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAYCHINHAPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLPHOCARHOMNA-[8]
2004DAY
39		CARLVSDARBRITEXNSHTAL
15		CALGTYRCHNZHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAY
39		CHINHAPPRIRP94th210[9]
PontiacMCH
DNQ		BRICALRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLPHODARHOM
2005ChevyDAY
DNQ		CALMXCLVSATLNSHBRITEXPHOTALDARRCHCLTDOVNSHKENMLW135th52[10]
DodgeDAY
37		CHINHAPPRGTYIRPGLNMCHBRICALRCHDOVKANCLTMEMTEXPHOHOM

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PtsRef
199428ChevyDAYTALFIFLVLKILTOLFRSMCHDMSPOC
22		POCKILFRSINFI70ISFDSFTOLSLMWINATL140th-[11]
1995DAYATLTALFIFKILFRSMCHI80MCSFRSPOC
28		POC
34		KILFRSSBSLVLISFDSFSLMWINATL96th-[12]
199667DAY
22		ATLSLM66th-[13]
28TAL
14		FIFLVLCLTCLT
DNQ		KILFRSPOC
10		MCHFRSTOLPOC
26		MCHINFSBSISFDSFKILSLMWINCLTATL
1997DAY
DNQ		ATLSLMCLTCLTPOC
6		MCHSBSTOLKILFRSMINPOC
10		MCHDSFGTWSLMWINCLTTAL
7		ISFATL
DNQ		81st-[14]
199928ChevyDAYATLSLMANDCLTMCHPOCTOLSBSBLNPOCKILFRSFLMISFWINDSFSLMCLTTAL
19		ATL112th135[15]
2000DAY
38		SLMANDCLTKILFRSMCHPOC
24		TOLKENBLNPOC
DNQ		WINISFKENDSFSLMCLTTAL
39		ATL88th210[16]
2001DAY
38		NSHWINSLMGTYKENCLTKANMCHPOC
11		NSHISFCHIDSFSLMTOLBLNCLT72nd470[17]
Venturini Motorsports25ChevyPOC
26		MEMGLNKENMCH
8ChevyTAL
15		ATL
200242DAY
25		ATLNSHSLMKENCLTKANPOC
28		MCHTOLSBOKENBLNPOC
10		NSHISFWINDSFCHISLMTAL
33		CLT67th440[18]
2003DAYATLNSHSLMTOLKENCLTBLNKANMCHLERPOCPOC
DNQ		NSHISFWINDSFCHISLMTAL
9		CLTSBO124th185[19]
2004Wayne Peterson Racing06ChevyDAYNSHSLMKENTOLCLTKANPOCMCH
36		SBOBLNKENGTWPOCLERNSHISFTOLDSFCHISLMTAL182nd50[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raceway Stores Join Smith Brothers at Talladega. 1999-10-11. Motorsport.com. 2017-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102213005/https://www.motorsport.com/arca/news/raceway-stores-join-smith-brothers-at-talladega/. 2017-11-02.
  2. Grumet. Tobey. October 2002. Technology At Speed. Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communications. New York. 179. 10. 38–40. 2017-11-02.
  3. Web site: Sad News - C.W. "Skip" Smith. 6 November 2017. Jayski.com. ESPN. 2017-11-11.
  4. Web site: C. W. Smith – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  5. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  6. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  8. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  9. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  10. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  11. Web site: C. W. Smith – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  12. Web site: C. W. Smith – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  13. Web site: C. W. Smith – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  14. Web site: C. W. Smith – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  15. Web site: C. W. Smith – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  16. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  17. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  18. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  19. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
  20. Web site: C. W. Smith – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.

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