Brad Smith (racing driver)

Bradley Smith (born October 9, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet SS for his team, Brad Smith Motorsports. Smith is a veteran of the series, having made over 400 starts in it since 1988. He made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East (previously the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) in 2020 and ARCA Menards Series West (previously the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) in 2021, and he and his team have also competed part-time in those series since then. He is the younger brother of fellow driver Jeff Smith.

Brad Smith
Smith before the race at Madison in 2019
BornBradley Smith
(1968-10-09) October 9, 1968
Shelby Township, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
405 races run over 29 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
Best finish5th (2021)
First race1988 Stewart-Warner Track Force 150 (Rockford)
Last race2023 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
13 races run over 3 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
Best finish5th (2022)
First race2019 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
Last race2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 2 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
Best finish63rd (2021)
First race2020 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of April 25, 2021.

Racing career

Smith at Road America in 2017
Smith at Madison in 2019
Smith at Daytona in 2020
Smith at Mid-Ohio in 2022

An oil fire at Talladega Superspeedway in 2003 burned Smith's face and arms, resulting in a hospital stay.[1] In the late portions of the 2000s, Smith hosted students from the University of Northwestern Ohio on his racing crew.[1]

During the 2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 at Talladega, Austin Wayne Self spun in the tri-oval, and collected Smith's racecar, which went pinballing off both the outside and inside retaining walls.[2] Press reports indicated that the crash fractured Smith's left ankle, although Smith later described the injury as a sprain.[3] A planned full-time season was derailed, as Smith needed a wheelchair for five months following the crash.[4] He returned for a full season the following year and received the General Tire Spirit Award.[5] Smith was driving for James Hylton Motorsports in 2018 when Hylton was killed in a hauler accident.[6] The team completed the 2018 season and rebranded as Smith Brothers Racing, led by Smith and his brother Jeff. The group retained many of the same personnel from Hylton's team.[7] In 2020, Smith claimed his first series top-ten at Winchester Speedway; the finish came in his 363rd start.[8] Despite not having much success in 2021, only finishing three races under power and missing Daytona, Smith was able to score his career best points finish, 5th.

Personal life

Smith was an engineer at General Motors before being laid off in 2019.[7] He has been married and divorced twice.[1] Smith graduated from Utica Eisenhower High School.[1]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
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 24 25 AMSC Pts Ref
1988 Smith Brothers Racing 67 Chrysler DAY ATL TAL
DNQ
FRS PCS ROC
24
POC
13
WIN
16
KIL
24
ACS
17
SLM
16
POC
16
TAL
DNQ
DEL
17
FRS
14
ISF
23
DSF
20
SLM
12
ATL 16th - [9]
1991 Protocal Racing 40 Dodge DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS
27
ATL 147th - [10]
1995 Sands Racing 43 Pontiac DAY
20
ATL
28
59th - [11]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac TAL
42
FIF KIL FRS MCH
16
I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL
DNQ
1996 DAY
DNQ
ATL
20
SLM TAL
34
FIF
25
LVL CLT
31
CLT
20
KIL FRS POC 29th - [12]
Chevy MCH
31
FRS TOL POC
30
Ken Schrader Racing 51 Chevy MCH
28
INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL
1998 Info not available DAY
DNQ
ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH NA 0 [13]
Southtown Motorsports 9 Ford POC
31
SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM CLT
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
ATL
Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford TEX
19
WIN
1999 DAY
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
SLM AND CLT MCH
DNQ
POC TOL SBS BLN POC
DNQ
78th - [14]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac KIL
28
FRS
26
FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL
2000 Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford DAY
DNQ
SLM AND CLT
DNQ
KIL FRS MCH
DNQ
POC
DNQ
TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL NA - [15]
2001 DAY
DNQ
NSH
37
WIN SLM GTY MCH
32
TAL
DNQ
14th 2685 [16]
Chevy KEN
40
CLT
37
KAN
35
POC
24
MEM
33
GLN
22
KEN
37
MCH
38
POC
38
NSH
26
ISF
29
CHI
27
DSF
25
SLM
23
TOL
21
BLN
21
CLT
25
ATL
23
2002 DAY ATL
40
NSH
DNQ
SLM
27
KEN
27
KAN
19
POC
23
TOL
33
SBO
28
BLN
23
ISF
18
WIN
12
DSF
31
SLM
29
16th 3275 [17]
Ford CLT
30
MCH
28
KEN
24
POC
23
NSH
21
CHI
19
TAL
38
CLT
32
2003 DAY
DNQ
ATL
22
NSH
29
KEN
26
CLT
28
KAN
14
MCH
21
LER
25
POC
16
POC
15
NSH
22
ISF
19
WIN
21
DSF
28
CHI
13
SLM
23
TAL
QL
CLT
DNQ
SBO
32
16th 3610 [18]
Chevy SLM
18
TOL
23
BLN
27
2004 Ford DAY
32
NSH
16
SLM
20
KEN
16
TOL
20
CLT
35
KAN
14
POC
21
MCH
28
SBO
20
BLN
22
KEN
27
GTW
18
POC
17
LER
19
NSH
DNQ
ISF
15
TOL
29
DSF
16
CHI
DNQ
SLM
16
TAL
32
14th 3735 [19]
2005 DAY
DNQ
NSH
DNQ
SLM
DNQ
KEN
19
TOL
DNQ
LAN
20
POC
12
MCH
38
KAN
39
KEN
23
BLN
22
POC
17
NSH
28
MCH
25
DSF
35
CHI
21
TAL
40
16th 3285 [20]
Pontiac MIL
25
GTW
25
LER
24
ISF
23
TOL
29
SLM
23
2006 Ford DAY
DNQ
NSH
31
SLM
20
WIN
22
KEN
31
TOL
34
POC
18
MCH
32
KAN
18
KEN
22
BLN
29
POC
23
GTW
30
NSH
24
MCH
26
ISF
15
MIL
24
TOL
22
DSF
17
CHI
26
SLM
18
TAL
15
IOW
20
14th 3750 [21]
2007 DAY
19
USA
30
NSH
31
SLM
19
KAN
26
WIN
15
KEN
28
TOL
29
IOW
29
POC
31
MCH
29
BLN
28
KEN
35
POC
40
NSH
25
ISF
21
MIL
19
GTW
25
DSF
31
CHI
23
SLM
22
TAL
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
16th 3355 [22]
2008 Dodge DAY
29
17th 3360 [23]
Ford SLM
18
IOW
25
KAN
38
CAR
32
KEN
27
TOL
23
POC
22
MCH
30
CAY
15
KEN
25
BLN
23
POC
28
NSH
26
ISF
23
DSF
33
CHI
23
SLM
16
NJE
28
TOL
19
Chevy TAL
DNQ
2009 Ford DAY
DNQ
SLM
18
CAR
29
TAL
29
KEN
24
TOL
18
POC
27
MCH
26
MFD
24
IOW
25
KEN
24
BLN
29
POC
35
ISF
34
CHI
31
TOL
19
DSF
21
NJE
23
SLM
18
KAN
28
CAR
31
14th 3310 [24]
2010 DAY
24
PBE
27
SLM
23
TEX
30
TAL
22
TOL
18
POC
16
MCH
24
IOW
21
MFD
19
POC
27
BLN
24
NJE
26
ISF
28
CHI
28
DSF
30
TOL
13
SLM
22
KAN
29
16th 3145 [25]
Chevy CAR
41
2011 Dodge DAY TAL
32
12th 2410 [26]
Ford SLM
25
NJE
33
CHI
26
POC
22
MCH
23
WIN
24
BLN
23
IOW
33
IRP
DNQ
POC
23
ISF
19
MAD
28
DSF
32
SLM
25
KAN
27
TOL
32
94 TOL
28
2012 26 DAY
DNQ
MOB SLM TAL 79th 250 [27]
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford TOL
DNQ
ELK POC MCH
25
WIN NJE IOW CHI
27
IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN
2013 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN
25
ISF MAD 40th 690 [28]
Josh Williams Motorsports 02 Ford DSF
32
IOW
Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy SLM
27
KEN
29
KAN
29
2014 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL
23
NJE
16
POC MCH
17
ELK
19
WIN
18
IRP
24
POC
19
BLN
18
ISF
20
MAD
19
DSF
15
SLM
22
KEN
26
KAN
19
11th 2450 [29]
Wayne Peterson Racing 00 Chevy CHI
25
2015 James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford DAY
22
31st 875 [30]
48 MOB
15
NSH
20
SLM
17
TAL
31
TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN
2016 Max Force Racing 23 Ford DAY
32
6th 3445 [31]
Hixson Motorsports 2 Chevy NSH
30
James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford SLM
22
TOL
23
NJE
20
POC
25
MCH
19
MAD
15
WIN
14
IOW
22
BLN
13
ISF
15
DSF
12
SLM
17
KEN
18
KAN
21
2 TAL
24
Wayne Peterson Racing 31 Chevy IRP
33
James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford POC
18
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Chevy CHI
30
2017 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY
17
NSH
21
SLM
17
TAL
17
TOL
17
ELK
17
POC
31
MCH
20
MAD
16
IOW
17
IRP
24
POC
24
WIN
19
ISF
17
ROA
24
DSF
21
SLM
21
CHI
26
KEN
26
KAN
22
8th 3530 [32]
2018 DAY
23
NSH
22
SLM
Wth
TAL
31
9th 3250 [33]
Brad Smith Motorsports TOL
16
CLT
30
POC
20
MCH
17
MAD
14
GTW
17
CHI
22
IOW
15
ELK
17
POC
22
ISF
14
BLN
16
DSF
17
SLM
20
IRP
22
KAN
25
2019 Chevy DAY
19
TAL
16
CLT
23
POC
15
MCH
13
GTW
15
CHI
16
IOW
17
POC
16
KAN
20
7th 3480 [34]
Ford FIF
16
SLM
19
NSH
20
TOL
Wth
MAD
15
ELK
19
ISF
16
DSF
16
SLM
18
IRP
19
2020 Chevy DAY
31
PHO
Wth
TAL
20
POC
13
IRP
17
KEN
12
IOW
19
KAN
16
TOL
13
TOL
14
MCH
12
DAY
19
GTW
19
L44
13
TOL
17
BRI
25
WIN
9
MEM
15
ISF
13
KAN
15
6th 624 [35]
2021 DAY PHO
26
TAL
29
KAN
16
TOL
11
CLT
19
MOH
16
POC
16
ELK
14
BLN
14
IOW
19
WIN
16
GLN
28
MCH
11
ISF
14
MLW
22
DSF
14
BRI
24
SLM
16
5th 567 [36]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy KAN
23
2022 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy DAY
28
PHO
34
TAL
22
KAN
18
CLT
14
IOW
15
BLN
10
ELK
16
MOH
22
POC
17
IRP
16
MCH
16
GLN
24
ISF
21
MLW
21
DSF
11
KAN
13
BRI
24
SLM
14
TOL
15
8th 709 [37]
2023 DAY
30
TAL
19
KAN
24
CLT
20
ELK
18
GLN
20
ISF
18
DSF
11
KAN
14
BRI
30
SLM
16
6th 686 [38]
Ford PHO
30
BLN
15
MOH
21
IOW
15
POC
17
MCH
19
IRP
21
TOL
16
69 Ford MLW
20
- Qualified but replaced by Paul Menard

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy NSM TOL
15
DOV TOL
17
BRI
25
FIF
18
13th 101 [39]
2021 NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM
15
IOW
19
MLW
22
BRI
24
14th 146 [40]
2022 NSM
15
FIF
14
DOV
11
NSV
13
IOW
15
MLW
21
BRI
24
5th 245 [41]
2023 Ford FIF
Wth
DOV
11
IOW
15
IRP
21
10th 186 [42]
Chevy NSV
12
FRS
13
BRI
30
Kimmel Racing 69 Ford MLW
20

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy PHO
26
SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 63rd 18 [43]
2022 PHO
34
IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 69th 10 [44]
2023 Ford PHO
30
IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO -* -* [45]

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