Stafford Smith

Stafford Smith
Stafford Smith
Nationality	American
Born	June 18, 1998; Eagle, Idaho
ARCA Menards Series West career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Kart Idaho Racing
Car number	21
Engine	Ford
Crew chief	Mike Holleran
Starts	24
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Previous series
	NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
	Last updated on: March 26, 2022.

Stafford Smith (born June 18, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 21 Ford Fusion for Kart Idaho Racing.

Racing career

Smith made his ARCA Menards Series West debut in 2016 (then the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) at Tucson Speedway, finishing just outside the top-10 in 11th. Smith returned at Colorado National Speedway, finishing 11th as well. Over 9 races run in the season, Smith collected 2 top-ten finishes, coming at Utah Motorsports Campus (10th) and at his home track, Meridian Speedway (7th). In 2017, Smith ran all but 2 races. Smith once again collected 2 top-ten finishes in 2017, at Evergreen Speedway (10th) and at Meridian (10th). Smith did not return to the series until 2021. He ran three races at Portland International Raceway, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, and All-American Speedway, finishing 8th, 12th, and 6th respectively. Smith will return for the 2022 season, beginning at Irwindale Speedway. Originally meant to be in the No. 08, but was renumbered to the No. 21.

Smith ran 3 races in the 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. He debuted at Berlin Raceway finishing 15th. He finished 16th at Thompson Speedway and 17th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NKNPSEC	Pts	Ref
2017	Patriot Motorsports Group	36	Toyota	NSM	GRE	BRI	SBO	SBO	MEM	BLN 15	TMP 16		IOW	GLN	LGY	NJM	DOV	24th	84	[1]
2017	Patriot Motorsports Group	32	Chevy									NHA 17						24th	84	[1]

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2016	Mike Holleran	38	Toyota	IRW	KCR	TUS 11	OSS	CNS 11	SON 28	SLS 13	IOW	EVG				MER 7		13th	263	[2]
	Bob Wood	14	Ford										DCS 19
	Mike Holleran	38												UMC 14	UMC 10		AAS 20
2017	Kart Idaho Racing	30		TUS	KCR	IRW 19	IRW 14	SPO 16	OSS 18	CNS 19			EVG 10	DCS 14	MER 10	AAS 13	KCR 14	15th	333	[3]
	Mike Holleran	38									SON 24
	Kart Idaho Racing	39										IOW 24
2021		08	Ford	PHO	SON	IRW	CNS	IRW	PIR 8									17th	106	[4]
2021		38								LVS 12	AAS 6	PHO						17th	106	[4]
2022		08		PHO	IRW Wth													57th	30	[5]
2022	Lowden Motorsports	21	Toyota		IRW 14	KCR	PIR	SON	IRW	EVG	PIR	AAS	LVS	PHO				57th	30	[5]

"Stafford Smith – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
"Stafford Smith – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
"Stafford Smith – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
"Stafford Smith – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
"Stafford Smith – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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