1. Samuel L Smith was born on June 4,2004 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
26 Facts About Sammy Smith
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Sammy Smith competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 8 Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 07 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports.
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Sammy Smith has competed in the CARS Tour, where he has driven for car owners Barry Nelson, Marcus Richmond, and Donnie Wilson as well as Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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Sammy Smith began racing at the age of 8 in go-karts and then began racing legends cars and late models.
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Sammy Smith made his debut in the CARS Tour in May 2019, driving the No 12 Toyota for Barry Nelson.
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Sammy Smith would run five more races for Nelson that year and another in 2020, before running two races in the No 19 for Marcus Richmond.
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Sammy Smith returned to Nelson's team in 2021 to compete in the race at Orange County Speedway.
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Sammy Smith competed full-time in the CARS Series in the Super Late Model Tour in 2020, driving the No 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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In 2021, KBM decided to temporarily close down their late model team, so Sammy Smith moved to Wilson Motorsports for his late model starts that year.
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Sammy Smith again entered the World Series of Asphalt and won the race driving the team's No 22 car.
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On February 3,2021, it was announced that Sammy Smith would compete in the first five races of the ARCA Menards Series East season as well as the West Series season-finale at Phoenix, all in Joe Gibbs Racing's No 18 car.
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At Southern National Motorsports Park, Sammy Smith would pick up his third win of the season.
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Sammy Smith returned to the East Series in 2022, this time driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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Sammy Smith started the season on a high note, winning the season opener race at New Smyrna, after starting from the pole and leading 167 laps.
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Sammy Smith scored another win the in following race at Five Flags, leading 107 laps.
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Sammy Smith would run the main ARCA Menards Series schedule full-time, but because he will not turn 18 until June 4,2022, he would skip four races at the larger tracks, Daytona, Talladega, Kansas, and Charlotte.
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Sammy Smith earned his first main ARCA win at Berlin, leading the final 8 laps after race leader, Daniel Dye, suffered a mechanical problem.
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Sammy Smith would get a second win in the following week at Elko, dominating the race and leading 233 laps.
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On June 9,2022, it was announced that Sammy Smith would drive for eight races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, starting at Road America.
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On September 26,2023, it was announced that Sammy Smith would leave JGR after the 2023 season and move to JR Motorsports in the No 8 car for 2024.
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Sammy Smith started the season with a 23rd place finish at Daytona.
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Sammy Smith made the playoffs as the 12 seed with 0 wins, 4 top 5s, and 13 top 10s.
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Sammy Smith started the 2025 season with a 24th-place finish at Daytona.
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At Rockingham, Sammy Smith finished second to Jesse Love, but Love was disqualified after failing post race inspection; as a result, Sammy Smith earned his first win of 2025.
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On February 3,2023, it was announced that Sammy Smith would make his Truck Series debut in the 2023 season-opener at Daytona, filling in for Taylor Gray in the Tricon Garage No 17 truck due to Gray still being 17 years old and therefore not able to race there.
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Spire Motorsports announced on March 27,2024, that Sammy Smith was added to the No 7 Chevrolet Silverado for a four-race schedule.