Jack Thomas Smith (May 24, 1923 – October 17, 2001) was an American stock car racer.
Jack got his start in the automotive industry by working in his father shop at a young age.
He began racing against local bootleggers on rough dirt tracks and asphalt superspeedways, and across fields.
As a result during a time when teams started to get a stranglehold in the sport, engineer Ray Nichols approached Jack to run his car in select races in 1960.
After his racing career ended, he focused on his transmission business, He died from congestive heart failure on October 17, 2001.