Smith started riding off-road at the age of four and over the following decade managed to record notable results as he moved up through the amateur ranks.
[2] After being acknowledged as being one of the fastest up-and-coming young riders in America, Smith was then signed by the GEICO Honda in 2013 whilst still in the amateur ranks.
Smith also featured in the top-ten several times during his debut AMA National Motocross Championship season in 2015, with a sixth overall at the third round proving his speed in the class.
He showed similar promise in the 2016 AMA Supercross Championship as he moved to the 250SX West class, finishing third at the second round to achieve his first professional podium.
[5] After finishing eighth overall in supercross, Smith started the AMA Motocross season on a similarly strong point, with second in race one at the opening round.
A crash early in the fine brought an end to his title hopes and not finishing the event saw him drop to fourth in the overall standings.
Following this, he competed in a full AMA Motocross season in the 250 class, recording two third place race finishes and ending the year in tenth overall.
[10] After the tough period at Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Smith moved to the Fire Power Honda team for the 2022 season.