Paul "Smokey" Smith (born 23 January 1980) is a British professional drift driver from Spalding, Lincolnshire.

He won the British Drift Championship in 2012 after several years of competition.

[1] Smith began drifting in 2004 in a Nissan 200SX at a Silverstone Circuit practice day.

During the following year, he began competing in the UKD1 Autoglym Clubman Championship in a newly built Nissan Skyline R32, finishing the season in second place, missing out on the title by a single point.

Smith competed in the British Drift Championship from 2009, achieving several podium finishes, until 2012, a season in which he showed vast improvement as a driver and won the championship at Knockhill Racing Circuit.