Samuel L. Smith (born June 4, 2004) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
8 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No.
Smith returned to Nelson's team in 2021 to compete in the race at Orange County Speedway.
Smith competed full-time in the CARS Series in the Super Late Model Tour in 2020, driving the No.
[5] In his debut at New Smyrna, Smith would lose the race to Max Gutiérrez in a three-wide photo finish with him and Taylor Gray.
At Dover, JGR entered Ty Gibbs (their full-time driver in the main ARCA Menards Series) in the No.
While the remaining three East Series races were not on his initial schedule, Smith is expected to return to the No.
Smith returned to the East Series in 2022, this time driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
[11] Smith would also 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.
[12] He earned his first main ARCA win at Berlin, leading the final 8 laps after race leader, Daniel Dye, suffered a mechanical problem.
[16] On September 26, 2023, it was announced that Smith will leave JGR after the 2023 season and move to JR Motorsports in the No.
[18] On February 3, 2023, it was announced that Smith would make his Truck Series debut in the 2023 season-opener at Daytona, filling in for Taylor Gray in the Tricon Garage (previously David Gilliland Racing) No.
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