Brad Smith (racing driver)

Brad Smith
Smith before the race at Fairgrounds Speedway in 2024
BornBradley Smith
(1968-10-09) October 9, 1968 (age 56)
Shelby Township, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
443 races run over 31 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
Best finish5th (2021)
First race1988 Stewart-Warner Track Force 150 (Rockford)
Last race2024 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
28 races run over 5 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
Best finish5th (2022)
First race2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
Last race2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
Best finish63rd (2021)
First race2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 7, 2024.

Bradley Smith (born October 9, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 48 Ford Mustang for his team, Brad Smith Motorsports. Smith is a veteran of the series, having made over 400 starts in it since 1988. He made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020 and ARCA Menards Series West in 2021, and he and his team have also competed part-time in those series since then. He is the younger brother of fellow driver Jeff Smith.

Racing career

Smith at Road America in 2017
Smith at Madison in 2019
Smith at Daytona in 2020
Smith at Mid-Ohio in 2022

An oil fire at Talladega Superspeedway in 2003 burned Smith's face and arms, resulting in a hospital stay.[1] In the late 2000s, Smith hosted students from the University of Northwestern Ohio on his racing crew.[1]

During the 2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 at Talladega, Austin Wayne Self spun in the tri-oval, and collected Smith's racecar, which went pinballing off both the outside and inside retaining walls.[2] Press reports indicated that the crash fractured Smith's left ankle, although Smith later described the injury as a sprain.[3] A planned full-time season was derailed, as Smith needed a wheelchair for five months following the crash.[4] He returned for a full season the following year and received the General Tire Spirit Award.[5] Smith was driving for James Hylton Motorsports in 2018 when Hylton was killed in a hauler accident.[6] The team completed the 2018 season and rebranded as Smith Brothers Racing, led by Smith and his brother Jeff. The group retained many of the same personnel from Hylton's team.[7] In 2020, Smith claimed his first series top-ten at Winchester Speedway; the finish came in his 363rd start.[8] Despite not having much success in 2021, only finishing three races under power and missing Daytona, Smith was able to score his career best points finish, 5th. In 2022, Smith would finish nine races under power and would earn his second career top 10, 10th at Berlin, and ended the season 8th in points. 2023 would see Smith complete five races and improve to 6th in points.

Personal life

Smith was an engineer at General Motors before being laid off in 2019.[7] He has been married and divorced twice.[1] Smith graduated from Utica Eisenhower High School.[1]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AMSC Pts Ref
1988 Smith Brothers Racing 67 Chrysler DAY ATL TAL
DNQ 		FRS PCS ROC
24 		POC
13 		WIN
16 		KIL
24 		ACS
17 		SLM
16 		POC
16 		TAL
DNQ 		DEL
17 		FRS
14 		ISF
23 		DSF
20 		SLM
12 		ATL 16th - [9]
1991 Protocal Racing 40 Chrysler DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH
DNQ 		ISF TOL DSF TWS
27 		ATL 147th - [10]
1995 Sands Racing 43 Pontiac DAY
20 		ATL
28 		59th - [11]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac TAL
42 		FIF KIL FRS MCH
16 		I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL
DNQ
1996 DAY
DNQ 		ATL
20 		SLM TAL
34 		FIF
25 		LVL CLT
31 		CLT
20 		KIL FRS POC 30th - [12]
Chevy MCH
31 		FRS TOL POC
30
Ken Schrader Racing 51 Chevy MCH
28 		INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL
1998 Info not available DAY
DNQ 		ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH NA 0 [13]
Southtown Motorsports 9 Ford POC
31 		SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM CLT
DNQ 		TAL
DNQ 		ATL
Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford TEX
19 		WIN
1999 DAY
DNQ 		ATL
DNQ 		SLM AND CLT MCH
DNQ 		POC TOL SBS BLN POC
DNQ 		78th - [14]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac KIL
28 		FRS
26 		FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL
2000 Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford DAY
DNQ 		SLM AND CLT
DNQ 		KIL FRS MCH
DNQ 		POC
DNQ 		TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL NA - [15]
2001 DAY
DNQ 		NSH
37 		WIN SLM GTY MCH
32 		TAL
DNQ 		14th 2685 [16]
Chevy KEN
40 		CLT
37 		KAN
35 		POC
24 		MEM
33 		GLN
22 		KEN
37 		MCH
38 		POC
38 		NSH
26 		ISF
29 		CHI
27 		DSF
25 		SLM
23 		TOL
21 		BLN
21 		CLT
25 		ATL
23
2002 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CLT
30 		MCH
28 		KEN
24 		POC
23 		NSH
21 		DSF
31 		CHI
19 		SLM
29 		TAL
38 		CLT
32 		16th 3275 [17]
Chevy ATL
40 		NSH
DNQ 		SLM
27 		KEN
27 		KAN
19 		POC
23 		TOL
33 		SBO
28 		BLN
23 		ISF
18 		WIN
12
2003 Ford DAY
DNQ 		ATL
22 		NSH
29 		KEN
26 		CLT
28 		KAN
14 		MCH
21 		LER
25 		POC
16 		POC
15 		NSH
22 		ISF
19 		WIN
21 		DSF
28 		CHI
13 		SLM
23 		TAL
QL† 		CLT
DNQ 		SBO
32 		16th 3610 [18]
Chevy SLM
18 		TOL
23 		BLN
27
2004 Ford DAY
32 		NSH
16 		SLM
20 		KEN
16 		TOL
20 		CLT
35 		KAN
14 		POC
21 		MCH
28 		SBO
20 		BLN
22 		KEN
27 		GTW
18 		POC
17 		LER
19 		NSH
DNQ 		ISF
15 		TOL
29 		DSF
16 		CHI
DNQ 		SLM
16 		TAL
32 		14th 3735 [19]
2005 DAY
DNQ 		NSH
DNQ 		SLM
DNQ 		KEN
19 		TOL
DNQ 		LAN
20 		POC
12 		MCH
38 		KAN
39 		KEN
23 		BLN
22 		POC
17 		NSH
28 		MCH
25 		DSF
35 		CHI
21 		TAL
40 		16th 3285 [20]
Pontiac MIL
25 		GTW
25 		LER
24 		ISF
23 		TOL
29 		SLM
23
2006 Ford DAY
DNQ 		NSH
31 		SLM
20 		WIN
22 		KEN
31 		TOL
34 		POC
18 		MCH
32 		KAN
18 		KEN
22 		BLN
29 		POC
23 		GTW
30 		NSH
24 		MCH
26 		ISF
15 		MIL
24 		TOL
22 		DSF
17 		CHI
26 		SLM
18 		TAL
15 		IOW
20 		14th 3750 [21]
2007 DAY
19 		USA
30 		NSH
31 		SLM
19 		KAN
26 		WIN
15 		KEN
28 		TOL
29 		IOW
29 		POC
31 		MCH
29 		BLN
28 		KEN
35 		POC
40 		NSH
25 		ISF
21 		MIL
19 		GTW
25 		DSF
31 		CHI
23 		SLM
22 		TAL
DNQ 		TOL
DNQ 		16th 3355 [22]
2008 Dodge DAY
29 		17th 3360 [23]
Ford SLM
18 		IOW
25 		KAN
38 		CAR
32 		KEN
27 		TOL
23 		POC
22 		MCH
30 		CAY
15 		KEN
25 		BLN
23 		POC
28 		NSH
26 		ISF
23 		DSF
33 		CHI
23 		SLM
16 		NJE
28 		TOL
19
Chevy TAL
DNQ
2009 Ford DAY
DNQ 		SLM
18 		CAR
29 		TAL
29 		KEN
24 		TOL
18 		POC
27 		MCH
26 		MFD
24 		IOW
25 		KEN
24 		BLN
29 		POC
35 		ISF
34 		CHI
31 		TOL
19 		DSF
21 		NJE
23 		SLM
18 		KAN
28 		CAR
31 		14th 3310 [24]
2010 DAY
24 		PBE
27 		SLM
23 		TEX
30 		TAL
22 		TOL
18 		POC
16 		MCH
24 		IOW
21 		MFD
19 		POC
27 		BLN
24 		NJE
26 		ISF
28 		CHI
28 		DSF
30 		TOL
13 		SLM
22 		KAN
29 		16th 3145 [25]
Chevy CAR
41
2011 Dodge DAY TAL
32 		12th 2410 [26]
Ford SLM
25 		NJE
33 		CHI
26 		POC
22 		MCH
23 		WIN
24 		BLN
23 		IOW
33 		IRP
DNQ 		POC
23 		ISF
19 		MAD
28 		DSF
32 		SLM
25 		KAN
27 		TOL
32
94 TOL
28
2012 26 DAY
DNQ 		MOB SLM TAL 79th 250 [27]
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford TOL
DNQ 		ELK POC MCH
25 		WIN NJE IOW CHI
27 		IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN
2013 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN
25 		ISF MAD 40th 690 [28]
Josh Williams Motorsports 02 Ford DSF
32 		IOW
Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy SLM
27 		KEN
29 		KAN
29
2014 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL
23 		NJE
16 		POC MCH
17 		ELK
19 		WIN
18 		IRP
24 		POC
19 		BLN
18 		ISF
20 		MAD
19 		DSF
15 		SLM
22 		KEN
26 		KAN
19 		11th 2450 [29]
Wayne Peterson Racing 00 Chevy CHI
25
2015 James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford DAY
22 		31st 875 [30]
48 MOB
15 		NSH
20 		SLM
17 		TAL
31 		TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN
2016 Max Force Racing 23 Ford DAY
32 		6th 3445 [31]
Hixson Motorsports 2 Chevy NSH
30
James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford SLM
22 		TOL
23 		NJE
20 		POC
25 		MCH
19 		MAD
15 		WIN
14 		IOW
22 		BLN
13 		ISF
15 		DSF
12 		SLM
17 		KEN
18 		KAN
21
2 TAL
24
Wayne Peterson Racing 31 Chevy IRP
33
James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford POC
18
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Chevy CHI
30
2017 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY
17 		NSH
21 		SLM
17 		TAL
17 		TOL
17 		ELK
17 		POC
31 		MCH
20 		MAD
16 		IOW
17 		IRP
24 		POC
24 		WIN
19 		ISF
17 		ROA
24 		DSF
21 		SLM
21 		CHI
26 		KEN
26 		KAN
22 		8th 3530 [32]
2018 DAY
23 		NSH
22 		SLM
Wth 		TAL
31 		9th 3250 [33]
Brad Smith Motorsports TOL
16 		CLT
30 		POC
20 		MCH
17 		MAD
14 		GTW
17 		CHI
22 		IOW
15 		ELK
17 		POC
22 		ISF
14 		BLN
16 		DSF
17 		SLM
20 		IRP
22 		KAN
25
2019 Chevy DAY
19 		TAL
16 		CLT
23 		POC
15 		MCH
13 		GTW
15 		CHI
16 		IOW
17 		POC
16 		KAN
20 		7th 3480 [34]
Ford FIF
16 		SLM
19 		NSH
20 		TOL MAD
15 		ELK
19 		ISF
16 		DSF
16 		SLM
18 		IRP
19
2020 Chevy DAY
31 		PHO TAL
20 		POC
13 		IRP
17 		KEN
12 		IOW
19 		KAN
16 		TOL
13 		TOL
14 		MCH
12 		DAY
19 		GTW
19 		L44
13 		TOL
17 		BRI
25 		WIN
9 		MEM
15 		ISF
13 		KAN
15 		6th 624 [35]
2021 DAY PHO
26 		TAL
29 		KAN
16 		TOL
11 		CLT
19 		MOH
16 		POC
16 		ELK
14 		BLN
14 		IOW
19 		WIN
16 		GLN
28 		MCH
11 		ISF
14 		MLW
22 		DSF
14 		BRI
24 		SLM
16 		5th 567 [36]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy KAN
23
2022 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy DAY
28 		PHO
34 		TAL
22 		KAN
18 		CLT
14 		IOW
15 		BLN
10 		ELK
16 		MOH
22 		POC
17 		IRP
16 		MCH
16 		GLN
24 		ISF
21 		MLW
21 		DSF
11 		KAN
13 		BRI
24 		SLM
14 		TOL
15 		8th 709 [37]
2023 DAY
30 		TAL
19 		KAN
24 		CLT
20 		ELK
18 		GLN
20 		ISF
18 		DSF
11 		KAN
14 		BRI
30 		SLM
16 		6th 686 [38]
Ford PHO
30 		BLN
15 		MOH
21 		IOW
15 		POC
17 		MCH
19 		IRP
21 		TOL
16
69 Ford MLW
20
2024 48 DAY
22 		TAL
30 		DOV
Wth 		KAN
23 		CLT
26 		IOW
26 		MOH
24 		BLN
18 		IRP
31 		SLM
21 		ELK
20 		MCH
21 		ISF
19 		MLW
22 		DSF
22 		GLN
28 		BRI
32 		KAN
25 		TOL
12 		12th 530 [39]
Chevy PHO
DNQ
2025 TBA DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BER ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL -* -*
† - Qualified but replaced by Paul Menard

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy NSM TOL
15 		DOV TOL
17 		BRI
25 		FIF
18 		13th 101 [40]
2021 NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM
15 		IOW
19 		MLW
22 		BRI
24 		14th 146 [41]
2022 NSM
15 		FIF
14 		DOV
11 		NSV
13 		IOW
15 		MLW
21 		BRI
24 		5th 245 [42]
2023 Ford FIF
Wth 		DOV
11 		IOW
15 		IRP
21 		10th 186 [43]
Chevy NSV
12 		FRS
13 		BRI
30
Kimmel Racing 69 Ford MLW
20
2024 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Ford FIF
Wth 		DOV
Wth 		NSV
16 		FRS
15 		IOW
26 		IRP
31 		MLW
22 		BRI
32 		18th 122 [44]
2025 TBA FIF CAR NSH FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI -* -*

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy PHO
26 		SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 63rd 18 [45]
2022 PHO
34 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 69th 10 [46]
2023 Ford PHO
30 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 73rd 14 [47]
2024 Chevy PHO
DNQ 		KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO N/A 0 [48]
2025 TBA KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO -* -*

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