Brad Smith (racing driver)
{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Brad Smith
| image = Brad Smith at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in 2024.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Smith before the race at Fairgrounds Speedway in 2024
| birth_name = Bradley Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|09}}
| birth_place = Shelby Township, Michigan, U.S.
| related to =
| Total_ARCA_Races = 444
| Years_In_ARCA = 32
| ARCA_Car_Team = No. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
| Best_ARCA_Pos = 5th (2021)
| First_ARCA_Race = 1988 Stewart-Warner Track Force 150 (Rockford)
| Last_ARCA_Race = 2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| First_ARCA_Win =
| Last_ARCA_Win =
| ARCA_Wins = 0
| ARCA_Top_Tens = 2
| ARCA_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_East_Races = 30
| Years_In_ARCA_East = 6
| ARCA_East_Car_Team = No. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 5th (2022)
| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
| Last_ARCA_East_Race = 2025 Rockingham ARCA 125 (Rockingham)
| First_ARCA_East_Win =
| Last_ARCA_East_Win =
| ARCA_East_Wins = 0
| ARCA_East_Top_Tens = 0
| ARCA_East_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 4
| Years_In_ARCA_West = 4
| ARCA_West_Car_Team = No. 48 (Brad Smith Motorsports)
| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 63rd (2021)
| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| First_ARCA_West_Win =
| Last_ARCA_West_Win =
| ARCA_West_Wins = 0
| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 0
| ARCA_West_Poles = 0
| updated = April 19, 2025
}}
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
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File:48 Brad Smith 2017 Road America 100 ARCA.jpg in 2017]]
File:48BradSmithBesideCar2019ShoreLunch200.jpg in 2019]]
File:Smith_at_Daytona_2020.jpg in 2020]]
File:Brad Smith 48 ARCA car at Mid-Ohio 2022.jpg in 2022]]
An oil fire at Talladega Superspeedway in 2003 burned Smith's face and arms, resulting in a hospital stay.{{cite news |last1=Brudenell |first1=Mike |title=A Racing Love Affair |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30459009/detroit-free-press/ |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |work=Detroit Free Press |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 9, 2010}} In the late 2000s, Smith hosted students from the University of Northwestern Ohio on his racing crew.
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.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2451157-brad-smith-injury-updates-on-arca-drivers-ankle-after-crash-at-talladega/|title=Brad Smith Injured In a Crash At Talladega|last=Daniels|first=Tim|work=bleacherreport.com|accessdate=2015-05-02}} Press reports indicated that the crash fractured Smith's left ankle, although Smith later described the injury as a sprain.{{cite web |title=Dropping The Hammer: Guest ARCA Driver Brad Smith |url=https://www.spreaker.com/user/thegruelingtruth/2020-09-25-156?autoplay=1 |website=Spreaker |accessdate=October 11, 2020}} A planned full-time season was derailed, as Smith needed a wheelchair for five months following the crash.{{cite news |last1=Brudenell |title=Smith arguably the toughest driver in ARCA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30460402/detroit-free-press/ |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=June 10, 2016}} He returned for a full season the following year and received the General Tire Spirit Award.{{cite web |title=General Tire Presents Spirit Award To Veteran Driver Brad Smith |url=https://www.aftermarketnews.com/general-tire-presents-spirit-award-to-veteran-driver-brad-smith/ |website=After Market News |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |date=December 13, 2016}} Smith was driving for James Hylton Motorsports in 2018 when Hylton was killed in a hauler accident.{{cite web |title=NASCAR, racing communities react to the death of James Hylton |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/04/28/nascar-community-reacts-to-the-death-of-longtime-driver-james-hylton/ |website=NASCAR on NBC |publisher=NBC Sports |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |date=April 28, 2018}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Pohly |first1=George |title=Brad Smith, brother stay in ARCA racing with crew that's 'like family' |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/sports/brad-smith-brother-stay-in-arca-racing-with-crew-thats-like-family/article_dc072178-894a-11e9-9dc3-97e8328d1386.html |website=Macomb Daily |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |date=June 7, 2019}} In 2020, Smith claimed his first series top-ten at Winchester Speedway; the finish came in his 363rd start.{{cite web |last1=Kaminski |first1=Steve |title=Michigan driver posts first ARCA top-10 finish in 363rd career start |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/09/michigan-driver-posts-first-arca-top-10-finish-in-363rd-career-start.html |website=MLive |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |date=September 19, 2020}} 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. He has been married and divorced twice. Smith graduated from Utica Eisenhower High School.
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.)
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! colspan=32| 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 ! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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1988
! 67 ! Chrysler | DAY | ATL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | FRS | PCS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ACS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | ATL | colspan=6| ! 16th ! - |
1991
! 40 ! Chrysler | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | ATL | colspan=5| ! 147th ! - |
rowspan=2| 1995
! 43 ! Pontiac | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=23| ! rowspan=2| 59th ! rowspan=2| - |
rowspan=3| Wayne Peterson Racing
! rowspan=3| 06 ! rowspan=2| Pontiac | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF | DSF | SLM | WIN | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL | colspan=4| |
rowspan=3| 1996
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF | LVL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | colspan=14| ! rowspan=3| 30th ! rowspan=3| - |
Chevy
| colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | FRS | TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | colspan=10| |
Ken Schrader Racing
! 51 ! Chevy | colspan=15| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | CLT | ATL |
rowspan=3| 1998
! colspan=3| Info not available | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | colspan=19| ! rowspan=3| NA ! rowspan=3| 0 |
Southtown Motorsports
! 9 ! Ford | colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | ATL | colspan=3| |
rowspan=2| Brad Smith Motorsports
! rowspan=2| 26 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=17| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX | WIN | colspan=6| |
rowspan=2| 1999
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC | colspan=14| ! rowspan=2| 78th ! rowspan=2| - |
Wayne Peterson Racing
! 06 ! Pontiac | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KIL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | colspan=4| |
2000
! rowspan=22| Brad Smith Motorsports ! rowspan=20| 26 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | SLM | AND | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT | KIL | FRS | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | colspan=5| ! NA ! - |
rowspan=2| 2001
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | colspan=14| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | ! rowspan=2| 14th ! rowspan=2| 2685 |
Chevy
| colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL |
rowspan=2| 2002
! Ford | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | colspan=4| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT | colspan=3| ! rowspan=2| 16th ! rowspan=2| 3275 |
Chevy
| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN | colspan=8| |
rowspan=2| 2003
! Ford | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LER | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | colspan=3| ! rowspan=2| 16th ! rowspan=2| 3610 |
Chevy
| colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN | colspan=17| |
2004
! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LER | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | colspan=3| ! 14th ! 3735 |
rowspan=2| 2005
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAN | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 16th ! rowspan=2| 3285 |
Pontiac
| colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL | colspan=6| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LER | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM | colspan=3| |
2006
! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | colspan=2| ! 14th ! 3750 |
2007
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TOL | colspan=2| ! 16th ! 3355 |
rowspan=3| 2008
! Dodge | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=24| ! rowspan=3| 17th ! rowspan=3| 3360 |
Ford
| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NJE | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | colspan=4| |
Chevy
| colspan=19| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | colspan=5| |
2009
! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MFD | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NJE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR | colspan=4| ! 14th ! 3310 |
rowspan=2| 2010
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PBE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFD | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=6| ! rowspan=2| 16th ! rowspan=2| 3145 |
Chevy
| colspan=19| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | colspan=5| |
rowspan=3| 2011
! Dodge | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | colspan=23| ! rowspan=3| 12th ! rowspan=3| 2410 |
rowspan=3| Ford
| colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | colspan=6| |
94
| colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | colspan=21| |
rowspan=2| 2012
! 26 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | colspan=21| ! rowspan=2| 79th ! rowspan=2| 250 |
Wayne Peterson Racing
! 0 ! Ford | colspan=4| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TOL | ELK | POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | colspan=5| |
rowspan=3| 2013
! 17 ! Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | ISF | MAD | colspan=9| ! rowspan=3| 40th ! rowspan=3| 690 |
Josh Williams Motorsports
! 02 ! Ford | colspan=16| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | IOW | colspan=7| |
Hixson Motorsports
! 3 ! Chevy | colspan=18| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=4| |
rowspan=2| 2014
! 48 ! Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE | POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | colspan=5| ! rowspan=2| 11th ! rowspan=2| 2450 |
Wayne Peterson Racing
! 00 ! Chevy | colspan=10| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | colspan=14| |
rowspan=2| 2015
! rowspan=2| James Hylton Motorsports ! 49 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=24| ! rowspan=2| 31st ! rowspan=2| 875 |
48
| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOB | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | colspan=5| |
rowspan=7| 2016
! 23 ! Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=24| ! rowspan=7| 6th ! rowspan=7| 3445 |
Hixson Motorsports
! 2 ! Chevy | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | colspan=23| |
rowspan=2| James Hylton Motorsports
! 48 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=5| |
2
| colspan=3| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | colspan=21| |
Wayne Peterson Racing
! 31 ! Chevy | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | colspan=13| |
James Hylton Motorsports
! 49 ! Ford | colspan=12| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | colspan=12| |
Wayne Peterson Racing
! 0 ! Chevy | colspan=17| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | colspan=7| |
2017
! rowspan=2| James Hylton Motorsports ! rowspan=7| 48 ! rowspan=3| Ford | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=5| ! 8th ! 3530 |
rowspan=2| 2018
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFC484;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | colspan=21| ! rowspan=2| 9th ! rowspan=2| 3250 |
rowspan=5| Brad Smith Motorsports
| colspan=4| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=5| |
rowspan=2| 2019
! Chevy | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | colspan=4| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=5| ! rowspan=2| 7th ! rowspan=2| 3480 |
Ford
| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | TOL | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | colspan=6| |
2020
! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | PHO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| L44 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | colspan=5| ! 6th ! 624 |
rowspan=2| 2021
| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | colspan=6| ! rowspan=2| 5th ! rowspan=2| 567 |
Wayne Peterson Racing
! 06 ! Chevy | colspan=19| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN |
2022
! rowspan=7| Brad Smith Motorsports ! rowspan=3| 48 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | colspan=5| ! 8th ! 709 |
rowspan=3| 2023
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | colspan=6| ! rowspan=3| 6th ! rowspan=3| 686 |
Ford
| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | colspan=7| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | colspan=5| |
69
! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=14| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | colspan=10| |
rowspan=2| 2024
! rowspan=3| 48 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFC484;"| DOV | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | colspan=5| ! rowspan=2| 12th ! rowspan=2| 523 |
Chevy
| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO | colspan=23| |
2025
! Ford | style="background:#DFC484;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | style="background:#;"| TAL |
| KAN
| CLT
| MCH
| BER
| ELK
| LRP
| DOV
| IRP
| IOW
| GLN
| ISF
| MAD
| DSF
| BRI
| SLM
| KAN
| TOL
| colspan=5|
! -*
! -*
|-
| colspan=32|† - Qualified but replaced by Paul Menard
|}
==ARCA Menards Series East==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=15| ARCA Menards Series East results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! {{Tooltip|AMSEC|ARCA Menards Series East classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
---|
2020
! rowspan=5| Brad Smith Motorsports ! rowspan=5| 48 ! rowspan=3| Chevy | NSM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF | colspan=2| ! 13th ! 101 |
2021
| NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI ! 14th ! 146 |
2022
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | ! 5th ! 245 |
rowspan=3| 2023
! Ford | style="background:#DFC484;"| FIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | colspan=2| ! rowspan=3| 10th ! rowspan=3| 186 |
Chevy
| colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI |
Kimmel Racing
! 69 ! Ford | colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | |
2024
! rowspan=2| Brad Smith Motorsports ! rowspan=2| 48 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#DFC484;"| FIF | style="background:#DFC484;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI ! 18th ! 122 |
2025
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | NSH | FRS | DOV | IRP | IOW | BRI ! -* ! -* |
==ARCA Menards Series West==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=19| ARCA Menards Series West results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
---|
2021
! rowspan=5| Brad Smith Motorsports ! rowspan=5| 48 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO | colspan=3| ! 63rd ! 18 |
2022
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | ! 69th ! 10 |
2023
! Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO ! 73rd ! 14 |
2024
! Chevy | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO | KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO ! N/A ! 0 |
2025
! Ford | KER | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO | TUC | CNS | KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS | PHO ! -* ! -* |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Brad Smith (racing driver)}}
- {{Official website|bradsmithmotorsports.com}}
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Brad_Smith}}
- {{Racing-Reference crewchief|Brad_Smith}}
{{Brad Smith Motorsports}}
{{Kimmel Racing}}
{{Wayne Peterson Racing}}
{{James Hylton Motorsports}}
{{Roulo Brothers Racing}}
{{Ken Schrader Racing}}
{{Hixson Motorsports}}
{{Max Force Racing}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Brad}}
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