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C. W. Smith (racing driver)

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = C. W. Smith

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|10|28}}

| birth_place = Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|11|04|1947|10|28}}

| death_place = Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_cause = Leukemia

| Best_Busch_Pos = 86th (2002)

| Total_Busch_Races = 7

| Years_In_Busch = 4

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| First_Busch_Race = 2001 Subway 300 (Talladega)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2005 Winn-Dixie 250 (Daytona)

}}

C. W. "Skip" Smith (October 28, 1947 – November 4, 2017) was an American stock car racing driver and Pennsylvania state trooper{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/arca/news/raceway-stores-join-smith-brothers-at-talladega/|title=Raceway Stores Join Smith Brothers at Talladega|date=1999-10-11|work=Motorsport.com|accessdate=2017-11-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102213005/https://www.motorsport.com/arca/news/raceway-stores-join-smith-brothers-at-talladega/|archivedate=2017-11-02}} who previously ran 7 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and 24 ARCA Racing Series races between 1994 and 2005.

Racing career

Smith drove in 24 ARCA Racing Series races from 1994 to 2004 in his self-owned #67 Chevrolet. Never running more than four races in one season, Smith finished as high as 66th in points (in 1996) and failed to qualify just once in his 22 attempts. He finished his ARCA career following 2004, having run on just three different tracks (Daytona, Talladega, and his native Pocono), posting six top-tens (with a best finish of 6th), and nine DNFs in 21 career races.

Smith took his ARCA team up to the NASCAR Busch Series beginning in 1999. Along with Daytona and Talladega (Pocono not being on the schedule), he would also attempt races at Rockingham and Michigan. He would attempt 15 races between 1999 and 2005, making the field seven of those times.

Acquiring sponsorship from Panasonic for the 2002 season,{{cite journal|last=Grumet|first=Tobey|date=October 2002|title=Technology At Speed|journal=Popular Mechanics|publisher=Hearst Communications|location=New York|volume=179|issue=10|pages=38–40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AtEDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22C.W.+Smith%22+%22Busch+Series%22&pg=PA38|accessdate=2017-11-02}} he is perhaps best known for his performance in that year's Aaron's 312 at Talladega. Making it through The Big One on lap 15 took out 27 cars, Smith was running in the top 10 for most of the race until overheating issues ended his day on lap 75 of 117. Despite the DNF, Smith would still finish the race in 13th, his best finish in the series.

Smith would retire following the 2005 season, ending his career with two top-15 finishes and six DNFs.

Personal life

Smith was a graduate of Williamsport Area Community College and the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, serving as a Pennsylvania state trooper for 35 years. His son Jason Smith won the Pro Stock track championship at Selinsgrove Speedway in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2017/story/_/id/21314623/sad-news-cw-skip-smith|title=Sad News - C.W. "Skip" Smith|date=6 November 2017|work=Jayski.com|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2017-11-11}}

Smith died of leukemia on November 4, 2017.

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

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

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=42| NASCAR Busch 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

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1999

! rowspan=10| Smith Brothers Motorsports

! rowspan=10| 67

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| TEX

| NSV

| BRI

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| CAL

| NHA

| RCH

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| MEM

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/1999/B|title=C. W. Smith – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

2000

! Pontiac

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| NSV

| TAL

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| MYB

| GLN

| MLW

| NZH

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| MEM

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2000/B|title=C. W. Smith – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

2001

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
36

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| KEN

| MLW

| GLN

| CHI

| GTY

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 126th

! 55

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2001/B|title=C. W. Smith – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2002

! Pontiac

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR
DNQ

| PHO

| HOM

|

! rowspan=2| 86th

! rowspan=2| 194

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2002/B|title=C. W. Smith – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

rowspan=3| Chevy

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
14

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
30

| CHI

| GTY

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| colspan=4|

2003

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| TAL

| NSH

| CAL

| RCH

| GTY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2003/B|title=C. W. Smith – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2004

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
39

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
15

| CAL

| GTY

| RCH

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
39

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| IRP

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 94th

! rowspan=2| 210

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2004/B|title=C. W. Smith – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

Pontiac

| colspan=22|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH
DNQ

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| PHO

| DAR

| HOM

|

rowspan=2| 2005

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAL

| MXC

| LVS

| ATL

| NSH

| BRI

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| DAR

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=2| 135th

! rowspan=2| 52

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2005/B|title=C. W. Smith – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

Dodge

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
37

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

=ARCA Re/Max Series=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| ARCA Re/Max 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|ARMC|ARCA Re/Max Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1994

! rowspan=5| Smith Brothers Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 28

! rowspan=5| Chevy

| DAY

| TAL

| FIF

| LVL

| KIL

| TOL

| FRS

| MCH

| DMS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
22

| POC

| KIL

| FRS

| INF

| I70

| ISF

| DSF

| TOL

| SLM

| WIN

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 140th

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/1994/A|title=C. W. Smith – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

1995

| DAY

| ATL

| TAL

| FIF

| KIL

| FRS

| MCH

| I80

| MCS

| FRS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
34

| KIL

| FRS

| SBS

| LVL

| ISF

| DSF

| SLM

| WIN

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 96th

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/1995/A|title=C. W. Smith – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 1996

! 67

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
22

| ATL

| SLM

| colspan=22|

! rowspan=2| 66th

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/1996/A|title=C. W. Smith – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 28

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
14

| FIF

| LVL

| CLT

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| KIL

| FRS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
10

| MCH

| FRS

| TOL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
26

| MCH

| INF

| SBS

| ISF

| DSF

| KIL

| SLM

| WIN

| CLT

| ATL

1997

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| ATL

| SLM

| CLT

| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
6

| MCH

| SBS

| TOL

| KIL

| FRS

| MIN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
10

| MCH

| DSF

| GTW

| SLM

| WIN

| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
7

| ISF

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
DNQ

| colspan=3|

! 81st

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/1997/A|title=C. W. Smith – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

1999

! rowspan=3| Smith Brothers Motorsports

! rowspan=3| 28

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| SLM

| AND

| CLT

| MCH

| POC

| TOL

| SBS

| BLN

| POC

| KIL

| FRS

| FLM

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| SLM

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
19

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 112th

! 135

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/1999/A|title=C. W. Smith – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

2000

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
38

| SLM

| AND

| CLT

| KIL

| FRS

| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
24

| TOL

| KEN

| BLN

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC
DNQ

| WIN

| ISF

| KEN

| DSF

| SLM

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
39

| ATL

| colspan=5|

! 88th

! 210

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2000/A|title=C. W. Smith – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

rowspan=3| 2001

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
38

| NSH

| WIN

| SLM

| GTY

| KEN

| CLT

| KAN

| MCH

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
11

| NSH

| ISF

| CHI

| DSF

| SLM

| TOL

| BLN

| CLT

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=3| 72nd

! rowspan=3| 470

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2001/A|title=C. W. Smith – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

Venturini Motorsports

! 25

! Chevy

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
26

| MEM

| GLN

| KEN

| MCH

| colspan=11|

rowspan=3| Smith Brothers Motorsports

! 8

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
15

| ATL

2002

! rowspan=2| 42

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
25

| ATL

| NSH

| SLM

| KEN

| CLT

| KAN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
28

| MCH

| TOL

| SBO

| KEN

| BLN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
10

| NSH

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
33

| CLT

| colspan=3|

! 67th

! 440

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2002/A|title=C. W. Smith – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

2003

| DAY

| ATL

| NSH

| SLM

| TOL

| KEN

| CLT

| BLN

| KAN

| MCH

| LER

| POC

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC
DNQ

| NSH

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
9

| CLT

| SBO

| colspan=3|

! 124th

! 185

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2003/A|title=C. W. Smith – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

2004

! Wayne Peterson Racing

! 06

! Chevy

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

| KEN

| TOL

| CLT

| KAN

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
36

| SBO

| BLN

| KEN

| GTW

| POC

| LER

| NSH

| ISF

| TOL

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| colspan=3|

! 182nd

! 50

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/smithc.01/2004/A|title=C. W. Smith – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 12, 2023}}

References

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External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|C_W_Smith}}

{{Venturini Motorsports}}

{{Wayne Peterson Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, C. W.}}

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