Zane Smith (racing driver)

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Zane Smith
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Smith at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornZane Michael Smith
(1999-06-09) June 9, 1999 (age 24)
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Achievements 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Champion
2015 World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion
Awards2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Most Popular Driver
2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2018 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
2015 CARS Super Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
17 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 71 (Spire Motorsports)
2023 position46th
Best finish46th (2023)
First race 2022 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Gateway)
Last race 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Texas)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
12 races run over 3 years
2023 position84th
Best finish25th (2019)
First race 2019 Boyd Gaming 300 (Las Vegas)
Last race 2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 (Nashville)
WinsTop tens Poles
080
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
94 races run over 6 years
Truck no., teamNo. 91 (McAnally-Hilgemann Racing)
2023 position7th
Best finish1st (2022)
First race 2018 Eaton 200 (Gateway)
Last race 2024 Weather Guard Truck Race (Bristol)
First win 2020 Henry Ford Health System 200 (Michigan)
Last win 2023 XPEL 225 (Austin)
WinsTop tens Poles
9593
ARCA Menards Series career
38 races run over 5 years
Best finish2nd (2018)
First race 2016 Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic (Salem)
Last race 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
First win 2018 Music City 200 (Fairgrounds)
Last win 2018 ModSpace 150 (Pocono)
WinsTop tens Poles
4263
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish25th (2017)
First race 2017 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna)
Last race 2017 Zombie Auto 125 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
ARCA Menards Series West career
5 races run over 4 years
Best finish34th (2020)
First race 2017 NAPA Auto Parts Tucson 150 (Tucson)
Last race 2021 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of November 3, 2023.

Zane Michael Smith (born June 9, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports in an alliance with Trackhouse Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. He won the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship driving for Front Row Motorsports.

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Smith previously drove full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series for GMS Racing, finishing second in the championship in 2020 and 2021. He also placed runner-up in the 2018 ARCA Menards Series standings for MDM Motorsports. Part-time stints have come in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports and Stadium Super Trucks.

Racing career

Early career

First racing BMX, Smith moved to go-kart racing in 2004 and won championships for five consecutive years before moving up to legends car racing. [1] He raced super late models in 2015, recording victories in the World Series of Asphalt, Pro All Stars Series and the CARS Tour, as well as garnering a runner-up finish in the Snowball Derby. [2]

ARCA

2016

On the heels of his successes racing late models, Smith tested an ARCA Menards Series car with Mason Mitchell Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway in January 2016. [3] A wake skating injury limited Smith's racing slate in early 2016, but he later returned for two ARCA races with Venturini Motorsports. [1] In late summer 2016, Smith left his SLM team in hopes of finding more ARCA experience in 2017. [4]

2017

In late 2016, Smith signed with Venturini to drive all but two races of the 2017 ARCA Menards Series schedule in the organization's No. 55 entry. Noah Gragson was slated to fill the other two races, which Smith couldn't race due to age restrictions. [5] Smith, going for Rookie of the Year honors, joined the same crew that led Dalton Sargeant to the award the previous year. [6] He also drove a partial schedule in the ARCA Menards Series East, debuting in the series for Calabrese Motorsports at the beginning of 2017. [7] He also replaced Ryan Partridge for the season opener of the ARCA West season after Partridge could not obtain a license in time. [8] Smith was named to the 2017 NASCAR Next class in April 2017. [9] The team and driver agreed to part ways in the middle of August, after eight top-tens in eleven races. [10] Smith later signed on with MDM Motorsports for three races towards the end of the season. [11] The races yielded two poles and as many runner-up finishes. [12]

2018

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Smith's 2018 ARCA car

On November 6, 2017, Smith re-signed with MDM for the 2018 season to run full-time in their No. 41 Toyota. [12] He scored his first win in the second race of the season, outlasting teammate Sheldon Creed and bested his three previous runner-up finishes. [13] Two races later, Smith beat Joe Graf Jr. at Talladega Superspeedway in ARCA's closest-ever finish, where the sanctioning body had to use photos to determine who won the race because timing systems scored the margin of victory at .00 seconds. [14] In the next race, Smith went three-wide with Chandler Smith (no relation) and lapped car Mike Basham to take the lead after the midway point of the race [15] and later passed MDM teammate Chase Purdy for the win with less than ten laps to go. [16] Smith secured the victory with the help of 2017 ARCA champion Austin Theriault, who was atop the spotters' box for the win at Toledo Speedway. [17] Also in May 2018, it was announced that Smith for a second straight year returned to the NASCAR Next program. [18] At a race at Salem Speedway late in the season, Smith and Michael Self got together multiple times, eventually causing Smith's radiator to quit working in the middle of the race. Smith returned to the track with a premeditated intention of payback, slowing down until Self passed and burying him in the outside wall. Smith later bragged about the incident in a MAVTV interview. [19] ARCA fined him $5,000 and 100 points, a punishment many in the industry considered too lenient. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Scott Heckert worried about drivers' health if purposeful blunt-force collisions are allowed. [20] At the end of the season, Smith was second in point standings, despite the penalty. He later said that he wasn't set on a full-time schedule at the beginning of the year, but ran well enough to sell sponsorships for the remainder of the schedule. [21]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2018

In June 2018, Smith announced his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut with DGR-Crosley in their No. 54 truck at Gateway Motorsports Park. The deal came together the week of the race, as Smith had to rush to get all of his licenses prepared in time. [22] He would start 10th and finish 5th.

2020

Smith joined GMS Racing for the full 2020 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. [23] On August 7, he won his first career Truck Series race at Michigan when he passed leader Christian Eckes on the final lap in overtime. [24] He scored his second win two weeks later at Dover after holding off Matt Crafton and Brett Moffitt on the final restart. [25] Smith reached the final round as the only non-playoff race winner of the four remaining championship drivers, where he finished runner-up in the season finale at Phoenix and the standings to GMS teammate Sheldon Creed. [26] In addition to NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors, he was voted the Truck Series' Most Popular Driver. [27]

2021

Smith returned to GMS Racing in 2021. On October 30, he won his third career NASCAR Truck Series race after Stewart Friesen spun Todd Gilliland in front of the field at Martinsville, the win locked Smith into the Championship race at Phoenix. In the season finale at Phoenix, Zane was passed with 8 laps to go and finished fifth in the race and second in points to eventual champion Ben Rhodes.

2022

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Smith's No. 38 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

On November 30, 2021, Smith was announced as the driver of the Front Row Motorsports No. 38 truck in 2022. [28] In the 2022 season, Smith scored his fourth career Truck Series win in the season opener at Daytona after holding off Ben Rhodes in overtime after nearly winning in regulation. [29] Smith finished in second place at Las Vegas, but was disqualified after a post-race inspection found a lug nut violation. [30] Smith finished fifth the next race at Atlanta. Zane got his second win of the season at Circuit of the Americas after Alex Bowman collided with front runners Stewart Friesen and Kyle Busch, Smith also won both stages. Following the 2022 CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway, Smith clinched the regular season championship. [31] On November 4, Smith claimed his first Truck Series championship after winning at Phoenix. It was also Front Row Motorsports' first NASCAR championship. [32]

2023

Smith began the 2023 season by winning at Daytona for the second year in a row. [33] He also won at the Circuit of the Americas and scored eight top-five finishes during the regular season. During the playoffs, Smith made it to the Round of 8. He finished second at Homestead, but was disqualified and eliminated after post-race inspection discovered unapproved windshield supports. [34]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

2019

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Smith's 2019 Xfinity car

On December 18, 2018, it was announced that Smith would drive the No. 9 JR Motorsports entry in the Xfinity Series for eight races in 2019, most coming at short tracks. [35] The deal came after an agreement for a full Truck Series season with GMS Racing did not materialize. [21] On January 25, 2019, it was revealed that Smith would switch over to the No. 8 entry as Noah Gragson would take over the No. 9 entry. [36]

2021

In May 2021, Smith returned to the Xfinity Series as a substitute driver for Justin Haley, who was unavailable due to COVID-19 protocols, in the No. 11 of Kaulig Racing at Dover.

2023

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Smith, no. 28 car, among the cars that finished the race.

In June 2023, Smith raced in the Xfinity Series again, this time at Nashville. He drove the No. 28 for RSS Racing, replacing Kyle Sieg, who raced the No. 29. Smith finished 7th at Nashville.

NASCAR Cup Series

2022

On June 2, 2022, RFK Racing driver Chris Buescher tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the Cup Series race at Gateway. Smith was announced as the driver to replace Buescher. It was his first race in the Cup Series. [37] He finished on the lead lap in 17th after starting 32nd.

2023

Smith drove the Front Row Motorsports No. 36 to a 13th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. He drove the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 at Martinsville after Cody Ware was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for a felony assault by strangulation as well as a misdemeanor assault on a woman in Iredell County, North Carolina. [38]

2024

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Smith's No. 71 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024

On September 16, 2023, Smith signed a multi-year deal with Trackhouse Racing. As part of a partnership deal, Smith will drive Spire Motorsports' third team in 2024, and is expected to join Trackhouse full-time in a third team in 2025. [39]

Other racing

On August 8, 2020, Smith made his Stadium Super Trucks debut at Road America, a day after he won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Michigan; Creed, a two-time SST champion, also competed. [40] [41] Smith finished fifth and sixth in the day's two races. [42]

Smith and his teammate Harrison Burton won the 2023 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge event at Daytona International Speedway on January 27, 2023.

Personal life

Smith was born in Huntington Beach, California. He is the son of Mike Smith, who runs the professional off-road racing team, Herbst-Smith Fabrication. [43] Trucks built by Hersbt-Smith have won the Baja 1000 over 10 times. [44] Smith is married to McCall Gaulding, the younger sister of fellow race car driver Gray Gaulding.

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.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2022 RFK Racing 17 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW
17
SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 49th01 [45]
2023 Front Row Motorsports 36 Ford DAY
13
CAL LVS 46th01 [46]
38 PHO
31
ATL COA RCH BRD TAL
37
DOV KAN DAR CLT
10
GTW SON
34
NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX
24
TAL ROV
30
LVS HOM MAR PHO
Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford MAR
34
2024 Spire Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY
13
ATL
35
LVS
36
PHO
29
BRI
36
COA
19
RCH
35
MAR
31
TEX
26
TAL
DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [47]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2023 Front Row Motorsports Ford 1713
2024 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1413

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2019 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY ATL LVS
24
PHO CAL TEX BRI
11
RCH
6
TAL DOV
9
CLT POC MCH IOW
5
CHI
17
DAY KEN NHA IOW
9
GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH
8
ROV DOV
9
KAN TEX PHO
5
HOM 25th322 [48]
2021 Kaulig Racing 11 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV
36
COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 103rd01 [49]
2023 RSS Racing 28 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH
7
CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 84th01 [50]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW
5
CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 59th32 [51]
2020 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY
11
LVS
6
CLT
3
ATL
5
HOM
37
POC
14
KEN
7
TEX
19
KAN
6
KAN
9*
MCH
1
DRC
13
DOV
1*
GTW
7
DAR
16
RCH
11
BRI
16
LVS
7
TAL
33
KAN
11
TEX
3
MAR
3
PHO
2
2nd4035 [52]
2021 DAY
16
DRC
40
LVS
6
ATL
6
BRD
7
RCH
14
KAN
7
DAR
16
COA
8
CLT
10
TEX
6
NSH
4
POC
8
KNX
14
GLN
6
GTW
35
DAR
9
BRI
8
LVS
29
TAL
33
MAR
1
PHO
5
2nd4032 [53]
2022 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY
1
LVS
36
ATL
5
COA
1
MAR
9
BRD
10
DAR
8
KAN
1*
TEX
32
CLT
5
GTW
9
SON
2
KNX
3
NSH
2
MOH
2
POC
13
IRP
3
RCH
9
KAN
4
BRI
2
TAL
17
HOM
2
PHO
1*
1st4040 [54]
2023 DAY
1
LVS
2
ATL
20
COA
1*
TEX
14
BRD
21
MAR
3
KAN
3
DAR
22
NWS
32
CLT
23
GTW
20
NSH
2
MOH
2
POC
34
RCH
3
IRP
5
MLW
12
KAN
5
BRI
24
TAL
32
HOM
34
PHO
25
7th2194 [55]
2024 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 91 Chevy DAY ATL LVS
8
BRI
3
COA MAR TEX
5
KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -*-* [56]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2017 Calabrese Motorsports 43 Toyota NSM
2
GRE BRI
9
SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW GLN LGY NJE DOV 25th77 [57]

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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2016 Venturini Motorsports 66 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM
9
CHI 75th295 [58]
15 KEN
24
KAN
2017 20 DAY
Wth
TAL
Wth
9th3305 [59]
55 NSH
10
SLM
6
TOL
4
ELK
6
POC
4
MCH
23
MAD
2
IOW
13
IRP
7
POC
3
WIN
15
ISF ROA DSF
MDM Motorsports 28 Toyota SLM
2
CHI
8 KEN
2
41 KAN
3
2018 DAY
26
NSH
1*
SLM
2
TAL
1
TOL
1
CLT
5
POC
3
MCH
11
MAD
2
GTW
16
CHI
4
IOW
4
ELK
12
POC
1*
ISF
17
BLN
2
DSF
5
SLM
18
IRP
6
KAN
17
2nd4680 [60]
2020 Steve McGowan Motorsports 17W Chevy DAY PHO
5
TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW I44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 51st40 [61]
2021 DAY PHO
28
TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 116th16 [62]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314AMSWCPtsRef
2017 Sunrise Ford Racing 9 Ford TUS
4
KCR IRW IRW SPO OSS CNS SON IOW EVG DCS MER AAS KCR 40th40 [63]
2019 Steve McGowan Motorsports 17 Chevy LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO
21
62nd23 [64]
2020 17W LVS MMP MMP IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR PHO
26
34th68 [65]
2021 PHO
28
SON
21
IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 45th39 [66]

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year12345SSTCPtsRef
2020 ADE ADE ADE ROA
5
ROA
6
N/A2 [67]

2 Standings were not recorded by the series for the 2020 season

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McGowan Motorsports, also known as Steve McGowan Motorsports or MMI Racing, is an American stock car racing team that competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and the ARCA Menards Series West. The team was founded in 2007 by Steve and Brenn McGowan, and they currently field the No. 17 Chevrolet SS/Toyota Camry part-time for Landen Lewis and Kaden Honeycutt in the ARCA Menards Series, the No. 17 Toyota Camry part-time for Lewis and Honeycutt in the ARCA Menards Series East, and the No. 17 Chevrolet SS/Toyota Camry full-time for Lewis and Honeycutt in the ARCA Menards Series West. The team has a technical alliance with Cook Racing Technologies, in which they operate from their race shop in Mooresville, North Carolina. They previously competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the SRL Southwest Tour.

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