Sammy
Smith
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DATE OF BIRTH
06/04/2004
HOMETOWN
Johnston, Iowa
CREW CHIEF
Cory Shea
TEAM
JR Motorsports
DATE OF BIRTH
06/04/2004
HOMETOWN
Johnston, Iowa
CREW CHIEF
Cory Shea
TEAM
JR Motorsports
2026 SEASON
VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
7
POINTS
2352
POINTS BEHIND
-125
RACES
33
WINS
1
TOP 10's
16
TOP 5's
9
POLES
0
DNF
2
LAPS LED
52
AVG. START
10.909
AVG. FINISH
11.636
Bio
Sammy Smith competes full time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Smith earned his first series victory at Phoenix Raceway, winning the 2023 spring race at 18 years old with Joe Gibbs Racing. He has four wins in four consecutive seasons, most recently at Talladega Superspeedway in October 2026. Smith captured his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in October 2026 at Talladega Superspeedway. He also won back-to-back ARCA Menards Series East championships in 2021 with Joe Gibbs Racing and 2022 with Kyle Busch Motorsports.
SAMMY SMITH STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
Daytona International Speedway
12
5
36
EchoPark Speedway
8
30
12
Circuit of The Americas
10
3
38
Phoenix Raceway
7
6
46
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
4
5
32
Darlington Raceway
18
9
28
Martinsville Speedway
9
3
39
Rockingham Speedway
19
12
29
Bristol Motor Speedway
16
13
24
Kansas Speedway
11
16
26
Talladega Superspeedway
13
4
42
Texas Motor Speedway
15
13
24
Watkins Glen International
10
16
23
Dover Motor Speedway
18
9
28
Charlotte Motor Speedway
8
11
26
Nashville Superspeedway
8
10
29
Pocono Raceway
5
19
22
Naval Base Coronado
10
5
39
Sonoma Raceway
13
11
35
Chicagoland Speedway
10
13
24
EchoPark Speedway
5
18
37
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
10
19
19
Iowa Speedway
9
17
34
Daytona International Speedway
5
36
7
Darlington Raceway
11
4
40
World Wide Technology Raceway
12
8
31
Bristol Motor Speedway
8
10
32
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
23
15
22
Charlotte Motor Speedway
13
16
23
Phoenix Raceway
9
5
42
Talladega Superspeedway
11
1
63
Martinsville Speedway
6
7
36
Homestead-Miami Speedway
14
15
23
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2026
7
1
9
16
0
52
10.91
11.64
2026
97
1
1
1
0
21
11.33
15.00
2025
8
1
8
18
1
62
11.55
14.03
2025
84
0
1
3
0
32
5.50
9.00
2024
11
1
7
16
0
65
13.82
15.18
2024
83
0
1
3
0
0
18.75
9.00
2023
6
1
6
15
2
334
9.06
15.36
2023
102
0
0
0
0
0
20.00
14.00
2022
30
0
1
3
0
18
6.89
17.56