The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of mark smith. Smith is no stranger to the dirt but will be making his debut nascar start at the famed dirt track based in rossburg, oh. Smith, a sprint car driver from sunbury, pa, led the nation in winged 360 wins 14 in 2019 and also made his nascar truck series debut at eldora. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. His experience and talent in many ways compliment what logan robertson and i are already bringing to the track that week, said zach daum. Uscs united speed contest sanction with united sprint car series national. Smith, who was once referred to as the next king of the outlaws, finished a careerbest second in the world of outlaws standings in 1992.
Not only is mark smith a pretty fair driver and builder mechanic but he is a heck of a nice guy to boot. Pat cannon of etters smashed the eightlap track record for 358 sprint cars in his qualifier with a time of 2. Mark smith paresultsmidsouth sprint car association2019. Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. Smith also won 19 arctic cat all star circuit of champions features and 222 sprint car features throughout the country. Mark smith stands next to his sprint car before a race earlier this season at selinsgrove speedway. Mark smith captured his second uscs winter heat series win of the weekend at hendry county on saturday. Aug, 2017 the way i gathered it originally, this was a loan. Reutzel and mark smith swapped the lead repeatedly over the next several rounds before smith slipped away, with east bay ace mccarl entering the mix and shuffling reutzel back to third just past the midway point. Al hamiltons first world of outlaws win with keith kauffman came in 1983 when al was posse. The united sprint car series is the premiere sprint car series of the southeast. Mar 02, 2010 takes a tour of the mach 1 chassis shop with owner, fabricator and sprint car driver mark smith. Smith is also a tenured veteran of sprint car racing. Mark has honed his racing skills for years, competing in sprint cars, midget, and the nascar truck series.
The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. At mach 1 chassis, every aspect of the manufacturing process is designed and qualitycontrolled by mark smith, an accomplished open wheel racer himself. Mark smith born july 14, 1971 is an american professional racing driver. Jul 18, 2018 mark smith stands next to his sprint car before a race earlier this season at selinsgrove speedway. Mark smith, owner of tristar motorsports, passed away peacefully in his home on july 22 surrounded by loved ones after a long, private battle with cancer. Driver bios urc united racing club 360 winged sprints.
All star circuit of champions 410 outlaw sprint car series. Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. News the official website for 410 sprint car driver aaron. If that car is based in pa and the driver is not a cardcarrying outlaw, that driver is posse even when he flies to tennessee each week like davis or greg hodnett. Northeast pa based, pa posse member, competes with. Harold rakerfor the daily item driver builds cars to win for himself, customers. Driver of m1 sprint car, co owner mach1 chassis inc. Dec 05, 2019 smith, a sprint car driver from sunbury, pa, led the nation in winged 360 wins 14 in 2019 and also made his nascar truck series debut at eldora. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and prestigious lucas oil. Driver builds cars to win for himself, customers sports. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Cannon also turned the fastest single lap ever recorded at the track for a 358 sprint car in a competition event at 16. He currently competes parttime in the nascar gander outdoors truck series, driving the no.
But the way youre talking now, it sounds like its permanent. Sprint car standout mark smith headed to the chili bowl with. February 19, 2020 the ollie driver profile home drivers mark smith. Contact us today for sponsorship opportunities in future races. Jan 16, 2020 thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. The official website for sprint car driver terry mccarl. This year he has earned seven sprint car victories driving his own mach 1 chassis house car. He is making some headway into getting drivers to use his. Smith triumphs in winternationals 360 sprint opener. Dale howard stops mark smiths streak at chatham speedway on. Driver may have additional, undocumented starts midsouth sprint car association.
Sprint car driver doug esh and owner mark coldren hire crew. Race fans, you can now catch select events live on speedshifttv. Each year selinsgrove remembers tilley and it was fitting that the sunday evening tribute was won by mark smith of sunbury a driver in recent. Jordan anderson racing and niece motorsports have partnered to field an entry for sprint car racer mark smith in the.
Mark smith sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Harold rakerfor the daily item driver builds cars to win for himself. With the lucas oil national series backed by numerous regional series, one can catch all the excitement of an ascs sprint car race at racetracks across the united states. Featuring 64 events across the southeast region, uscs has become a staple in dirt track racing. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that. Jul 24, 2017 mark smith, owner of tristar motorsports, passed away peacefully in his home on july 22 surrounded by loved ones after a long, private battle with cancer.
Visalia, california orginally from new zeland read. This year, he has earned seven sprint car victories driving his own mach 1 chassis house car. Manufacturer of the year national sprint car hall of fame. Mark smith 2019 season results data for this season is incomplete. Sprint car standout mark smith to make nascar truck series. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple ikf divisions. Mark smith sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. All stars and ira will collide and battle for largest sprint car winners share in wisconsin history brownsburg, ind.
Mark smith set for truck debut at eldora speed sport. When the opportunity presented itself to put mark smith in a truck, it was a no brainer. Mark qualified for the 1994 indianapolis 500 and was bumped from the field by bobby rahal. Mason daniel of california earned the north american 360 sprint car poll rookie of the year title in his first full season of winged 360cubicinch sprint car competition. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. In 1985 he moved up to formula ford scoring 4 race wins in two seasons and then advanced to formula super vee after winning the 1989 united states formula super vee championship with 5 wins and 4 poles, mark raced in indy lights from 1990 to 1992, finishing 3rd in series points his. He won the united sprint car series winter heat championship in 2019, and has estimated his number of openwheel victories at.
The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. He is very approachable and his business is really starting to take off. With 14 minutes remaining in the final session, smith made a bold attempt to qualify an illhandling t93 lola backup car. Mark smith urc united racing club 360 winged sprints. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site. Sprint car driver doug esh and owner mark coldren hire crew chief dennis kohler to take team to next level updated jan 05, 2019. Sprint car driver mark smith going trucking sprint car. When he joined the tour with stevie smith in 1990, hamilton had to surrender posse status. Be sure to visit our schedule page to see which events will be broadcast live on demand. The car was great to begin with, then im not sure what happened, reutzel explained afterward.
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