Jonathan Smith (born November 3, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR East Series full-time for three years from 2007 to 2009. In 2010, his most recent season as a driver, Smith ran part-time in the same series.
| Jonathan Smith | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | November 3, 1986 Beacon Falls, Connecticut |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Former teams | Motion Racing, Troy Williams Racing with Sean Watts, Fadden Racing |
| Starts | 38 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2009 |
| Finished last season | 41st (2010) |
| Last updated on: May 9, 2020. | |
Racing career
editSmith started racing at the age of five on dirtbikes, by the age of 12 he was racing BMX bicycles, where he was crowned State Champion in his first year. At the age of 14, Smith began racing go-karts in the Nite Series at Poughkeepsie Speedway in New York proving himself in his first year by finishing in second place in both series' championships. In his second year of competition, Smith moved to Stock Light division, Poughkeepsie Speedway's most competitive go-karting class, where he took home the championship. In 2001, Smith decided to take a break from racing to focus on high school.
When he returned to racing the spring of 2006, he entered into automobile racing in the Dodge Weekly Series driving a late-model in the NASCAR sanctioned division. In his rookie season, with the help of Ryan Posocco Racing, Smith's team ran at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Connecticut and finished in the top third of the championship race, and as the runner up in the Rookie of the Year competition. Smith's talent did not go unnoticed, and he was selected to participate in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program where he was placed with veteran Barney McRae and Motion Racing in 2007. During this season, Smith debuted in the NASCAR Busch East Series, NASCAR's top developmental racing series. Smith finished the year 16th in the point standings, scoring a top 5 finish in only his second series race. In 2008, Smith joined Troy Williams Racing with Sean Watts to pilot their No. 21 Aqua Pure Health/Raintree Vacations Dodge in the newly named Camping World Series East (formerly Busch East, currently K&N Pro Series). He also drove in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program for a second season that year.[1] In the 2009 season, Smith was brought on by two time series champion Mike Olson and Fadden Racing. He returned to Fadden in 2010 to run a limited schedule, but has not raced in the East Series or any other series since then.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
K&N Pro Series East
edit| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Motion Racing | 5 | Chevy | GRE DNQ |
SBO 18 |
STA 22 |
NHA 34 |
TMP 21 |
NSH 25 |
ADI 25 |
LRP 14 |
MFD 13 |
NHA 19 |
DOV 21 |
16th | 1286 | [2] | ||
| 51 | ELK 15 |
IOW 5 |
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| 2008 | Troy Williams Racing with Sean Watts |
21 | Dodge | GRE 20 |
SBO 18 |
GLN 28 |
TMP 13 |
MCM 25 |
ADI 22 |
LRP 32 |
MFD 22 |
NHA 32 |
DOV 29 |
STA 23 |
19th | 1219 | [3] | ||
| Chevy | NHA 17 |
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| 12 | Dodge | IOW 19 |
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| 2009 | Fadden Racing | 16 | Chevy | GRE 19 |
TRI 22 |
SBO 14 |
GLN 10 |
NHA 21 |
TMP 9 |
ADI 12 |
LRP 15 |
NHA 19 |
DOV 16 |
11th | 1277 | [4] | |||
| 76 | IOW 16 |
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| 2010 | 16 | GRE | SBO | IOW | MAR | NHA 23 |
41st | 218 | [5] | ||||||||||
| 61 | LRP 13 |
LEE | JFC | NHA | DOV | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ NASCAR Announces Drive For Diversity Class for 2008 | NASCAR Home Tracks
- ^ "Jonathan Smith – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Smith – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Smith – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Smith – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.