R. K. Smith

R. K. Smith (born October 16, 1937) is an American stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the early nineties, making two starts at Sonoma.

R. K. Smith
Born	(1937-10-16) October 16, 1937 Murrieta, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	83rd (1992)
First race	1991 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma)
Last race	1992 Save Mart 300K (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 14, 2016.

Racing career

Before racing in stock cars Smith was a regular competitor in the SCCA and IMSA championships. He won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula F class in 1983. Smith also competed in numerous 24 Hours of Daytona events in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Winston Cup Series

Smith made his Winston Cup debut in 1991, when he drove the No. 09 Pontiac for Dick Midgley. He qualified 36th at Sonoma but finished in last position after his engine failed on the second lap of the race. He also attempted the race at Phoenix, but failed to make the race. His only start in 1992 came at Sonoma, where he qualified 29th. He retired in the final stages of the race when again his engine failed. Smith attempted the race at Sonoma in 1993, but failed to qualify for the race.

Smith returned to the series in 1997 when he drove the No. 09 Pontiac for Gary Smith and Dick Midgley at Sonoma. Smith set the 47th time in qualifying and failed to make the race. In 1999 Smith was hired by Dave Marcis to drive his No. 71 Chevy at Sonoma. Smith just missed the race as he set the 44th time in qualifying. He continued to for Marcis at the road courses in 2000. Smith was 46th in qualifying at Sonoma and failed to qualify for the race. He also failed to make the race at Watkins Glen after qualifying was rained out and the field was set by owner points.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1991	Midgley Racing	09	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 43	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO DNQ	ATL						92nd	34
1992				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 33	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL						83rd	64
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON DNQ	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL					NA	-
1997	Smith Racing	09W	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	SON DNQ	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	CAL	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-
1999	Marcis Auto Racing	71	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON DNQ	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL	NA	-
2000				DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON DNQ	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL	NA	-

ARCA SuperCar Series

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

ARCA SuperCar 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	ASCSC	Pts	Ref
1992	Midgley Racing	09	Pontiac	DAY	FIF	TWS	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC	MCH	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS DNQ	SLM	ATL	NA	-

External links

• R. K. Smith driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• R. K. Smith career summary at DriverDB.com