Stafford Smith (born June 18, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 21 Ford Fusion for Kart Idaho Racing.

Stafford Smith
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1998-06-18) June 18, 1998 (age 26)
Eagle, Idaho
ARCA Menards Series West career
Debut season2016
Current teamKart Idaho Racing
Car number21
EngineFord
Crew chiefMike Holleran
Starts24
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Previous series
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Last updated on: March 26, 2022.

Racing career

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ARCA Menards Series West

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Smith's car at All American Speedway in 2021

Smith made his ARCA Menards Series West debut in 2016 (then the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) at Tucson Speedway, finishing just outside the top-10 in 11th. Smith returned at Colorado National Speedway, finishing 11th as well. Over 9 races run in the season, Smith collected 2 top-ten finishes, coming at Utah Motorsports Campus (10th) and at his home track, Meridian Speedway (7th). In 2017, Smith ran all but 2 races. Smith once again collected 2 top-ten finishes in 2017, at Evergreen Speedway (10th) and at Meridian (10th). Smith did not return to the series until 2021. He ran three races at Portland International Raceway, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, and All-American Speedway, finishing 8th, 12th, and 6th respectively. Smith will return for the 2022 season, beginning at Irwindale Speedway. Originally meant to be in the No. 08, but was renumbered to the No. 21.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

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Smith ran 3 races in the 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. He debuted at Berlin Raceway finishing 15th. He finished 16th at Thompson Speedway and 17th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Motorsports career results

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K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2017 Patriot Motorsports Group 36 Toyota NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN
15
TMP
16
IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV 24th 84 [1]
32 Chevy NHA
17

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2016 Mike Holleran 38 Toyota IRW KCR TUS
11
OSS CNS
11
SON
28
SLS
13
IOW EVG MER
7
13th 263 [2]
Bob Wood 14 Ford DCS
19
Mike Holleran 38 UMC
14
UMC
10
AAS
20
2017 Kart Idaho Racing 30 TUS KCR IRW
19
IRW
14
SPO
16
OSS
18
CNS
19
EVG
10
DCS
14
MER
10
AAS
13
KCR
14
15th 333 [3]
Mike Holleran 38 SON
24
Kart Idaho Racing 39 IOW
24
2021 08 Ford PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR
8
17th 106 [4]
38 LVS
12
AAS
6
PHO
2022 08 PHO IRW
Wth
57th 30 [5]
Lowden Motorsports 21 Toyota IRW
14
KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO

References

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  1. ^ "Stafford Smith – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stafford Smith – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Stafford Smith – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Stafford Smith – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Stafford Smith – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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