Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)

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Jack Smith
Born(1924-05-24)May 24, 1924
1962 untitled race (New Ashville
)
Wins Top tens Poles
21 142 23
1959 Race No. 14 (Greenville-Pickens
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0

Jack Thomas Smith (May 24, 1924 – October 17, 2001) was an American stock car racer. He raced in the first NASCAR race, in 1949, and is a member of the NMPA Hall of Fame in Darlington, South Carolina.

Biography

Smith was born in Metropolis, Illinois and then moved to Georgia when he was two years old, settling in Roswell, Georgia. Jack got his start in the automotive industry by working in his father shop at a young age. Jack worked at a service station in the 1940's near Roswell. He began racing against local bootleggers on rough dirt tracks and asphalt superspeedways, and across fields. He began racing in 1947 after building a car.[1]

He made his debut in NASCAR's first race, in 1949 at the

Darlington, Jack trailed a car blowing up and getting caught in the oil, his car started tumble, flipping his car five times and rolling into the parking lot, after a doctor checked him out, he came out un-injured and drove home that night.[1] He won the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award in 1959; although he tied Junior Johnson in the initial voting, a second ballot was opened that Smith won.[2] Jack was known in his early days to run mainly Pontiac
's. As a result during a time when teams started to get a stranglehold in the sport, engineer Ray Nichols approached Jack to run his car in select races in 1960.

In the 1960s, he and team owner Bud Moore became the first to communicate in a race via two-way radio.[1] Smith was known for his racing superstitions of no green cars among other things. After his racing career ended, he focused on his transmission business, He died from congestive heart failure on October 17, 2001.[1]

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. ** – All laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National 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 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1949 Bishop Brothers 52 Ford
CLT

13
DAB
HBO LAN
HAM
MAR HEI NWS 58th 12 [3]
1950 25 Olds
DAB

27
CLT LAN MAR CAN VER DSP MCF CLT HBO DSP
HAM
32nd 180 [4]
19 Olds DAR
29
LAN
Bishop Brothers Plymouth NWS
2
VER MAR WIN HBO
1951 Hubert Westmoreland 2-B Plymouth
DAB

29
CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI 39th 360.5 [5]
98 Plymouth
AWS

13
MCF ALS
B. J. Dantone 44 Plymouth MSF
37
FMS MOR ABS
Wally Marks 57 Olds DAR
48
CLB CCS LAN CLT DSP WIL HBO
TPN
PGS MAR OAK NWS
HMS
Jack Smith 44 Hudson JSP
2
NMO
22
44X ATL
3
GAR
1952 44 PBS
20
34th 729 [6]
Harold Mays 77 Chrysler
DAB

31
JSP
NWS
MAR CLB
9
Perry Smith 23 Studebaker ATL
19
CCS
16*
LAN
8 Studebaker
DAR

17
DSP CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF
NIF
OSW MON MOR PPS MCF
AWS
Ted Chester 9 Hudson DAR
11
CCS LAN DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS
Walt Chapman 120 Hudson ATL
6
PBS
1954 Jack Smith 122 Olds PBS
DAB

6
JSP ATL
24
OSP
19
OAK
NWS
HBO CCS
22
LAN WIL MAR SHA RSP CLT GAR CLB 64th 376 [7]
14 Plymouth LND
23
HCY
MCF WGS PIF
AWS
SFS
GRS
141 Ford MOR
17
OAK CLT SAN COR DAR CCS CLT LAN MAS MAR
NWS
1955 1 Chevy TCS PBS JSP
DAB
OSP CLB HBO NWS
MGY
LAN CLT
HCY
ASF TUS MAR RCH
NCF
FOR
LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB
AWS
MOR ALS
NYF
SAN CLT
FOR
MAS RSP DAR
DNQ
MGY

6
LAN RSP GPS
8
MAS CLB MAR LVP
NWS
HBO 141st [8]
1956 Joe Jones 999 Ford
HCY
CLT WSS PBS ASF
DAB

70
PBS
23
WIL
14
ATL NWS LAN
RCH
CLB CON GPS
HCY
HBO 21st 2320 [9]
Ted Chester 91 Chevy MAR
9
LIN MAS
10
CLT MCF POR
AWS

29
RSP
10
PIF
CSF
CHI CCF
MGY

7
OKL
ROA OBS SAN NOR PIF MYB POR DAR
27
CSH
11
CLT LAN POR CLB HBO NWP CLT
A. L. Bumgarner 55 Pontiac CLT
9
POR EUR
NYF
MER
DePaolo Engineering 296 Ford CCF
18
Carl Kiekhaefer 502 Dodge MAR
1*
500 HCY
18
WIL
14
1957 Ted Chester 610 Chevy WSS CON
20
TIC 5th 8464 [10]
Hugh Babb 47 Chevy
DAB

34
CON
1*
WIL
10
HBO
3
AWS

4
NWS
18
LAN
7
CLT
15
PIF
12
GBF
2
POR CCF
5
RCH

14
MAR
6
POR EUR LIN
6
LCS
6
ASP
Jack Smith NWP
4
CLB
1
CPS PIF
5
JAC
5
RSP
17
CLT
13*
MAS
13*
POR HCY
1
NOR
5
LCS
12
GLN
KPC
LIN
18
OBS
5
MYB
8
DAR
10
NYF

17
AWS

5
CSF
SCF LAN
38
CLB
13
CCF CLT
9
MAR
7
NBR
3
CON
5
NWS
1
GBF
4
1958
FAY
7*
CON
6
FAY
25
WIL
4
HBO
12
FAY
27
CLB
2
PIF
2
ATL
13
CLT
2
ODS

2
OBS
6
GPS
1
GBF
19
STR
8
NWS

2
TRN
33
CLB
6*
NBS
4
REF
21
LIN
20
HCY

4
AWS

25
MCC
5
SLS
TOR
BUF
MCF
17
BEL
5
BRR

1**
CLB
NSV

8
BIR
12
CSF
GAF
RCH
HBO SAS 5th 7666 [11]
Pontiac
DAB

3
MAR

21
RSD

3
RSP
32
DAR
31
CLT
48 Chevy BGS
22
Shorty Rollins 99 Ford
AWS

31
BGS MBS
Gene White 25 Chevy
MAR

13
Buck Baker Racing 86 Chevy NWS
5
8 Chevy ATL
28
1959 Jack Smith 47 Chevy FAY
DAY

27
DAY
7*
HBO CON ATL
21
WIL BGS CLB
1
NWS

2
REF HCY
MAR
TRN CLT
10
NSV ASP PIF
1
GPS
20
ATL
7
CLB WIL
RCH
BGS
AWS
DAY
4
HEI CLT
1
MBS CLT
NSV
AWS
3
BGS DAR
28
HCY

13
RCH

16
CSF
HBO
16*
MAR

29
AWS

3
NWS

11
CON
1*
8th 6150 [12]
Gerald Duke 92 Ford GPS
4
CLB
1960 Jack Smith 47 Chevy CLT
1
CLB
2
DAY
14th 6944 [13]
Pontiac
DAY

1**
DAY
23
CLT NWS PHO CLB
MAR

DNQ
HCY WIL BGS
GPS
AWS

17
DAR
PIF
18
HBO
3
RCH
HMS
CLT
12*
BGS
DAY

1*
HEI MAB MBS
ATL

3
BIR NSV
AWS

5
PIF
CLB
SBO BGS DAR
HCY
CSF
GSP HBO
MAR
NWS
CLT
44
RCH
ATL
26
1961 CLT JSP
DAY

3
DAY
DAY
6
PIF
AWS
HMS
ATL

21
GPS
19
HBO BGS
MAR
NWS
CLB
21
HCY
13
RCH
MAR DAR CLT PIF
9
GPS

1
BGS
NOR HAS
2
STR CLB
18
MBS
20
AWS

9
RCH SBO DAR HCY
2
RCH
CSF
ATL
4
MAR
CLT
37
7th 15186 [14]
46 CLT
3
RSD ASP CLT
7
BIR
3
DAY

3
ATL
5
BRI

1*
NSV
15
BGS NWS
24
BRI

21
GPS
14
HBO
1962
CON
1*
AWS

4
4th 22870 [15]
47
DAY

2
DAY
DAY
4
CON
4
AWS

5
SVH
1*
HBO
4
RCH

14
CLB
3
NWS

9
GPS

13
MBS
1
MAR

7
BGS
2
BRI
3
RCH
2
HCY
1**
CON
4
DAR

4
PIF
7
CLT

24
ATL

13
BGS
10
AUG

12
RCH
8
SBO
2*
DAY

4
CLB
3
ASH

1*
GPS

2
AUG

14
SVH
18
MBS
3
BRI
21
CHT
10
NSV
18
HUN
6
AWS

5
STR
5
BGS

2*
PIF
3
VAL
11
DAR
34
HCY

23
RCH

29
DTS
AUG

12
MAR

4
NWS

13
CLT
24
17 ATL
9
1963 47 BIR
6
GGS THS
RSD
24th 8218 [16]
Chrysler
DAY

25
DAY
DAY
44
PIF
AWS
HBO
Plymouth
ATL

29
HCY
21
BRI

29
AUG
RCH

12
GPS
SBO
BGS
MAR

10
NWS
10
CLB

5
THS
DAR
ODS
RCH
CLT

41
BIR
5
ATL

24
DAY

32
MBS
BRI

24
AWS
6
PIF
BGS
ONA
17
DAR
HCY

19
RCH

12
MAR
9
DTS
NWS

24
THS CLT
15
SBO

21
HBO RSD
6
48 SVH
4
DTS BGS
5
ASH

14
OBS
BRR
CLB
7
Dodge GPS
20
NSV
1964
Plymouth CON
21
81st 932 [17]
Archie Smith 47 AUG
32
JSP
3
SVH
2
RSD
DAY
DAY
DAY
RCH
BRI
GPS
BGS ATL
AWS
HBO PIF
CLB
NWS
MAR
SVH
DAR
LGY HCY SBO CLT
GPS
ASH
ATL
CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF DAY ODS OBS
BRR
ISP GLN
LIN
BRI NSV
MBS
AWS
DTS ONA CLB BGS STR DAR
HCY
RCH
ODS
HBO
MAR SVH NWS CLT HAR AUG JAC
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1959 Jack Smith Chevrolet 41 7
1960 2 23
1961 Pontiac 5 6
1962 3 4
1963 Chrysler 38 44

Convertible Division

NASCAR Convertible Division 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 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 NCC Pts Ref
1956
Schwam Motors 99 Ford
DAB
CLT
HBO
FAY PCH
MGY
HCY
LCS GBF OBS RSP LAN STR CLB LKS TUL TFT
KSF
MOF
NOR WIL CHI FRS
NYF
TOR
BUF BEL LIN FWS
BGS
CLB
HCY
CLT FRS MCF HEI RSP GPS ATL
23
MCC CHI MAS CCF MAR PIF
AWS
HBO
[18]
1957
Hugh Babb 46 Chevy JAC
DAB
FAY GBF
ODS
HBO
RCH GPS WIL
HCY

3
BGS
NOR LAN DAR
6
CLT MCC PIF
NYF
OBS
AWS
33rd 976 [19]
Bob Welborn 8 Chevy PCH
2
MCF
BGS
CON PHI CHI CLB
Jack Smith 46 Chevy RSP
30
NOR
14
MAR
5
FAY CLT NWS NOR WIL CLB
1958
47 Pontiac
DAB
NWS RCH
BGS
AWS
HCY
CLB WIL DAR
8
39th 588 [20]
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford CLT
20
ATL MAR BIR CLB GPS MBS CLT WIL SAS
1959
Bud Moore Engineering 47 Chevy DAY FAY RCH
HCY
MRL CLT
28
HBO

2
DAR
30
CLB
28
AWS

24
BGS
MAR CLB
2
GPS
12
CLT 44th 552 [21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Winston, Chris (October 19, 2001). "Local racing legend dies JACK SMITH: Hall of Famer won 21 NASCAR races Smith's 21 wins rank 24th all-time". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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  3. ^ "Jack Smith – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jack Smith – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jack Smith – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jack Smith – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jack Smith – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jack Smith – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jack Smith – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jack Smith – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jack Smith – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Jack Smith – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jack Smith – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "Jack Smith – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Jack Smith – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Jack Smith – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Jack Smith – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "Jack Smith – 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "Jack Smith – 1957 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  20. ^ "Jack Smith – 1958 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Jack Smith – 1959 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

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