Brad Smith

Bradley Smith (born October 9, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 48 Ford Fusion for his team, Brad Smith Motorsports. Smith is a veteran of the series, having made over 400 starts in it since 1988. He made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020 and ARCA Menards Series West in 2021, and he and his team have also competed part-time in those series since then. He is the younger brother of fellow driver Jeff Smith.

Racing career

An oil fire at Talladega Superspeedway in 2003 burned Smith's face and arms, resulting in a hospital stay. In the late 2000s, Smith hosted students from the University of Northwestern Ohio on his racing crew. Press reports indicated that the crash fractured Smith's left ankle, although Smith later described the injury as a sprain. A planned full-time season was derailed, as Smith needed a wheelchair for five months following the crash. He returned for a full season the following year and received the General Tire Spirit Award.

Smith was driving for James Hylton Motorsports in 2018 when Hylton was killed in a hauler accident. The team completed the 2018 season and rebranded as Smith Brothers Racing, led by Smith and his brother Jeff. The group retained many of the same personnel from Hylton's team.

In 2020, Smith claimed his first series top-ten at Winchester Speedway; the finish came in his 363rd start. Despite not having much success in 2021, only finishing three races under power and missing Daytona, Smith was able to score his career best points finish, fifth.

In 2022, Smith would finish nine races under power and would earn his second career top-ten, tenth at Berlin despite retiring from the event with handling issues, and ended the season eighth in points. 2023 would see Smith complete five races and improve to sixth in points. Smith was only able to finish under power in three races in 2024. He also failed to qualify at Phoenix and withdrew from the race at Dover. His best result came in the season finale at Toledo, where he finished twelfth. He would also end the season twelfth in points.

In 2025, Smith scored his best finish in ARCA competition when he finished eighth in the ARCA Menards Series East race at Flat Rock Speedway.

Personal life Smith was an engineer at General Motors before being laid off in 2019. 1991 Protocal Racing 40 Chrysler DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT

ISF TOL DSF

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147th

Sands Racing 43 Pontiac

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I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN

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LVL

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Chevy

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Ken Schrader Racing 51 Chevy

INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL

ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH

Southtown Motorsports 9 Ford

SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM

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WIN

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POC TOL SBS BLN

Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac

FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL

2000

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TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL

NA

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Chevy

Ford

Chevy

Ford

Chevy

2004

14th 3735

Pontiac

2006

14th 3750 2007

16th 3355

Dodge

Ford

Chevy

2009

14th 3310

Chevy

Dodge DAY

94

26

MOB SLM TAL

Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford

ELK POC

WIN NJE IOW

IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN

Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC

ISF MAD

Josh Williams Motorsports 02 Ford

IOW

Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy

James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL

POC

Wayne Peterson Racing 00 Chevy

49

48

TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN

Max Force Racing 23 Ford

Hixson Motorsports 2 Chevy

48

2

Wayne Peterson Racing 31 Chevy

James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford

Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Chevy

2017

8th 3530

Chevy

Ford

TOL

2020

PHO

6th 624

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Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy

2022

8th 709

Ford

69

Chevy

2025

9th 574 2026

SLM BRI KAN

-* -* † - Qualified but replaced by Paul Menard due to fire of his No. 26 car.

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2020 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF 11th 151 2021 NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI 14th 146 2022 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW MLW BRI 5th 295 2023 Ford FIF DOV IOW IRP 9th 236 Chevy NSV FRS BRI Kimmel Racing 69 Ford MLW 2024 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 18th 172 2025 FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI 6th 293 2026 HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP FRS IOW BRI -* -*

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2021 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 63rd 18 2022 PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 69th 10 2023 Ford PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 73rd 14 2024 Chevy PHO KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO N/A 0 2025 Ford KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 82nd 11 2026 KER PHO TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*