David Smith

David Smith (born March 28, 1950) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 05 Toyota for Shockwave Motorsports.

Racing career Smith would work in NASCAR in the 1970s as a chassis builder for multiple teams and owners like Ralph Moody, Gary Kershaw, Roy Smith, and Hershel McGriff, a job he would retain for a further twenty years.

In 2011, Smith was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

In 2022, Smith would make his ARCA Menards Series West debut at Evergreen Speedway driving the No. 05 Toyota for Shockwave Motorsports, finishing thirteenth due to a crash with less than thirty laps to go. He would make two more starts during the year at All American Speedway and Phoenix Raceway, and would get a best finish of eleventh at the Roseville event.

In 2023, Smith would attempt to run the full ARCA Menards Series West schedule for Shockwave after forming an alliance with Naake-Klauer Motorsports despite Smith's team running Toyotas while Naake-Klauer runs Fords.

In the 2026 Tucson ARCA Menards West 150, Smith would lead his first laps in his ARCA Menards West career, leading 19 laps.

Personal life In 2020, Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer but was able to get treatment for it in the United States. The company has also sponsored Derek Kraus in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ARCA Menards 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 Pts Ref 2023 Shockwave Motorsports 05 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 100th 27 2024 DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 113th 12 2025 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 136th 15 2026 DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*

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 2022 Shockwave Motorsports 05 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 20th 180 2023 PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 10th 509 2024 PHO KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 8th 476 2025 KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 7th 495 2026 KER PHO TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*