Garrett Smithley

Garrett Kirk Smithley (born April 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro SS for SS-Green Light Racing with BRK Racing, and the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Young's Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series.

Racing career Smithley began his racing career in 2007, his sophomore year in high school, in Bandolero cars at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lanier National Speedway, and won the Rookie of the Year in 2008. He credits being cast in a school play as a freshman with giving him the confidence needed to race. He moved up to Legends car racing with Peachtree City Golf Carts after having his golf cart stolen and buying a new one there. Smithley credits that relationship as keeping him racing past Bandoleros, as his family did not have the money to advance to Legends.

Growing up, Dale Jarrett and Carl Edwards were two of Smithley's role models. Smithley was attracted to Jarrett at a young age because of his paint scheme, which depicted an American flag. His one start in 2014 was an 18th at Talladega for Wes Gonder. In 2015, his one start for Rick Ware was hampered by engine problems.

Craftsman Truck Series Smithley made his Truck Series debut at his home track, Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado for MB Motorsports. He made three more starts in the 2015 season, scoring a high finish of fourteenth at Michigan.

In March 2019, Smithley returned to the series at Texas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 42 for Chad Finley Racing; the run was part of an effort by Smithley to race in all three NASCAR national series in one weekend. The following year, he signed with Niece Motorsports for the Charlotte Truck event.

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Smithley made his Xfinity Series debut in the final race of 2015, at Homestead, driving the No. 70 Chevrolet Camaro for Derrike Cope Racing, started 34th, and finished 28th.

On February 16, 2016, it was announced that Smithley would race for JD Motorsports, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro, and would also compete for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. Although the original agreement was only for three races, he ran every race except the PowerShares QQQ 300. Finishing eighteenth in series points, he finished in the top-fifteen in both restrictor plate races, including one at Talladega Superspeedway. Smithley cracked the top-twenty five times outside of plate tracks, but troubles at road courses (such as running the bus stop at Watkins Glen, resulting in an engine failure) put a slight damper on his season. Smithley, discussing his Wikipedia page in a 2018 podcast, shared his side of the story, claiming Cockrum moved up and there was only "slight contact" that led to the wreck.

Smithley returned full-time to JD Motorsports in 2017. He ran all the races so far except Chicagoland, where he ran in MBM Motorsports' No. 40 car to make room for Vinnie Miller, who was making his series debut. He scored his first two Xfinity top-10 finishes, at Daytona and Iowa, and led his first Xfinity Series lap at Talladega. The rest of the season didn't go as well in a self-described "sophomore slump". Besides driving, Smithley has also undertaken a publicist-like role within his team, calling companies before races each week to see if they would like to sponsor him. He also switched crew chiefs, bringing Wayne Carroll on board. Talking about life at-track in summer 2018, Smithley said that he does not like to make friends with other Xfinity Series regulars, since in previous experiences, making friends had made him less aggressive and more willing to cut other racers' breaks. For throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, Smithley drove a tribute paint scheme to MB Motorsports owner Mike Mittler, who died earlier in 2019. Mittler gave Smithley his first opportunity in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

In 2020, Smithley joined SS-Green Light Racing as part of an alliance with Rick Ware Racing, debuting with the team at Charlotte in the No. 07.

On May 24, 2022, Austin Konenski from Sportsnaut revealed that Smithley would drive the No. 36 car for DGM Racing in the race at Charlotte. DGM had announced that Alex Labbé, who had driven the car in every race that year except for the season-opener at Daytona, would not be running that race due to not being able to find a sponsor. Smithley's entry with DGM had an alliance with Rick Ware Racing. Smithley made his second Xfinity Series start in 2022 in Kansas in September in the No. 5 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports after Matt Mills, who was scheduled to drive the car, got the flu earlier in the week.

On November 1, 2022, it was announced that Smithley would run full-time for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, driving the No. 78 Chevrolet, although it was later announced that he would drive the No. 99 instead. After failing to qualify for Daytona and Auto Club, and finishing 36th at Las Vegas, he was released from the team. Smithley then drove the No. 91 Chevrolet for DGM Racing at Phoenix, and it was announced that he would run multiple races in the entry, although it would be his only start for the team that year. One week later, it was revealed that Smithley would return to JD Motorsports, this time in the No. 4 Chevrolet, replacing Bayley Currey, for the remainder of the schedule, although he only ran select races with a best finish of sixteenth at Talladega.

On February 13, 2024, it was announced that Smithley would run the No. 6 for JD in the first four races of the 2024 season. He would remain with the team until they filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy following the race at Pocono Raceway. He would run the remainder of the season on a limited schedule, driving the No. 45 for Alpha Prime Racing and the No. 53 for Joey Gase Motorsports.

On December 19, 2024, it was announced that Smithley would drive the SS-Green Light Racing No. 14 full-time during the 2025 season. On January 24, SSGLR announced that Beth and Randy Knighton, the owners of Knight Fire Protection, one of the sponsors of the No. 14 car in 2025, would have an ownership stake (BRK Racing) in that car. On February 24, 2025, Smithley announced that he would not be in the car at Circuit of The Americas and that Carson Hocevar would replace him. Smithley decided to do this so the car would qualify and to guarantee that he and his team would have a successful season. Smithley would be back in the car at Phoenix. He DNQ'ed at Talladega and the Charlotte Roval. At the seasons' end, he finished thirtieth in points.

On December 10, 2025, it was revealed that Smithley would return to SS-Green Light Racing with BRK Racing to drive their now-renumbered No. 0 for a majority of the season. He started the 2026 season with a DNQ at Daytona. The next week at Atlanta, he finished fourteenth.

Cup Series On June 1, 2018, reports surfaced that Smithley will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Michigan with StarCom Racing in the team's No. 99 entry, though the reports were not immediately confirmed by Smithley. Smithley retired from the race after just one lap with a transmission issue. He later ran two other races that season, including one with Premium Motorsports.

In 2019, Smithley picked up a part-time ride with Spire Motorsports to drive the No. 77 Chevrolet starting at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In his limited schedule, Smithley aimed to gain respect from the Cup Series competitors. He cracked the top-thirty with a 28th-place finish at the 2019 Brickyard 400. While driving the No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford at the 2019 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he was heavily criticized by Kyle Busch, who blamed him and Joey Gase for costing him a solid run.

Smithley returned to RWR for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, racing on an "expanded" schedule beginning with the 2020 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas. He also made starts with Spire and B. J. McLeod Motorsports.

Smithley in the No. 13 at Daytona International Speedway in 2021 For 2021, Smithley remained with RWR for another part-time schedule in the Cup Series. He also attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 for the first time in his career. With all four of the Rick Ware cars taken, Smithley drove the No. 13 (previously No. 49) for MBM Motorsports, a team he made one Xfinity Series start for in 2017. Chad Finchum was originally scheduled to drive the car in the race, but he was taken out of it because he had no sponsor lined up while Smithley did have one (Trophy Tractor).

In 2022, Smithley remained with RWR, this time in the No. 15 Ford, for another partial schedule. He would get a best finish of 21st in his first start of the year at Auto Club Speedway in six races.

Smithley competed in the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, driving the No. 66 Ford for Garage 66 (the new branding of MBM Motorsports' Cup Series operations).

Personal life Smithley's father and both of his grandfathers were military servicemen. He was born in Pennsylvania, but later moved to Virginia when he was six, and then Georgia in the sixth grade. even being named as the lead in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Premium Motorsports 7 Chevy

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O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 Pts Ref 2015 Derrike Cope Racing 70 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM28 109th 01 2016 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY ATL24 LVS24 PHO31 CAL23 TEX23 BRI29 RCH20 TAL12 DOV24 CLT15 POC27 MCH17 IOW22 DAY13 KEN24 NHA23 IND23 IOW22 GLN39 MOH24 BRI23 ROA40 DAR22 RCH31 CHI19 KEN17 DOV26 CLT25 KAN18 TEX25 PHO34 HOM29 18th 544 15 ATL25 LVS23 4 DAR20 2019 0 DAY24 ATL17 LVS18 PHO22 CAL19 TEX31 BRI22 RCH19 TAL12 DOV23 CLT17 POC29 MCH27 IOW29 CHI25 DAY14 KEN19 NHA24 IOW22 GLN24 MOH20 BRI28 ROA33 DAR29 IND14 LVS23 RCH27 DOV26 KAN33 TEX17 PHO27 HOM32 19th 443 4 ROV33 2020 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT31 BRI ATL24 HOM HOM TAL POC IRC KEN31 KEN16 TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL8 ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 43rd 752 2021 SS-Green Light Racingwith Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS24 PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX25 NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL19 ROV TEX 46th 62 Toyota KAN18 MAR PHO 2022 DGM Racing 36 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT21 POR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR 51st 47 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 Chevy KAN32 BRI 78 TEX23 TAL ROV LVS25 HOM MAR PHO 2023 99 DAYDNQ CALDNQ LVS36 38th 125 DGM Racing 91 Chevy PHO32 JD Motorsports 4 Chevy ATL36 COADNQ RCH30 MARDNQ TAL16 DOV31 DARDNQ CLT33 PIR24 SON NSH CSC ATL26 NHA POC21 ROA MCH30 IRC GLN KAN25 BRI TEXDNQ ROV LVSDNQ HOM MAR PHO 6 DAY16 DAR 2024 DAY16 ATL34 LVS29 PHO26 COA RCH21 MAR29 TEX34 TALDNQ DOV30 DAR29 CLT24 IOW26 NSH36 CSC POC 31st 191 4 PIR22 SON27 NHA29 Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevy IND31 MCH DAY DAR30 ATL23 GLN LVS29 HOM MAR32 Joey Gase Motorsports 53 Ford BRI36 KAN TAL ROV PHO30 2025 SS-Green Light Racingwith BRK Racing 14 Chevy DAY31 ATL24 COA PHO29 LVS27 HOM31 MAR15 DAR32 BRI29 CAR22 TALDNQ TEX30 CLT26 NSH MXC POC26 ATL23 CSC SON DOV35 IND25 IOW33 GLN38 DAY8 PIR25 GTW32 BRI KAN34 ROVDNQ LVS32 TAL12 MAR30 PHO31 30th 247 2026 0 DAYDNQ ATL14 COA PHO29 LVS DAR27 MAR27 CAR29 BRI38 KAN TAL20 TEX31 GLN DOV31 CLT NSH33 POC COR SON ATL6 IND25 IOW29 DAY12 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* Young's Motorsports 42 Chevy CHI18

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 Pts Ref 2015 MB Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY ATL18 MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC16 MCH14 BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM28 36th 100 2016 DAY ATL18 MAR KAN DOV 98th 01 2020 Niece Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY LVS CLT36 ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 94th 01 2022 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEXDNQ CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 109th 01 2023 02 DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL15 HOM PHO 105th 01

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ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing 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 Pts Ref 2013 Derrike Cope Racing 74 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC17 MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC14 BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN26 KAN 64th 405

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2021 E33 Motorsports 51S Chevy HCY GPS11 NSH 15th 50 Wauters Motorsports 5 Toyota JEN5 HCY MMS TCM SBO

CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Pts Ref 2022 E33 Motorsports 15S Ford CRW HCY GPS FCS TCM HCY ACE MMS9 TCM ACE SBO CRW 44th 24 2023 4 SNM HCY ACE NWS32 TCM DIL CRW WKS HCY FLC SBO TCM CRW 71st 3 2026 E33 Motorsports 33 Ford JSP1

Carolina Pro Late Model 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.) Carolina Pro Late Model Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2020 E33 Motorsports 51 Ford DIL18 OCS HCY HCY HCY HCY HCY HCY FLC13 23rd N/A 2021 HCY HCY OCS FLC HCY CCS FCS DIL HCY OCS HCY SNM5* 51st N/A