Sammy Smith
21-Year-Old Driver
JR Motorsports
2024 Stats
Points
0
Starts
4
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
1
Top 10
3
2024 Xfinity Stats
Points
2185
Starts
33
Wins
1
Poles
0
Top 5
7
Top 10
16
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Smith once again produced results for JR Motorsports in 2024. The young driver didn't advance as far into the championship hunt as he would have liked, finishing 11th-place in the final standings. However, Smith would nail down his second-career victory and nab a respectable 16 Top-10 finishes. He would make the No. 8 Chevrolet team very competitive in that regard. His crew chief situation has not been announced at the time of this writing. Adam Wall was in that position for most of last season but he would finish the campaign with Phillip Bell in the last 10 events. We'll need some clarification on this prior to the start of the season to get a sense of where this team and driver are going. At 20-years-old Smith has budding potential and could easily climb the driver standings in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Third in Mission 200
Smith finished third in the Mission 200 at The Glen Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon.
ANALYSIS
Smith once again flashed his road racing skills at Watkins Glen on Saturday. He'd start sixth on the grid and race in-and-out of the Top 10 at times. Smith would establish good track position late in stage 2 and push inside the Top 5 late. The driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet would hold off Austin Hill in the closing laps and secure a strong third-place finish at WGI. It was Smith's fourth Top 5 of the season.
Smith once again flashed his road racing skills at Watkins Glen on Saturday. He'd start sixth on the grid and race in-and-out of the Top 10 at times. Smith would establish good track position late in stage 2 and push inside the Top 5 late. The driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet would hold off Austin Hill in the closing laps and secure a strong third-place finish at WGI. It was Smith's fourth Top 5 of the season.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
The 19-year-old had a great rookie campaign with Joe Gibbs Racing last season. Smith would grab one win and 15 Top-10 finishes to wind up last year at sixth in the final driver standings. Even after those initial successes, Smith would be on the move. He'd sign a deal with JR Motorsports to drive Josh Berry's No. 8 Chevrolet as the veteran moves up to the Cup Series full-time in 2024. Smith showed just a sample of his talent in his first full Xfinity Series campaign, now we'll get to see what the shift to JRM will do for his second full season. Berry was not Earth-shattering in this same car last season, but we only have to look back to 2021 and 2022 to see five combined victories for Berry in this same car. JRM will give Smith the tools to succeed, and at just 19-years-old, there's a lot of raw and untapped potential in this young driver.
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Awarded Rockingham Win
Jesse Love was disqualified and Smith was named the winner of the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
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Claims Las Vegas Xfinity Pole
Smith won the pole for The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap 183.455 mph.
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Runner-up Finish in Martinsville
Smith finished second in the National Debt Relief 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville on Saturday.
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Wins the United Rentals 250
Smith won the United Rentals 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon.
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Third at Portland International Raceway
Smith finished third in the Pacific Office Automation 147 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway Saturday afternoon.
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