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
Runner-up Finish at Daytona
Smith finished second in the Wawa 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.
ANALYSIS
Smith started third on the grid and put together a very strong race. He'd lead four times for 18 laps and mix it up with the front runners all night at Daytona. Smith would capture the stage 1 win and be around at the end to battle for the win. NASCAR overtime would see the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet chasing leader Parker Kligerman on the last lap but a multi-car crash would bring out the caution and Smith would be credited with a strong second-place. It was his fifth Top 5 of the season.
Smith started third on the grid and put together a very strong race. He'd lead four times for 18 laps and mix it up with the front runners all night at Daytona. Smith would capture the stage 1 win and be around at the end to battle for the win. NASCAR overtime would see the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet chasing leader Parker Kligerman on the last lap but a multi-car crash would bring out the caution and Smith would be credited with a strong second-place. It was his fifth 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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Third in Mission 200
Smith finished third in the Mission 200 at The Glen Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon.
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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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