Roy Smith (racecar driver)
Encyclopedia
Roy Smith is a former NASCAR
driver and part of a Victoria-era racing family—brother Al and son Gary have raced.
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His official NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record shows 26 starts as the other 23 starts were in combination races were Cup/West races. Until 1998, when NASCAR aligned the Winston West Series with the Busch North Series, all Winston Cup races in California or Arizona (along with the 1994 Brickyard 400
) were declared combination races where NASCAR could feature both regular "East Coast" (Cup) drivers racing with the West Coast (West) drivers (a similar move was used in the Busch Grand National and Busch North Series races in the Northeast at the time). For West Series drivers, they were awarded points for their series compared to other West Series drivers, and also scored an official Cup start, but not charged with one of the five starts for Rookie of the Year in Cup.
In the Cup Series, He had four finishes in the top ten, including the 1982 Daytona 500
, and no wins. Smith was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame
in 2002.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
driver and part of a Victoria-era racing family—brother Al and son Gary have raced.
Career
Smith raced the majority of his career in Winston West, winning four championships (1980–82, 1988), although he made three stand-alone Winston Cup starts, all in the Daytona 500Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
.
His official NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record shows 26 starts as the other 23 starts were in combination races were Cup/West races. Until 1998, when NASCAR aligned the Winston West Series with the Busch North Series, all Winston Cup races in California or Arizona (along with the 1994 Brickyard 400
1994 Brickyard 400
The Inaugural Brickyard 400 was held on Saturday August 6, 1994 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race marked the nineteenth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was first race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway besides the Indianapolis 500 since the Harvest Classic in...
) were declared combination races where NASCAR could feature both regular "East Coast" (Cup) drivers racing with the West Coast (West) drivers (a similar move was used in the Busch Grand National and Busch North Series races in the Northeast at the time). For West Series drivers, they were awarded points for their series compared to other West Series drivers, and also scored an official Cup start, but not charged with one of the five starts for Rookie of the Year in Cup.
In the Cup Series, He had four finishes in the top ten, including the 1982 Daytona 500
1982 Daytona 500
The 1982 Daytona 500 was the first race of the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison would take the win in the #88 Gatorade Buick Regal. Allison holds the distinstion of leading the most laps in consecutive Daytona 500s in 1981 and 1982 and then win the next year.- Bumpergate :Allison's win...
, and no wins. Smith was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame
The West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame is a Hall of Fame for people associated with late-model stock car racing on the West Coast of the United States. Many NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series champions are inducted in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is located at Toyota Speedway at...
in 2002.