Bradley Smith (born October 9, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 48 Ford Fusion for his team, Brad Smith Motorsports. Smith is a veteran of the series, having made over 400 starts in it since 1988. He made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020 and ARCA Menards Series West in 2021, and he and his team have also competed part-time in those series since then. He is the younger brother of fellow driver Jeff Smith.

Racing career

An oil fire at Talladega Superspeedway in 2003 burned Smith's face and arms, resulting in a hospital stay. In the late 2000s, Smith hosted students from the University of Northwestern Ohio on his racing crew.

During the 2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 at Talladega, Austin Wayne Self spun in the tri-oval, and collected Smith's racecar, which went pinballing off both the outside and inside retaining walls. Press reports indicated that the crash fractured Smith's left ankle, although Smith later described the injury as a sprain. A planned full-time season was derailed, as Smith needed a wheelchair for five months following the crash. He returned for a full season the following year and received the General Tire Spirit Award.

Smith was driving for James Hylton Motorsports in 2018 when Hylton was killed in a hauler accident. The team completed the 2018 season and rebranded as Smith Brothers Racing, led by Smith and his brother Jeff. The group retained many of the same personnel from Hylton's team.

In 2020, Smith claimed his first series top-ten at Winchester Speedway; the finish came in his 363rd start. Despite not having much success in 2021, only finishing three races under power and missing Daytona, Smith was able to score his career best points finish, fifth.

In 2022, Smith would finish nine races under power and would earn his second career top-ten, tenth at Berlin despite retiring from the event with handling issues, and ended the season eighth in points. 2023 would see Smith complete five races and improve to sixth in points. Smith was only able to finish under power in three races in 2024. He also failed to qualify at Phoenix and withdrew from the race at Dover. His best result came in the season finale at Toledo, where he finished twelfth. He would also end the season twelfth in points.

In 2025, Smith scored his best finish in ARCA competition when he finished eighth in the ARCA Menards Series East race at Flat Rock Speedway.

Personal life Smith was an engineer at General Motors before being laid off in 2019. He has been married and divorced twice. Smith graduated from Utica Eisenhower High School.

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.)

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 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 1988 Smith Brothers Racing 67 Chrysler DAY ATL TALDNQ FRS PCS ROC24 POC13 WIN16 KIL24 ACS17 SLM16 POC16 TALDNQ DEL17 FRS14 ISF23 DSF20 SLM12 ATL 16th - 1991 Protocal Racing 40 Chrysler DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCHDNQ ISF TOL DSF TWS27 ATL 147th - 1995 Sands Racing 43 Pontiac DAY20 ATL28 59th - Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac TAL42 FIF KIL FRS MCH16 I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATLDNQ 1996 DAYDNQ ATL20 SLM TAL34 FIF25 LVL CLT31 CLT20 KIL FRS POC 30th - Chevy MCH31 FRS TOL POC30 Ken Schrader Racing 51 Chevy MCH28 INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 1998 Info not available DAYDNQ ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH NA 0 Southtown Motorsports 9 Ford POC31 SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM CLTDNQ TALDNQ ATL Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford TEX19 WIN 1999 DAYDNQ ATLDNQ SLM AND CLT MCHDNQ POC TOL SBS BLN POCDNQ 78th - Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac KIL28 FRS26 FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL 2000 Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford DAYDNQ SLM AND CLTDNQ KIL FRS MCHDNQ POCDNQ TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL NA - 2001 DAYDNQ NSH37 WIN SLM GTY MCH32 TALDNQ 14th 2685 Chevy KEN40 CLT37 KAN35 POC24 MEM33 GLN22 KEN37 MCH38 POC38 NSH26 ISF29 CHI27 DSF25 SLM23 TOL21 BLN21 CLT25 ATL23 2002 Ford DAYDNQ CLT30 MCH28 KEN24 POC23 NSH21 DSF31 CHI19 SLM29 TAL38 CLT32 16th 3275 Chevy ATL40 NSHDNQ SLM27 KEN27 KAN19 POC23 TOL33 SBO28 BLN23 ISF18 WIN12 2003 Ford DAYDNQ ATL22 NSH29 KEN26 CLT28 KAN14 MCH21 LER25 POC16 POC15 NSH22 ISF19 WIN21 DSF28 CHI13 SLM23 TALQL† CLTDNQ SBO32 16th 3610 Chevy SLM18 TOL23 BLN27 2004 Ford DAY32 NSH16 SLM20 KEN16 TOL20 CLT35 KAN14 POC21 MCH28 SBO20 BLN22 KEN27 GTW18 POC17 LER19 NSHDNQ ISF15 TOL29 DSF16 CHIDNQ SLM16 TAL32 14th 3735 2005 DAYDNQ NSHDNQ SLMDNQ KEN19 TOLDNQ LAN20 POC12 MCH38 KAN39 KEN23 BLN22 POC17 NSH28 MCH25 DSF35 CHI21 TAL40 16th 3285 Pontiac MIL25 GTW25 LER24 ISF23 TOL29 SLM23 2006 Ford DAYDNQ NSH31 SLM20 WIN22 KEN31 TOL34 POC18 MCH32 KAN18 KEN22 BLN29 POC23 GTW30 NSH24 MCH26 ISF15 MIL24 TOL22 DSF17 CHI26 SLM18 TAL15 IOW20 14th 3750 2007 DAY19 USA30 NSH31 SLM19 KAN26 WIN15 KEN28 TOL29 IOW29 POC31 MCH29 BLN28 KEN35 POC40 NSH25 ISF21 MIL19 GTW25 DSF31 CHI23 SLM22 TALDNQ TOLDNQ 16th 3355 2008 Dodge DAY29 17th 3360 Ford SLM18 IOW25 KAN38 CAR32 KEN27 TOL23 POC22 MCH30 CAY15 KEN25 BLN23 POC28 NSH26 ISF23 DSF33 CHI23 SLM16 NJE28 TOL19 Chevy TALDNQ 2009 Ford DAYDNQ SLM18 CAR29 TAL29 KEN24 TOL18 POC27 MCH26 MFD24 IOW25 KEN24 BLN29 POC35 ISF34 CHI31 TOL19 DSF21 NJE23 SLM18 KAN28 CAR31 14th 3310 2010 DAY24 PBE27 SLM23 TEX30 TAL22 TOL18 POC16 MCH24 IOW21 MFD19 POC27 BLN24 NJE26 ISF28 CHI28 DSF30 TOL13 SLM22 KAN29 16th 3145 Chevy CAR41 2011 Dodge DAY TAL32 12th 2410 Ford SLM25 NJE33 CHI26 POC22 MCH23 WIN24 BLN23 IOW33 IRPDNQ POC23 ISF19 MAD28 DSF32 SLM25 KAN27 TOL32 94 TOL28 2012 26 DAYDNQ MOB SLM TAL 79th 250 Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford TOLDNQ ELK POC MCH25 WIN NJE IOW CHI27 IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 2013 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN25 ISF MAD 40th 690 Josh Williams Motorsports 02 Ford DSF32 IOW Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy SLM27 KEN29 KAN29 2014 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL23 NJE16 POC MCH17 ELK19 WIN18 IRP24 POC19 BLN18 ISF20 MAD19 DSF15 SLM22 KEN26 KAN19 11th 2450 Wayne Peterson Racing 00 Chevy CHI25 2015 James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford DAY22 31st 875 48 MOB15 NSH20 SLM17 TAL31 TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 2016 Max Force Racing 23 Ford DAY32 6th 3445 Hixson Motorsports 2 Chevy NSH30 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford SLM22 TOL23 NJE20 POC25 MCH19 MAD15 WIN14 IOW22 BLN13 ISF15 DSF12 SLM17 KEN18 KAN21 2 TAL24 Wayne Peterson Racing 31 Chevy IRP33 James Hylton Motorsports 49 Ford POC18 Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Chevy CHI30 2017 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY17 NSH21 SLM17 TAL17 TOL17 ELK17 POC31 MCH20 MAD16 IOW17 IRP24 POC24 WIN19 ISF17 ROA24 DSF21 SLM21 CHI26 KEN26 KAN22 8th 3530 2018 DAY23 NSH22 SLMWth TAL31 9th 3250 Brad Smith Motorsports TOL16 CLT30 POC20 MCH17 MAD14 GTW17 CHI22 IOW15 ELK17 POC22 ISF14 BLN16 DSF17 SLM20 IRP22 KAN25 2019 Chevy DAY19 TAL16 CLT23 POC15 MCH13 GTW15 CHI16 IOW17 POC16 KAN20 7th 3480 Ford FIF16 SLM19 NSH20 TOL MAD15 ELK19 ISF16 DSF16 SLM18 IRP19 2020 Chevy DAY31 PHO TAL20 POC13 IRP17 KEN12 IOW19 KAN16 TOL13 TOL14 MCH12 DAY19 GTW19 L4413 TOL17 BRI25 WIN9 MEM15 ISF13 KAN15 6th 624 2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM 5th 567 Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy KAN 2022 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 8th 709 2023 DAY TAL KAN CLT ELK GLN ISF DSF KAN BRI SLM 6th 686 Ford PHO BLN MOH IOW POC MCH IRP TOL 69 Ford MLW 2024 48 DAY TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 12th 523 Chevy PHO 2025 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 9th 574 2026 DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN 9th 600 † - Qualified but replaced by Paul Menard due to fire of his No. 26 car.

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2020 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF 11th 151 2021 NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI 14th 146 2022 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW MLW BRI 5th 295 2023 Ford FIF DOV IOW IRP 9th 236 Chevy NSV FRS BRI Kimmel Racing 69 Ford MLW 2024 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 18th 172 2025 FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI 6th 293 2026 HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP FRS IOW BRI 33rd 75

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 2021 Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 63rd 18 2022 PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 69th 10 2023 Ford PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 73rd 14 2024 Chevy PHO KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO N/A 0 2025 Ford KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 82nd 11 2026 KER PHO TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*

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