Don smith racing driver

 · Don Smith, a longtime racing supporter, car owner, sponsor, director and an inductee of both the USAC Hall of Fame () and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame () passed away Sunday morning, Ap. He was 90 years old. Born in , Smith was involved in a plethora of racing activities. By the time he was eight in , his love of racing had developed as he had his own car to “race” in the backyard dirt track. In the mid ’s, he entered and competed in some total destruction demolition derbies. He got involved in Stock Car racing in Nanaimo in and won the rookie-of-the-year title. A wire from "Big Daddy" dated 07/13/ sent to Don Smith at Champion Speed Shop. THE RACER. Born in Chicago in , the family moved to San Francisco when Jim was ten years old. By the time Jim graduated from Balboa High School in , he was already a confirmed gear head and hot rodder.

Jalopies lined up for the fast heat race on this day at Oakley. That is #97 Howard Cochran (farthest from camera) and #5 John Small on the front row at right. The Jalopies of #18 Don Smith (farthest from the camera) and #21 Gene Coffman make up the second row at left. Crafton, Nemechek, Ben Rhodes and Zane Smith in the championship four. The first to finish out of the four contenders is the champion. Smith, in a bigger fight for his racing career, said there’s enough room on the track for contenders to get their space. Like Nemechek a year ago, the year-old Smith faces a cloudy future. Smith tries keep his focus on winning the championship that eluded him last season, when he was runner-up at Phoenix.

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