2013
-Won the 2013 NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Championship
-Won ADRL Battle of the Belts in Pro Mod
-Won NHRA Races in Norwalk, OH and Bristol, TN
-Won ADRL Martin, MI Race
2012
-Finished 4th in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Championship
Points
-Won NHRA season opener in Gainesville
-Came back after 2011 Bristol crash and dominated to qualify No. 1 and win
race
2011
-Finished 5th in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Championship Points
2010
-Inducted into the NC Hall of Fame
-Won 3 ADRL races in a row
-Drove a Blower Car while being a crew chief on a Nitrous Car in the Middle
East
2009
-At the end of the season Smith teams up with Bahrain 1 Racing to continue
his Nitrous Pro Modified run
2008
-Traveled to Bahrain numerous times to help with the Al-Anabi Motorsports
Team
-Won first race ever outside of the United States at the Bahrain International Circuit
-Helped with the process of bringing Al-Anabi Motorsports into the NHRA
2007
-Named the No. 1 Mountain Motor Pro Stock Racer of All-Time
-Was one of the top-four inducted into the Inagural Bristol Motorsports Hall of Fame
-Finished 10th in IHRA Pro Stock Points
-Claimed the 2007 IHRA Pro Stock Tuner Challenge Award
-Inducted into the 220 MPH Club
2006
-Went back to race IHRA Pro Stock for the first time in 13 years
-Won first IHRA Pro Stock race he entered at Budds Creek, MD
2004
-Finished 10th in NHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
-Formed alliances with Richard Maskin
2003
-Won the NHRA AMS Pro Mod Challenge at the U.S. Nationals in
Indianapolis, IN
2002
-Took over crew chief duties for Darrell Alderman
-Advanced to the Semi-finals at NHRA's Bristol Motor Speedway (In Pro Mod
and Pro Stock)
2001
-Won NHRA's first Pro Mod race at the Mac Tools Gatornationals in Gainesville, FL
-Took over crew chief duties for Ron Krisher, Jim Yates and Kenny Koretsky
1999
-Won NHRA Pro Stock race at the Matco Tools Supernationals in Houston, TX
1997
-Started racing Pro Modified - '63 Nitrous Injected Chevy Corvette
-Won the first IHRA Pro Mod race he entered at Bristol Motor Speedway
-Finished third in the IHRA Pro Mod Championship Points
1996
-Teamed up with Troy Humphrey
-Finished fifth in NHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
-Became the seventh member of the Holley 6-Second Pro Stock Club
-Started from the No. 1 spot from the first time in his career at the Fram
Nationals in Atlanta, GA
-Also qualified No. 1 at the Mopar Nationals in Englishtown, NJ and the Pennzoil Nationals in Memphis, TN
-Runner-up at the NHRA U.S. Nationals and the NHRA Winston Select Finals
1993
-First NHRA Pro Stock win at the Autolite Nationals in Sonoma, CA
-Finished eighth in the IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1992
-First Pro Stock car to break the 200mph barrier - Running 6.969 ET
at 200.04mph in Darlington, SC
1990
-Finished sixth in the IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1989
-IHRA Pro Stock World Champion
-Raced both IHRA Pro Stock and NHRA Pro Stock
1988
-IHRA Pro Stock World Champion
-Most points total ever in IHRA - 13,590
-Raced several races in the NASCAR Busch Grand Nationals Series
1987
-IHRA Pro Stock World Champion
1986
-IHRA Pro Stock World Champion
1985
-Finished third in IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1984
-Finished second in IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1983
-Finished second in IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1982
-IHRA Pro Stock World Champion
-Winning two national events and four points meets
-First driver in history to claim a Championship in both professional and sportsman ranks
-First Pro Stock racer to break the 180 mph barrier Running 181 mph at Norwalk Raceway Park
1981
-Finished second in IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points due to a severe crash
1980
-First Pro Stock racer to break the seven second barrier running 7.99 seconds
at Rockingham Dragway
-Finished second in IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1979
-First raced in IHRA Pro Stock
-Finished 10th in IHRA Pro Stock Championship Points
1978
-Built first Pro Stock car
1977
-IHRA Super Modified Points Champion
-With Jack Roush horsepower
-Winning all 16 points meets that he entered!
-Won every match race he entered
1976
-IHRA Super Modified Points Champion
-With Jack Roush horsepower
2022
-Won the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd
-Crew Chief'd both RSR cars to the Finals at Richmond, himself and teammate Tylor Miller
-Made four NHRA Finals in 9 races
-Finished 3rd in NHRA Pro Mod Championship Points Standings
2015
-Won the PDRA Pro Mod Championship
-Won PDRA races in Rockingham twice during the year, and in Budds Creek as well
-Won the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
-Finished 4th in the NHRA Pro Mod Championship Points Standings
2018
-Won three NHRA Pro Mod Races (Gainesville, Topeka and Norwalk)
-Finished 2nd in the Overall NHRA Pro Mod Championship Point Standings
-Won NC Pro Mod Professional Racer of the Year
2020
-Won the NHRA GatorNationals.
-Crew Chief'd both RSR cars to the Finals at Indy.
-Won as a Crew Chief with Johnathan Gray at Indy.
2014
-Won his second consecutive NHRA Pro Mod Championship
-Won the NHRA U. S. Nationals in Indianapolis, IN
-Won NHRA Races in Las Vegas and Atlanta.
2021
- Was Inducted into the Inaugural IHRA Hall of Fame
-Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Champion
-Three No. 1 NHRA Qualifier Awards
-No. 1 Qualifier at the NHRA U.S. Nationals
2017
-Won NHRA SummerNationals in Englishtown, New Jersey
-Despite being out half the season due to back surgery, still finished top-10 in Points
-Won as a Crew Chief with Johnathan Gray at NHRA Carolina Nationals
2019
-Won AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St Louis, MO
-Finished 5th in Overall NHRA E3 Sparkplugs Pro Mod Championship Point Standings
- Received Mike Aiello Award
2016
-Won the NHRA Season Opener in Gainesville, Florida
-Won the NHRA Summit Southern Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia
-Won his Third NHRA Pro Mod Championship Title
-Was Inducted into the NHRA SouthEastern Division Hall Of Fame
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