38. 1, 2023 6:23 pm9h ago, State Government May. So far, so good: Hamlin hasnt won a race yet, but he still leads the pack with 379 points, 76 more than second-place Martin Truex Jr., who has two wins under his belt. Smith did barely qualify for the playoffs in the 10th and final spot despite being disqualified in the regular-season finale at Watkins Glen. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. You know, I have big goals that I want to accomplish, theres a win total I want to get to, theres championships that I want to win, Hamlin says. 36. In 2018, he won the championship at Texas Motor Speedways Big Top Nationals, and he just missed out on a national championship with a season that included 23 wins and a 3.9-place average finish in 65 starts. Sammy Smith put JGR in Victory Lane in Phoenix for the 16th time in the second-tier series and for the sixth consecutive year -- with six different drivers. FS: How and when did you start nordic skiing? Thanks to the 24-point lead he built over second-place Daniel Dye entering the East Series season finale, Smith needed to finish 19th or better at Bristol Motor Speedway to win the title. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. John Bradford Sr. added that racing in North Carolina and Atlanta has helped Smith. (27) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200. (18) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 200. Sammy started racing at local tracks throughout Iowa, rising through the ranks of go-karts and legends cars before moving to Late Model racing in 2019. SS: My siblings and I founded GO BIG, a 501 (c3) certified charity, during the spring of 2020. From early days bundled in the pulk, to learning to ski as soon as she could walk, to junior racing, a few seasons of collegiate racing, and then to coaching, she has experienced the ski world in many forms. This year, I competed in all of the above, except freestyle skiing. I also think the U.S. 'When you see stuff like this, it's amazing., J.R. Ogden Sports Mar. He drags himself out of bed as many drivers are probably still sleeping off Sundays race, but the NASCAR veteran has a long day ahead thanks to his two daughters. It was a disappointing ending for Allgaier, who won the first two stages of the race. Sammy Smith, an 18-year-old high school student who is taking classes online so he can be a full-time driver, won the Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, his first victory in the . Smith, who turned 17 in June, won the ARCA Menards Series East championship in his rookie season with relative ease. NASCAR has done a great job themselves of changing the sport and changing the narrative of the good old boy sport from the southeast, [to] were a national organization now that races all over the country.. Christopher Bell (2018), Busch (2019), Brandon Jones (2020), Daniel Hemric (2021) and Ty Gibbs (2022) previously celebrated at the mile-long track in the desert. 12. AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Sammy Smith won the Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, the first victory for the 18-year-old high school student who is taking classes online so he can be a full-time driver.