Danny Smith
Hometown: Danville, IN
Resides: Danville, IN
Birthday: March 15, 1957
Car: No. 4
Chassis: Maxim
Car Owner: Jeff Schrader
Web site: http://www.dannysmithracing.com
2007 Season Review: Competed in a number of Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events, earning seven Top-15 finishes. He also competed full-time with the All Star Circuit of Champions, finished second in driver points and winning the car owner’s title.
2007 Season Stats
Driver Pts. $ Earned Wins Top 5 Top 10
Danny Smith 1946 $15,455 0 0 0
World of Outlaws history: 1978-8th in championship points… 1979- 14th in championship points… 1980- 8th in championship points- 2 wins… 1981- 6th in championship points- 1 win… 1982-12th in championship points- 3 wins… 1983-10th in championship points… 1984- 7th in championship points… 1985- 13th in championship points- 1 win… 1986- 14th in championship points… 1987- 7th in championship points… 1988- 10th in championship points… 1990-20th in championship points…
Previous Racing History: 1974- began racing sprint cars in Central Indiana… 1976- Track Champion- Champaign Speedway in Illinois… 1977-Lawrenceburg Track Champion in Indiana… 1978-8th in inaugural World of Outlaws season; Co-winner of Little 500 at Anderson Speedway… 1981-6th in World of Outlaws points… 1984- 7th in World of Outlaws points… 1985- Won Gold Cup Race of Champions… 1989- Drove Gennesee Beer Wagon- 8 wins in USAC, All-Stars, and open competition…1994- Seven wins including Brad Doty Classic. Four wins in Australia, finished 4th in points… 1996-Winner of Warnabool Classic in Australia. Finished 5th in Australian series…. 1997- First year as team owner. 7th in All-Star points. Five wins. Finished 3rd in Australia’s World Series Sprint Car tour with three wins… 2001—Finished 3rd in the All Star points with ten feature wins. Won the Brad Doty Classic for the second time, becoming the only two-time winner of this event… 2003- Great Lakes Outlaw Sprint Series champion (GLOSS)… 2004--Finished 2nd in All Star Circuit of Champions. 8 wins. One World of Outlaw win @ Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana… 2005- 2nd in All Star Circuit of Champions points… 2007- 2nd in All Star Circuit of Champions points
Interesting Facts: Was one of the original World of Outlaws in 1978… Has over 300 career wins… His family has been involved in racing since the 1930’s… Was one of the first American drivers to compete in Australia during the off-season in the United States… Has won the Warnabool Classic one of Australia’s most prestigious races six times