Zane Michael Smith is an American professional stock car racing driver, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports in association with Trackhouse Racing. Smith also competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. Smith started his racing career with go-kart racing in 2004 and won five championships back to back, before moving up to legends car racing. Smith debuted in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2022 Enjoy Illinois 300, Gateway. He has not won any race in the NASCAR Cup Series yet but has managed to secure two top-ten finishes. Prior to this, Smith made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the 2019 Boyd Gaming 300, Las Vegas. He managed to get eight top-ten finishes but has never won a race in the same.
The ARCA Menards Series saw Smith make his debut in the 2016 Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic, Salem. He won a total of four races, secured 26 top-ten finishes, and three pole positions. He won his first race in the 2018 Music City 200, Fairgrounds. Although Smith has not won a single race in the Cup Series or the Xfinity Series, he has won the most races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, winning a total of nine races so far, securing 61 top-ten finishes, and three pole positions. He debuted in the Craftsman Truck Series in the 2018 Eaton 200, Gateway. Smith drove full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series for GMS Racing and finished second in the championship in 2020 and 2021. In his career of three years in the Cup Series, Smith has participated in 33 races and achieved 4 top-10s as of September 28, 2024.
Zane Smith’s Sponsors
The major sponsors partnered with Spire Motorsports and Zane Smith as per Zane Smith’s official website are:
Focused Health
Wellcare
Ambetter Health
Weather Tech
City of Refuge
Chevrolet
Workforce
Celsius
Mr. Electric
Winnebago
Smith signed a multi-year deal with Trackhouse Racing to drive Spire Motorsports’ third team in 2024 and is expected to join Trackhouse full-time in a third team in 2025. Smith began his 2024 season with Spire Motorsports with a 13th-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. Smith’s rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series is sponsored by an insurance agency named Focused Health, which will be the team's anchor sponsor for 20 primary races, as per NBC Sports' official website.
FAQs on Zane Smith
A. Zane Smith is married to McCall Smith.
A. Zane Smith is the son of Mike Smith, who runs the professional off-road racing team, Herbst-Smith Fabrication.
A. Born on June 9, 1999, Zane Smith is 25 years old, as of July 2024.
A. Zane Smith drove for Front Row Motorsports in the 2022 Craftsman Truck Series and won his first Truck Series championship.
