Garrett Smithley

Following Rookie of the Year honors and several championship series wins, he advanced to the highly competitive U.S. Legends car series, where he excelled at tracks throughout the Southeast, garnering many wins and additional championships. Through Smithley’s strong racing performances and personable demeanor, he was invited to compete in the Richard Petty Driver Search, a national driver development program. The Petty instructors were so impressed with Smithley, he was invited to join the organization as a driving instructor in 2011, and worked for 5 years.

Daytona 500 Champion Derrike Cope recognized Smithley’s talents during testing at Daytona with the famous Kesolowski family and gave him the opportunity to make his stock car debut. He completed four races in the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards in 2013 and 2014. Smithley was back in an ARCA car for the first race of the 2015 season at Daytona International Speedway. Garrett Smithley Racing reached yet another milestone in 2015 with his first start in the Camping World Truck Series at his home track, the Atlanta Motor Speedway. This led to further truck races at Pocono and Michigan, again, with strong results. Smithley made his Xfinity debut at Homestead, as well.

Smithley then competed with JD Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series full time from 2016-2019 with a best finish of 5th at Daytona International Speedway. In 2018, he made it to the top echelon of stock car racing making his first NASCAR cup series start. In 2019 he made several more cup starts which led him to sign with Rick Ware Racing for the 2020 season, competing in 26 races. 2020 would see Smithley breaking into the online gaming community, re-starting his Twitch channel during the iRacing Pro Invitational series where he sat on the pole for the inaugural event and ran inside the top 5 at every race. His transition to streaming and vlogging, to complement his racing was a natural move with his extensive experience in theater, singing and musical theater, which set a great foundation for him to excel in public speaking and marketing. He is excellent with social media, press interviews and public appearances, promoting both his personal brand and those of his many sponsors. With a positive attitude and infectious smile, Smithley is an easily approachable fan favorite.

Nascar Cup Driver & Content Creator

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