Name: Sam "Shanky" Smith

DOB: 5/30/84

Hometown: Spring Hill, AL

Education: Shanky has an Automotive Degree, Diesel Degree, and a High-Performance Engines Degree from Nashville Auto-Diesel College.

Racing Experience: Shanky has been racing for five years. He started racing in 2001 in the Roadrunner division at South Alabama Speedway. In 2002 Shanky was awarded the 100% participation award and had 9 wins en route to the Roadrunner division championship. Shanky also managed to capture two enduro wins in 2002.

In 2003, Shanky split driving duties in both the Roadrunner and Street Stock divisions at South Alabama Speedway. He racked up three wins in Roadrunners, as well as two top 5 finishes in Street Stocks. Shanky also made an appearance in the Street Stock division at Montgomery Motor Speedway, and came home with a fifth place finish.

Shanky ran the Street Stock division full time in 2004. He finished the season winless, but managed two 2nd place finishes among six total podium finishes. He also secured a top 10 finish at Montgomery Motor Speedway.

2005 was by far the most successful year to date for Shanky and his team. Shanky won 12 feature races in Street Stocks, and finished second twice. He broke the track record in Street Stocks twice in the same year, once with a 19.243, and once with a 19.187. He also raced his Street Stock car in the Super Stock class and managed a third place finish. Shanky not only won the Street Stock division championship, but also secured the Most Popular Driver Award at South Alabama Speedway. He also made two appearances at Montgomery Motor Speedway, with one second place finish. Possibly the highlight of the season was when Shanky came home second in the Street Stock feature in the 38th Annual Snowball Derby.

The year 2006 was another successful one for Shanky. Earlier in the year he visited the Jeff Gordon Driving School at Nashville Super Speedway. Despite missing several races, Shanky managed a second place finish in the Street Stock points standings at South Alabama Speedway. He was also able to break the track record twice throughout the year, setting the bar at 18.857s.

Shanky and the team worked very hard in 2006 to build a new Pro Late Model car. He made his debut in the Copperhead 100 at South Alabama Speedway and came home with an 11th place finish. He made his Super Late Model debut, driving his Pro Late Model car, in the Timber 125 on September 30, 2006 at South Alabama Speedway and wound up with a 9th place finish.

The team plans to focus mainly on the Pro Late Model efforts for the 2007 season.

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