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#97 Legend based out of Buchanan Virginia

07/15/2026

No racing for us this weekend, but the 25th I will be making my limited late model debut at Shenandoah Speedway! Really thankful for Trenton Kilgore Racing for the opportunity, gonna make the best of it. There is some stuff messed up on the legend from the dominion hit, it couldve been alot worse. Thankfully it is not that bad. Thank you to all my partners for making racing possible!
LongHorn Steakhouse
Boone Tractor & Equipment
Trader Jerry's
Federated Auto Parts
Newcomb Insulation
Sun Drop
Kidd's Wild Game Processing
Deez Lug Nutz Podcast

07/13/2026

It was just one of those days at Dominion. First time at the track, ran pretty decent in both practices. Had a good qualifying lap going, but got a little confident into 3 and messed it up. Started deep in the field, was rolling up top and caught something on the track. Not sure if it was oil, water it was something. And pancaked the wall coming out of 4.

Im alright just mad, and the car is mostly alright. I haven’t been able to really take it apart yet. But we have a good idea what to do for the next time we show up there. Really huge thanks to Brad Shifflett for bringing us up there and helping out all day. Its always a blast hanging out with him. And of course thank you to my partners for making racing possible!

LongHorn Steakhouse
Boone Tractor & Equipment
Trader Jerry's
Federated Auto Parts
Sun Drop
Kidd's Wild Game Processing
Deez Lug Nutz Podcast

07/11/2026

We are racing at Dominion Raceway tomorrow! Really excited to make my first start at this great facility. Not gonna have much practice so no idea what to expect, but we are just gonna send it

07/10/2026

Pulaski got canceled, so uhhhh Ill let yall know what we are doing tonight

07/05/2026

FINALLY something went right at Caraway. The day started out fairly normal for Caraway standards, a cow was out. Once we got it back in we got on down the road and made pretty good time. Made first practice and started figuring out the track.

We did end up getting the pole! Kinda had a rough start to the race but I stayed up front the whole race. It was not a cake walk by any means. The adjustment I made pre race didnt help enough, so the thing was one of the worst handling racecars I have ever driven. Jhett Johnson was right on my bumper the whole race, I was just able to hold him off and pick up the win!

Really good racing all day, Caraway has always been one of my favorite tracks to race, very happy to get a win there. Thank you to all my partners for making this possible!

LongHorn Steakhouse
Boone Tractor & Equipment
Trader Jerry's
Sun Drop
Federated Auto Parts
Kidd's Wild Game Processing
Deez Lug Nutz Podcast

Shoutout Jayson Hatchell for helping out all day

07/03/2026

Finally we got merch for the 2026 wrap! We got shirts, hoodies and stickers! The people at RACE22.com done a great job, go get you some merch and support local racing!

https://race22.com/collections/gary-smith

07/01/2026

We have alot of work to do but, we are making the trip to Caraway Speedway Saturday! This place has always been one of my favorite tracks, I hope we actually get to practice this time. Every time we raced here we have missed first practice for some reason. But its always a fun night when you get to race with the Smart Modified Tour. Thank you to my partners for making this all possible!
LongHorn Steakhouse
Boone Tractor & Equipment
Trader Jerry's
Sun Drop
Federated Auto Parts
Kidd's Wild Game Processing
Deez Lug Nutz Podcast

06/28/2026

We ended up showing up to Kingsport Speedway Friday night to run twin 30s in the Showdown Series! We didnt even know we was going until around 9 that morning. Ran up to Roberts Muffler & Auto Service and made a quick gear change and started heading south. The car unloaded decent, it took me a little bit to learn the track.

Ended up being 3rd in practice, messed up qualifying and started the first feature in 7th of 21. This track is very multigrove in a Legends car so we was running everywhere, somehow made it up 2nd at one point. But I got my right rear tire hot and the car was loose in from the start. So I ended up 5th.

Between races we made some adjustments, I started 5th. The car was slow to fire off but after a few laps, it was a rocket. Just unfortunately ran out of time to show it, and a late race restart didnt really go to my favor. Ended up 5th again.

Ive never been there before in my life, but it might be my new favorite track. The line changed DRAMATICALLY in both races, the racing was so much fun. You could pass at the top, bottom, or middle it didnt matter. Really enjoyed the fan engagement, the whole atmosphere was great. Huge thanks to Brad Shifflett for taking us down there and helping all day, and of course thank you to my partners

LongHorn Steakhouse
Boone Tractor & Equipment
Trader Jerry's
Sun Drop
Federated Auto Parts
Newcomb Insulation
Kidd's Wild Game Processing

06/26/2026

Took a wrong turn on the way to Pulaski, got lost in the jungle

06/25/2026

Back at Pulaski County Motorsports Park Saturday night! Cant wait to get back on track at this historic facility. Gonna be testing and breaking in some tires tomorrow evening. Hope to see yall out there Saturday night!

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Buchanan, VA
24066

Telephone

+15403970678

Website

https://race22.com/collections/gary-smith

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