Curtis Smith (drag racer)

Curtis Smith
Born	Clinton, NC
NHRA IHRA career
Debut season	1970
Current team	Curtis Smith Racing
Car number	2953, 9953
Engine	Chevrolet
Crew chief	Eugene "Pop" Carlsward
Championships	1
Wins	17
Best finish	1 in 1996
Championship titles
1996	IHRA Stock Eliminator
Awards
North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame, East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame, Sampson County Sports Hall of Fame

Curtis Smith is a second-generation American semi-retired drag racer. He is currently the All Time Winningest IHRA Stock Eliminator driver and the 1996 IHRA Stock World Champion.^[1] Smith was the first IHRA Sportsman driver to win 3 national events in a row in 1985.

Smith started his national racing career in the early 1970s, driving his self-built 1969 "Rag Top" Chevrolet Camaro J/Stocker. Smith notably finished second in his first IHRA National Event at Rockingham Dragway. Smith, best known for driving his "Hot Stuff" 1967 Chevy Camaro, has won 17 IHRA and NHRA national events in his career and 31 IHRA and NHRA class wins, making him one of the most successful sportsman Drag racing drivers in the history of the sport.

In 2012, Smith was inducted into the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Two years later, Smith, along with fellow racer, Rick Hendrick was inducted into the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Later that year, Smith was also honored with being inducted into the Sampson County Sports Hall of Fame.