David Smith (racing driver)

David Smith (born March 28, 1950) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 05 Toyota for Shockwave Motorsports.

David Smith
Smith at Sonoma Raceway in 2025
Born	(1950-03-28) March 28, 1950 (age 75) Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
ARCA Menards Series career
3 races run over 3 years
ARCA no., team	No. 05 (Shockwave Motorsports)
Best finish	100th (2023)
First race	2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
31 races run over 4 years
ARCA West no., team	No. 05 (Shockwave Motorsports)
Best finish	8th (2024)
First race	2022 Evergreen 150 (Evergreen)
Last race	2025 ARCA Menards Series West 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame (Tucson)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
Statistics up to date as of April 6, 2025.

Racing career

Smith would work in NASCAR in the 1970s as a chassis builder for multiple teams and owners like Ralph Moody, Gary Kershaw, Roy Smith, and Hershel McGriff, a job he would retain for a further twenty years.^[1][2]

In 2011, Smith was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.^[1][2]

From 2017 to 2019, Smith would compete in various Trans-Am West Coast Championship events, finishing third in the standings in 2018 after running five of the six events schedule that year.^[3]

Smith's No. 05 car at All American Speedway in 2022

Smith's No. 05 ARCA car at Sonoma in 2023.

In 2022, Smith would make his ARCA Menards Series West debut at Evergreen Speedway driving the No. 05 Toyota for Shockwave Motorsports, finishing 13th due to a crash with less than thirty laps to go. He would make two more starts during the year at All American Speedway and Phoenix Raceway, and would get a best finish of 11th at the Roseville event.

In 2023, Smith would attempt to run the full ARCA Menards Series West schedule for Shockwave after forming an alliance with Naake-Klauer Motorsports despite Smith's team running Toyotas while Naake-Klauer runs Fords.^[4][5]

Personal life

In 2020, Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer but was able to get treatment for it in the United States.^[1]

Smith is the president of SHOCKWAVE Marine Suspension Seats, and has served as Smith's sponsor whenever he races.^[6] The company has also sponsored Derek Kraus in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.^[7]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2023	Shockwave Motorsports	05	Toyota	DAY	PHO 17	TAL	KAN	CLT	BLN	ELK	MOH	IOW	POC	MCH	IRP	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL	100th	27	[8]
2024				DAY	PHO 32	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	IOW	MOH	BLN	IRP	SLM	ELK	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	GLN	BRI	KAN	TOL	113th	12	[9]
2025				DAY	PHO 29	TAL	KAN	CLT	MCH	BER	ELK	LRP	DOV	IRP	IOW	GLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN	TOL	-*	-*	[10]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2022	Shockwave Motorsports	05	Toyota	PHO	IRW	KCR	PIR	SON	IRW	EVG 13	PIR	AAS 11	LVS 19	PHO 20		20th	180	[11]
2023				PHO 17	IRW 10	KCR 13	PIR 13	SON 15	IRW 11	SHA 15	EVG 13	AAS 12	LVS 14	MAD 13	PHO 23	10th	459	[12]
2024				PHO 32	KER 16	PIR 17	SON 20	IRW 15	IRW 15	SHA 10	TRI 15	MAD 13	AAS 15	KER 16	PHO 18	8th	426	[13]
2025				KER 10	PHO 29	TUC 12	CNS 11	KER 11	SON 20	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	-*	-*	[14]