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NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES
VON SMITH
Residence: Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Date of birth: May 10, 1963
2011 car: ’69 Camaro
Crew chief: Howard Moon
Team owner: Al-Anabi Super Charger
2012 wins/final rounds: 0/0
Career wins/final rounds: 3/3
Best points finish: 1st (2010)
Career-best elapsed time: 5.879 seconds (Houston 2010)
Career-best speed: 247.52 mph (Englishtown 2010)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010: Won inaugural NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world
championship; Earned victories at St. Louis, Englishtown and Bristol
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Marital status: Single
Hobbies: Boating, motocross racing
Notable: Won the 2002 NHRA Div. 2 championship in Top Alcohol Funny Car; Earned five NHRA
national event victories in Top Alcohol Funny Car competition; In motocross competition, won the
2006 AMA Vintage 250cc championship
Other employment: Owner, powder coating business
CAREER STATISTICS
No. Pts. 1st No. 1 Round
Year Races Fin. Won R/U Semi. Qtr. Rd. Qfy. DNQ W-L
2012 did not compete
2011 2 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-2
2010 10 1 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 18-6
Total 12 3 0 2 2 4 0 1 18-8
CAREER FINAL-ROUND RECORD
2010
St. Louis winner (Dennis Radford)
Englishtown winner (Mike Castellana)
Bristol winner (Jay Payne)
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