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LATEST
NEWS Brenden
Smith Competes at Circle City and Florence...
Smith
Back on Lucas Oil Trail to Conclude Month of April Following a rain-out on Saturday at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania, the JCM Motorsports team returned to competition on Sunday evening in the annual 'Conococheague 40' at the legendary Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland. With a $10,000 payday on the line, Brenden finished fourth in his stacked heat race and fifteenth in the 40-lap headliner. He currently sits fifteenth in the latest version of the series points exiting the Mideast. Full results from each weekend event can be accessed online at www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
JCM
Motorsports and Brenden Smith Compete at Cochran
Brenden
Smith Nabs Top Ten in $25k Indiana Icebreaker!
Smith
Tackles Magnolia and Talladega in Tripleheader
Brenden
Smith Wraps Up Speedweeks at Golden Isles On Friday evening with a $12,000 top prize on the line, Brenden narrowly missed out on the 50-lap main event after placing sixth in his heat race and fourth in his B-Main. The #19m JCM Motorsports team also unfortunately did not transfer into Saturday's $25,000 to win headliner after running sixth in the heat race and eighth in the B-Main. Complete results from the entire week at Golden Isles Speedway can be accessed online by pointing your web browser to www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Smith
Charges to Sixth in $25,000 to Win Ocala Finale! Other finishes for the week at Ocala included a twelfth in Tuesday's $7,000 to win opener, a thirteenth in Wednesday's $7,000 to win show, and a twenty-first in Thursday's $10,000 to win contest. Brenden now sits fifteenth in the latest version of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings exiting Ocala. Complete results from the 'Wieland Winternationals' can be accessed online by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Brenden
Smith Starts Lucas Oil Campaign at All-Tech On Friday evening with a $12,000 top prize on the line, Brenden unfortunately missed out on the 50-lap feature after running seventh in his heat race and fourth in his B-Main. In Saturday's weekend finale, which boasted a hefty $15,000 winner's check, Brenden placed fifth in his heat race, won his B-Main, and later crossed underneath the checkered flag seventeenth after fifty green flag circuits in the headliner. Complete results from all three weekend battles can be accessed online by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Smith
& JCM Motorsports Start 2026 Season at Volusia (February 13, 2026) Brenden Smith returned to action with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series tonight at Volusia (FL) Speedway Park in round five of the 'DIRTcar Nationals,' which also boasted a $12,000 first place prize. Brenden qualified well, but unfortunately missed out on the 35-lapper after running fourth in his heat race and ninth in his consolation event. (February 12, 2026) The World of Outlaws Late Model Series roared into the Daytona Beach area to preside over their first event of the annual 'DIRTcar Nationals.' A $12,000 top prize was up for grabs earlier this evening at Volusia Speedway Park and a total of 58 Super Late Model competitors were packed into the pit area at the 1/2-mile speedplant. Brenden Smith grabbed the second transfer spot through his stacked heat race, but unfortunately fell to twenty-sixth at the finish of the 35-lap feature. (February 11, 2026) Tonight's DIRTcar Racing program at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida was headlined by a trio of split-field features - each of which paid $5,000 to the winner. Brenden Smith stopped the clock seventh quickest in his group during qualifying prior to finishing ninth in the final rundown of his 20-lap main event. (February 10, 2026) Round two of the 'DIRTcar Nationals' was held tonight at Volusia Speedway Park and another $7,000 payday was on the line for the ground-pounding Super Late Models. Brenden Smith timed in ninth quickest in his group during qualifying before placing ninth in his heat race and eighth in his B-Main. Unfortunately, Brenden was not able to make the start in the 25-lapper that was ultimately won by Hudson O'Neal. (February 9, 2026) The 55th edition of the 'DIRTcar Nationals' kicked off for the Super Late Models earlier this evening and a $7,000 winner's check was up for grabs in a DIRTcar Racing event. A total of 56 competitors were on the grounds at Volusia Speedway Park for the first of six straight nights of action. Brenden Smith, who was making his 2026 debut with JCM Motorsports, unfortunately suffered motor woes during the program and was not able to advance into the 25-lap main event.
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(May
3, 2026) On May 1-2, Brenden Smith was in action with the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series at both Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis,
Indiana and Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky. On Friday night
with a $15,000 top prize up for grabs at Circle City, Brenden ran
eighth in his heat race, fourth in his B-Main, and nineteenth in
the 50-lap feature. At Florence on Saturday evening with a $25,000
paycheck on the line in the 'Ralph Latham Memorial,' Brenden grabbed
the fourth transfer spot through his heat race prior to finishing
twenty-first in the final rundown of the 50-lapper. Complete results
from the entire weekend can be accessed online at 
(April
27, 2026) Brenden Smith and the #19m team followed the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series trail to the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania,
and Maryland from April 24-26 for a trio of scheduled events. On
Friday night at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Delaware, a $21,049
top prize was up for grabs in the annual running of the 'Melvin
L. Joseph Memorial.' Brenden ran fifth in his heat race, third in
his B-Main, and nineteenth in the 49-lap main event. 
(April
19, 2026) On Saturday night, April 18, Brenden Smith entered
the Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series season opener at Cochran
Motor Speedway. A 23 car field was on hand at the Cochran, Georgia
facility to do battle in the $10,000 to win Super Late Model program.
Brenden won his heat race in preliminary action and later started
from the outside of the front row in the 50-lap headliner. The Dade
City, Florida ace was then running in the third spot on lap 15 and
did not return to the racetrack. The mechanical gremlins dropped
Brenden to a disappointing eighteenth place performance. Complete
results can be accessed online by clicking on 
(March
30, 2026) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule heated
back up on March 28-29 in the states of Indiana and Ohio. On Saturday
at the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana, Brenden
Smith utilized a provisional to gain access into the $25,000 to
win 'Indiana Icebreaker' headliner, but blasted past fifteen competitors
en route to an impressive eighth place effort. At Atomic Speedway
in Alma, Ohio on Sunday, a $15,000 top prize was up for grabs in
the annual running of the 'Buckeye Spring 50.' Brenden once again
received a series provisional and was able to salvage a seventeenth
place showing. Complete results from both weekend battles can be
found online by clicking on 
(March
23, 2026) Brenden Smith and JCM Motorsports tackled both Magnolia
Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi and Talladega Short Track
in Eastaboga, Alabama from March 20-22 for a trio of special events.
In World of Outlaws Late Model Series shootouts at "The Mag,"
Brenden Smith finished twenty-first in the final rundown of Friday's
$12,000 to win opener, while he unfortunately failed to transfer
in Saturday's $20,000 to win feature. On Sunday at TST, a $12,000
top prize was up for grabs in the annual running of the 'Bama Bash.'
Brenden advanced to finish third in his heat race before winding
up twentieth in the final finishing order of the 50-lap Hunt the
Front Super Dirt Series point opener. Full results from each weekend
contest can be found online at 
(March
8, 2026) The Speedweeks journey for Brenden Smith wrapped up
from March 4-7 at Golden Isles Speedway, as the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series presided over four big events at the Brunswick, Georgia-area
speedplant. On Wednesday night in the opener, which boasted a $7,000
paycheck, Brenden ran third in his heat race and fifteenth in the
30-lap feature. Racing for a $10,000 payday on Thursday, Brenden
finished seventh in his heat race, sixth in his B-Main, and seventeenth
in the 40-lapper.
(March
1, 2026) The busy Speedweeks for Brenden Smith continued from
February 24-28 with five Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series shootouts
during the 'Wieland Winternationals' at Ocala Speedway in Ocala,
Florida. With a rain-out on Friday, only four races officially got
into the record books. Brenden's best outing of the week came in
Saturday's grand finale, which shelled out a $25,000 payday. The
Dade City, Florida ace grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot
through his heat race prior to passing ten competitors during the
50-lapper en route to a stellar sixth place performance!
(February
22, 2026) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicked off their
2026 campaign from February 19-21 at All-Tech Raceway in Ellisville,
Florida. The first of three high-profile events took place on Thursday
night and a $10,000 payday was up for grabs. Brenden Smith finished
seventh in his heat race, sixth in his B-Main, and twentieth in
the 40-lap main event.
(February
14, 2026) A Valentine's Day shootout wrapped up the 55th Annual
'DIRTcar Nationals' tonight at Volusia Speedway Park and 56 race
teams signed into the Daytona Beach-area speedplant to do battle
for a hefty $20,000 paycheck. Brenden Smith knocked down the fourth
quickest lap in Group A during the qualifying session prior to grabbing
the second transfer position through his heat race. At the completion
of the 50-lap headliner, Brenden was paid for a twenty-second place
performance. (Josh James Artwork)
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