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LATEST
NEWS Brenden
Smith Fights Mechanical Woes in Busy Week
Hectic
Week of Racing for #17ss Team in Hawkeye State The action then shifted to Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa for the annual running of the 'Silver Dollar Nationals.' With a $15,000 payday up for grabs on Thursday evening, Brenden qualified well before placing second in his heat race and twelfth in the 'Go 50.' After running third and eighth in his dual heat races on Friday, Brenden finished twenty-sixth in the final rundown of Saturday's $52,000 to win 'Silver Dollar Nationals' headliner. Complete results from each of these Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races can be found online by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Smith
Tackles 34 Raceway & Lucas Oil Speedway Over the weekend, the pristine Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri played host to the 'CMH Diamond Nationals.' On Friday night with another $15,000 top prize up for grabs, Brenden placed fifth in his heat race, second in his B-Main, and twenty-fourth in the 40-lap main event. In Saturday's finale that boasted a hefty $25,000 payday, Brenden unfortunately did not advance into the 50-lapper after running tenth in his heat race and ninth in his B-Main. Full results from all three races can be accessed online at www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Brenden
Smith Nabs Top Five with Summer Nationals! At Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Illinois on Monday evening, a $5,000 winner's check was up for grabs on the "Hell Tour." Brenden knocked down the second quickest lap in his group during qualifying and later ran second in his heat race. The Dade City, Florida ace then grabbed a strong fifth place performance in the 30-lap headliner in finishing behind only winner Tanner English, Carson Ferguson, Sam Seawright, and Jason Feger! Full results from both races can be viewed online at www.dirtcarsummernationals.com.
Smith
Sees Rain at Mansfield, Competes at MCS
Top
Ten for Brenden Smith in Lernerville Prelim! At Lernerville on Saturday evening, a whopping $50,000 paycheck was up for grabs in the 'Firecracker 100' grand finale. Brenden finished sixth in his loaded heat race, fourth in his B-Main, and twenty-third in the 100-lap crown jewel spectacular. Full results from the entire weekend can be located online by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Smith
Back on Lucas Oil Trail at Smoky Mtn. Speedway
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(July
26, 2026) After suffering mechanical trouble on Tuesday at
Lincoln (IL) Speedway and on Saturday at Florence (KY) Speedway,
which forced Brenden Smith to scratch from each event, the #17ss
team competed at Fairbury Speedway in downtown Fairbury, Illinois
from July 22-24. On Wednesday evening in a $20,000 to win FloRacing
Night in America Series showdown, Brenden unfortunately missed out
on the 50-lap headliner after placing eighth in his heat race and
ninth in his B-Main. At FALS on Friday night in his $5,000 to win
Prairie Dirt Showdown semi-feature, Brenden started fourth in the
25-lapper and ultimately wound up tenth in the final finishing order.
Full results can be accessed online at 
(July
19, 2026) A hectic week of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
racing took the #17ss team to the Hawkeye State from July 14-18.
On Tuesday night, things kicked off at the sprawling Adams County
Speedway in Corning, Iowa with the $15,000 to win 'Half Mile Hustle.'
Brenden Smith ran fourth in his loaded heat race and eighteenth
in the 40-lap main event.
(July
12, 2026) Brenden Smith and the #17ss team were in action with
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in the states of Iowa and Missouri
from July 9-11. The action kicked off on Thursday with the $15,000
to win 'Slocum 50' at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. Brenden
Smith was unfortunately collected in a heat race wreck, but later
took a series provisional before finishing twenty-second in the
50-lap feature.
(July
7, 2026) The Brenden Smith Motorsports team traveled to the
Land of Lincoln on July 5-6 for a pair of DIRTcar Summer Nationals
showdowns. On Sunday night in the $7,500 to win 'Herald & Review
100' at the mighty Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois, Brenden Smith
earned Fast Time honors during qualifying prior to securing a victory
in his heat race. Unfortunately, Brenden ran into trouble in the
100-lapper and was officially placed eighteenth in the final rundown.
(July
5, 2026) A pair of $25,000 top prizes were on the line with
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series over the July 3-4 weekend in
the Buckeye State. Following a rain-out on Friday night at Mansfield
(OH) Speedway, the annual 'Freedom 50' went off without a hitch
on Saturday evening at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville,
Ohio. Brenden Smith finished fifth in his loaded heat race prior
to grabbing the fourth transfer spot through the B-Main. Unfortunately,
the #17ss machine was an early retiree in the 50-lapper; however,
and Brenden was relegated to a twenty-third place showing. Complete
results from MCS can be accessed online by clicking on 
(June
28, 2026) The month of June wrapped up in a big way with the
annual running of the 'Firecracker 100' at Lernerville Speedway
in Sarver, Pennsylvania from June 25-27. After Thursday's Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series program was washed out, a split-field
show on Friday night in the Keystone State kicked off the action-packed
weekend. Brenden Smith qualified well, ran fourth in his heat race,
and later placed a solid tenth in the final finishing order of his
$5,000 to win feature event.
(June
21, 2026) After several weeks off, the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series schedule heated back up on June 19-20 with the annual
'Mountain Moonshine Classic' at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville,
Tennessee. On Friday in the $10,000 to win opener, Brenden Smith
ran sixth in his heat race, fifth in his B-Main, and twenty-fourth
in the 40-lap feature. In Saturday's $30,000 to win finale, Brenden
grabbed the fourth transfer spot through his heat race prior to
claiming a respectable thirteenth place effort in the 60-lapper.
Complete results from both weekend races in the Volunteer State
can be viewed online by clicking on 
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