SPORTS
My Road to Success
Devin Smith, 17
Devin Smith Racing
Columbus
Signature Academy
Ever since I started racing in 2005 that’s all
I have wanted to do just like my father and
grandfather I have had the dream to be a
professional race car driver and that hasn’t
changed for me, working so hard to reach
reach my dreams working hard in the shop
in the week, at the track, around town trying
to get sponsor help is how hard I work on
making my dream become true!
won my first state series (H.D.K.A) Hoosier
dirt karting alliance followed by another in
2012! Including winning all my classes at
the first annual king of the coring race in
Montgomery, Indiana
My first year in the senior division 2013 I
won 4 races! And multiple top 10 finishes,
this season I won 4 races with multiple top 3
finishes and and only 1 finish outside the top
10!
Racing is my passion and it’s what I do
and now I am in talks of moving up into a
1000cc mini sprint thanks to Eway racing, a
great company that has sponsored me the
last couple seasons! Never give up on your
dreams you can do anything you put your
mind too! Thanks god bless
I am a 16 year old go kart driver from
Columbus Indiana, born into a racing family
with my dad Tony Smith who has raced gokarts since he was 14, my great uncle Jack
Smith raced dirt late models. I have it in my
blood and that’s what I want to do! I started
racing when I was 6 years old and in my first
season I won 5 races finished 2nd in the
rookie OHV class and was named rookie of
the year at (C.K.C) Columbus kart club. My
next 2 season I won back championships
at (C.K.C) Columbus kart club , in 2010 I
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