Kyle Busch Motorsports to field full-time ARCA Menard's Series team in 2022: Sammy Smith to drive No. 18 Camry

 

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    Kyle Busch Motorsports has announced that they will be fielding a full-time ARCA Menard's Series team in 2022, picking Sammy Smith as their driver. The successful NASCAR organization, with two championships in the NASCAR Truck Series, and multiple victories in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will look to have the same success in the ARCA Menard's Series.

Smith captured the ARCA Menards Series East title last season after producing three wins, one pole, 396 laps led and seven top-five finishes resulting in an average finish of 4.3 across eight races. In ARCA Menards Series action, he produced two top-five finishes and an average finish of 8.3 across three starts, including a runner-up finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in September.

The Toyota Racing Development product has had success racing in various Late Model series in recent years. He won the CARS Super Late Model event at Jennerstown Speedway, Pennsylvania last year among his four victories and in 2020 won the opening night in Super Late Models at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. In 2019, he picked up three victories in the Pro Late Model division at New Smyrna in route to the 2019 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing championship.

Smith will be behind the wheel of the No. 18 Camry for all the races he is eligible to compete in based on his age. His first race with TMC Transportation and KBM will be the ARCA Menards Series East event at New Smyrna Speedway on Wednesday, February 15th. The rest of the driver lineup will be announced soon.

NEWS: We're going @ARCA_Racing!

Excited to have @sammysmithSS behind the wheel of the No. 18 Toyota Camry in 2022!

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— Kyle Busch Motorsports (@KBMteam) February 10, 2022