Slick_Smith

Slick Smith

Slick Smith

American stock car racing driver

Ebenezer "Slick" Smith (August 17, 1929 – January 27, 1997) was an American stock car racing driver. A native of Atlanta, Georgia,[1] he was competitor in the NASCAR Grand National Series (now NASCAR Cup Series) and competed in the first-ever series race in 1949.

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He was one of the first drivers to receive sponsorship from a car manufacturer, running the 1950 race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in a Nash Ambassador previously driven by Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner in the 1947 Carrera Panamericana.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Eubanks in Car Race Today on Charlotte Oval". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Spartanburg, SC. April 5, 1953. p. B4. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  2. [2]
    Zyla, Greg (October 21, 2013). "First official NASCAR sponsor". The Enterprise. Brockton, MA. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-30.


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