Front Row Motorsport’s Zane Smith returns to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs looking to defend his last season title and become just the second driver in series history to win consecutive championships; joining three-time series champion Matt Crafton (2013-2014, 2019). Smith enters the 2023 Playoffs as the No. 2 seed, just eight points back from Playoff standings leader Corey Heim, after posting two wins and eight top fives this season.
“I’d say I am a pretty mellow guy,” said Zane Smith in response to a question about how he handles the pressures of winning a second championship. “I don’t get to wound up really, I’d say. I think every time you hit the race track it’s an audition in a way. So, especially when you get those opportunities in the Final Four. I hope to get there again this year and go back-to-back.”
Smith has earned a spot in the Championship 4 Round in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs the last three consecutive seasons finishing first (2022) and runner-up twice (2021, 2020) in the final standings.
“I feel like these races in the Playoffs are great races for us,” Smith commented. “Especially if we are able to get to Phoenix, I feel like Phoenix is one of my best race tracks.”
Smith’s first hurdle of the Playoffs comes this weekend in the form of Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a .686-mile track that Smith managed to produce a third-place finish at last season.
Source: NASCAR Wire Service
