Slick Smith | |||||||
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Born | Ebenezer Smith August 17, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Died | January 27, 1997 | (aged 67)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
50 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 12th ( 1953) | ||||||
First race | 1949 Race No. 1 ( Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1955 Race No. 36 ( Montgomery) | ||||||
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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.
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]
Slick Smith | |||||||
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Born | Ebenezer Smith August 17, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Died | January 27, 1997 | (aged 67)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
50 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 12th ( 1953) | ||||||
First race | 1949 Race No. 1 ( Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1955 Race No. 36 ( Montgomery) | ||||||
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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.
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]