Mark Smith (born
April 10,
1967) is an American former race car driver born in
McMinnville, Oregon. The son of
Evergreen International Aviation founder
Del Smith, Mark raced in
Indy Lights from 1990 to 1992, finishing 3rd in series points his rookie year and 2nd in
1991, capturing 3 wins along the way. He then moved up to the
CART series and finished 22nd in series points in 1993 for
Arciero Racing and 19th in 1994 for
Walker Racing. His best CART finish was 5th place in the 1994
Michigan 500. Smith was bumped from the field in his attempts to qualify for the
Indianapolis 500 those two years. His 1993 bumping at the hands of
Didier Theys occurred just 6 minutes before the end of qualifications that year.
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