Career
Smith began racing go-karts at the age of 14 where he competed in the Nite Series at Poughkeepsie Speedway in New York proving himself in his first year by finishing in second place in both series" championships. In his second year of competition, Smith moved to Stock Light division, Poughkeepsie Speedway"s most competitive go-karting class, where he took home the championship. In 2001, Smith decided to take a break from racing to focus on high school.
When he returned to racing the spring of 2006, he entered into automobile racing in the Dodge Weekly Series driving a late-model in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing sanctioned division.
Smith"s talent did not go unnoticed, and he was selected to participate in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Drive for Diversity program where he was placed with veteran Barney McRae and Motion Racing in 2007. During this season Smith drove in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch East Grand National Series, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing’s top developmental racing series.
Smith finished the year 16th in the point standings, scoring a top 5 finish in only his second series race. In 2008, Smith joined Troy Williams Racing with Sean Watts to pilot their #21 Aqua Pure Health/Raintree Vacations Dodge in the newly named Camping World Series East (formerly Busch East, currently K&North Pro Series).
He also drove in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Drive for Diversity program for a second season that year.
Since 2010, Jonathan has driven a limited schedule, but is poised to continue his racing success.