Despite not knowing what his NASCAR future held, throughout the closing weeks of the 2024 NASCAR season. Chandler Smith can put any doubt to bed now. Smith will race full-time in 2025. He will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In doing so he will become teammates with reigning series Rookie of the Year, Layne Riggs.
Chandler Smith Lands Truck Series Ride Despite Questions About Racing Future
Smith will team up with one of the better truck series teams at Front Row Motorsports as they will become a two-team operation in 2025.
We are excited to welcome @CSmith_Racing to Front Row Motorsports, and expand our @NASCAR_Trucks program to 2 trucks. pic.twitter.com/hdilazksS1
— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) December 20, 2024
After an up-and-down couple of seasons in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a return to the trucks looks like the right move for the 22-year-old. A five-time winner at that level will look to help build on the team’s momentum.
The organization made the news official via a press release. In the release, Smith spoke highly about the team, and how excited he is to help chase after a championship in 2025.
” I’m excited to join Front Row Motorsports truck program,” Smith said. “They are a top contender in the Truck Series and have proven so with championships and wins. I like what they are building here and am honored to have the opportunity to add to it. We are getting a bit of a late start, but I am excited about the caliber of talent we are talking to in being part of this program for 2025.”
He’s a proven winner, Just Has Had Bad Luck
Smith is a multi-time truck series race winner and a multi-time Xfinity Series winner. It’s just a shame that he’s kind of been passed over by other talented drivers. No matter which team he has been a part of, he’s lost his ride rather quickly. This will be the third different team and manufacturer for Smith in the last three years.
It’s been a tough road, and he’s had plenty of trials and tribulations thus far. This feels like a good move to get back on the right track. As for the number and sponsorship for his new ride, those will be announced at a later date the team said. This opportunity certainly seems a lot better than going to work in construction, no offense to his family’s business.
He has the talent to race in NASCAR, it’s just been hurdle after hurdle for Smith, and to think he’s still only 22.
