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Mark Smith (born April 10, 1967, Portland, Oregon) is an American racing driver. Now retired, he competed in the CART IndyCar Series. ==Career== Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions.〔Portland's Indy Car Future (June 22, 1990). ''Portland International Raceway Official Program'' (USA): 85, retrieved December 10, 2011〕 In 1985 he moved up to Formula Ford scoring 4 race wins in two seasons and then advanced to Formula Super Vee.〔 After winning the 1989 United States Formula Super Vee Championship〔 *〕 with 5 wins and 4 poles,〔 *〕 Mark raced in Indy Lights from 1990 to 1992, finishing 3rd in series points his rookie year,〔 *〕 and 2nd in 1991〔 *〕 capturing 3 wins and 5 poles along the way (). In 1993 Mark moved up to the CART Indy Car Series racing primarily on road and street circuits for Arciero Racing.〔 *〕 Smith qualified twice for the 1993 Indianapolis 500 but was bumped from the field.〔 *Indy Hell Week. ''On Track Magazine'', June 18th, 1993. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.〕 His second bumping at the hands of Didier Theys happened just 6 minutes before the end of qualifications that year, an outcome that added to the Speedway myth about ''The Curse of the Smiths''.〔Mittman, Dick. ('Curse Of The Smiths' Remains Part Of Indianapolis 500 Lore ), Indy500.com, November 4, 2004〕 Mark qualified for the 1994 Indianapolis 500 and was bumped from the field by Bobby Rahal. With 14 minutes remaining Smith made a bold attempt to qualify an ill-handling T93 Lola back-up car. His warm up lap of 221.8 mph was fast enough to make the race. On the following lap he crashed heavily into turn two.〔 *Tuttle, Tim (June 17th, 1994). ''Time Trials: Chasing Shadows''. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.〕 Smith's best Indy Car finish was a 5th place at the 1994 Michigan 500. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Smith (American racing driver)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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