From Small-Town Iowa to NASCAR's Biggest Stages
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How did Sammy Smith start his racing career in Iowa?
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What challenges did Sammy face while balancing school and racing?
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How does Sammy handle pressure and expectations as a young driver?
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i'm an aggressive driver i race as hard as i can and try to get every position and do the best i can for my team my my sponsors and obviously myself because that's what i'm you know out there to do and it's there's a lot of frustration i think but i think that's just that comes with it and that's part of auto racing there is a podcast in iowa thought for profit was named by the face stirred up
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Listeners, welcome back to the Farm for Profit podcast. This is Tanner. This is Corey. And this is Dave. That felt good. Did it? It did.
What life lessons does Sammy apply from racing to business and farming?
Did it sound good? I don't know. Yeah. Dave's looking good. He's got a cowboy hat on. Yeah. See, this works for Dave when we use the mics. When we got the headsets on, he can't wear his cowboy hat.
Nope.
So it's good to be in studio to hang out.
What does Sammy's training regimen look like for racing?
Listeners, we appreciate you as always. You send us emails to connect at farmforprofit.com. You send us text messages to 515-207-9640. Always appreciate those as well. We will continue to take your advice and suggestions on topics. We certainly love that. Appreciate your time. Corey, I'm excited for this conversation. You've tried lining this up for what, three years?
At least a couple.
How does Sammy prepare mentally and physically for races?
At least a couple. I got a little connection here that's kind of fun. We got a pretty cool guest in here. I do want to ask before we get him introduced, though, how is that New Year's resolution doing? Are you still sticking with it?
Wait, what? There is a day. I should look that up. There is a day that's called Quitter's Day.
Is it?
What are Sammy's goals for the upcoming racing season?
Uh-huh. So I wonder.
I bet it's the 15th.
That'll be halfway through, right? You think it goes that long? I was going to give it a week. Or maybe it's just the next weekend. It's like, ah, you get tempted. Anyway, while you look that up. Quitter's Day falls on January 9th.
How does Sammy plan to give back to his community through racing?
You guys all have really given up by now.
It is.
Okay. All right. Let's get into the guest.
Today on the Farm for Fun show, we meet up with a next-gen NASCAR star. But he does it old school with old school work ethics. One of the youngest Xfinity winners ever. He has one win, eight top fives, 18 top tens. Please welcome from Johnston, Iowa, the driver of the Pilot, and I'm going to say TMC because it's a local company here, number eight for Junior Motorsports, my step-cousin-in-law once removed. That's a joke. Mr. Sammy Smith.
Yeah, thank you guys for having me on. Like you said, I think we've tried to get this together going for probably two, three years now, and finally got it lined up now that I'm back in Iowa for Christmas.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Sammy Smith start his racing career in Iowa?
0:00–0:31
2
What challenges did Sammy face while balancing school and racing?
0:31–1:10
3
How does Sammy handle pressure and expectations as a young driver?
1:10–2:22
4
What life lessons does Sammy apply from racing to business and farming?
2:22–2:34
5
What does Sammy's training regimen look like for racing?
2:34–3:01
6
How does Sammy prepare mentally and physically for races?
3:01–3:22
7
What are Sammy's goals for the upcoming racing season?
3:22–3:39
8
How does Sammy plan to give back to his community through racing?
3:39–58:29
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