Curtis Smith is a second-generation American semi-retired drag racer. He is currently the All Time Winningest IHRA Stock Eliminator driver and the 1996 IHRA Stock World Champion. Smith was the first IHRA Sportsman driver to win 3 national events in a row in 1985. In 2012, Smith was inducted into the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Two years later, Smith, along with fellow racer, Rick Hendrick was inducted into the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Later that year, Smith was also honored with being inducted into the Sampson County Sports Hall of Fame.