![]() ![]() ![]() "He was good."Ī mechanic by trade, Smith became interested in racing as a teenager and went to work at 16 at Hyatt & Wood, the Norwalk repair shop that earned a reputation as Norwalk's center of auto racing.įor several years, he spent most weekends at race tracks with his bosses, learning all he could about building and driving a race car. ![]() "We raced against each other fair and clean, it was always that way," said Don Lajoie, who, like Smith won five Danbury championships. He won 20 feature events - which left him tied for fifth on the track's all-time career win list. The 1961 rookie of the year at Danbury, Smith went on to capture five track championships with his smooth, consistent driving style. Jimmy Smith, a Norwalk native who became one of the top drivers of all-time at the old Danbury Fair Racearena, died Sunday in North Carolina after a prolonged illness. ![]()
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