Smith was born on September 29, 1949, in Birmingham, Alabama. Outside of racing he worked in the
drywall industry operating Stanley Smith Drywall Inc. (still in operation as of August, 2022) which helped to fund his racing career. He was married and had three children. Smith died of
interstitial pneumonia on December 9, 2020, at age 71. Smith had been battling the disease since September. ==Motorsports career results==