Name: Andrew Smith

Born:  2 April 1973, Rochdale Lancashire

Home location: Rochdale Lancashire

Profession: Commercial Vehicle Trader

Racing Career:
MiniStox: British Champion & Points Champion 1988

Hot Stox: European Gold Roof Champion 1992

F1 Stock Car:  World Champion: 1994, 2006, 2008
 British Champion: 2000, 2002, 2007
 National Series Champion: 2006,
 National Points Champion: 1995,
 UK Open Champion: 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000

Best moment in racing career:
Coming back from dead and buried to win the last four finals of the 1995 season and snatch the National Points Championship from John Lund and Frankie Wainman Junior. Winning the World Final in 1994 was great but it all happened so early in my career that it was all a bit of a blur - I would love to do it again and  really savour it.

Worst moment in racing career:
Racing at Hednesford the day after John Goodall was killed.  The atmosphere was awful and the drivers weren't racing properly - just going through the motions. I never want to experience anything like that again.

Ambitions for the future:
To carry on enjoying my racing and for continued success.

Favourite racing surface:
Shale.

Favourite track:
Probably Coventry because of the show they put on and the facilities rather than the actual track. They have spoilt it a little by making it smaller.

Least favourite track:
Buxton, its always freezing cold with no cars!

Favourite closed track:
Crewe and Bradford - high speed flat out sideways tracks, to me that is what F1 Stock Car Racing is all about.

Least favourite closed track:
Bolton,- small, tarmac and boring.

Biggest influence:
My father, Stuart Smith: Number 1.

Most respected opponent:
John Lund, no doubt about it! not only for his superb tactical ability but for his annoying talent at setting up a Stock Car so well - it looks almost effortless to drive.

What aspect of F1 do you most enjoy?:
The fact that if you are willing to spend the time and learn car set ups, you don't need to spend a fortune to win at F1 Stock       Cars. Also good drivers with genuine  ability tend to shine in F1.

What aspect of F1 do you least enjoy?:
That we get little recognition from the established racing press. Unless you race on circuits in glorified go karts then they don't  want to know.  But the truth is our  product would wipe the floor with the vast majority of circuit racing and our drivers are far  more adaptable.

If you were given the chance to make one rule change what would it be?:
To reward drivers for achieving Super Star grade. They are more often than not the ones who put the most effort into the sport  and do the most meetings.  There is  no incentive and you get better rewards for being a blue top.

Given the chance to race any other race formula what would it be?:
In terms of sheer adrenalin - a World of Outlaw Sprint Car.  In terms of Racing Professionally, probably a Nascar Winston Cup  Stockcar.