Prayers for The Southern Gentlemen Freddy Smith.

[HoosierDirtFan]

From his don Jeff’s Facebook page.


Before I get started with this post, I am asking for everyone to PLEASE respect our privacy with what we are dealing with. My Dad needs prayers. Our family needs prayers. Dad is very ill...he is literally fighting for his life right now. We have kept this close because we are still processing all that's going on and coping with it. I just wanted people to hear it from us and not the rumor mill. We feel like it's time to share this with his fans and people that love him. He has been diagnosed with AML (leukemia). He has already had a round of chemo since we found this out 2-1/2 weeks ago. He is now battling pneumonia. I want to thank everyone for the prayers for my unspoken request a couple of weeks ago. That was for my Dad...my real life hero.

[SLlDlNG SIDEWAYS]

Sending prayers to Freddy. He's a good man and was one of the greatest drivers ever...

[valleyvoice]

Sure sorry to hear such awful news. Wishing all the best to Freddy and family...as great a driver as he was, he was an even better gentleman and friend. He has been such a positive for racing, his family, his friends, his friends, and the entire racing community.

[Raceready]

Thoughts and prayers .

[klemmabyna]

http://straightcircles.com/freddy_smith_and_goats.htm

[TBSprintFan]

Thoughts and prayers for Freddy Smith and his family.

[gorj]

Very sad and sorry to read this. Freddy, Naomi, and Jeff are great folks. “The Southern Gentlemen” nickname is a perfect fit. Before during and after the races they would always talk to the fans and make you feel at home. I learned a lot about Freddy from Freddy’s number 2 fan, Leebo. Friendships were made easy with the Smith’s , down to earth folks. Prayers for Freddy and the entire family.

[Dlmfan123]

Freddie has passed… rip

[HoosierDirtFan]

Just letting everyone know that Dad has passed. Please continue to respect our privacy during this difficult time. It all happened really fast. We are happy to say that Dad gave his life to the Lord on the morning of October 3rd. We have peace in our hearts. We want to thank everyone for all of the prayers that have been sent up. Please continue to pray for peace and comfort for mom and the rest of our family.

[fryefan]

RIP Freddy .

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Rip freddy #00

[TBSprintFan]

RIP Freddy, thanks for the great memories. Condolences to his family.

[pierceFAN]

RIP....was truly a Southern Gentleman...godspeed #00

[SLlDlNG SIDEWAYS]

So sorry, rest in peace...

Another great has gone, gone to be with, The Lord.

[nc mudcat]

.....We are happy to say that Dad gave his life to the Lord on the morning of October 3rd. We have peace in our hearts. .....

The most important part of all.

I started watching him in the 70s, what a racer he was, and what a man. Thanks for the memories Freddy!

[MADCAPRACING22]

One of the best there ever was in dirt! Saw him for the first time in 1978 as a little crumb snatcher. Bought one of his pictures from the track photographer and still have it to this day. The red, white and blue #00 was always a top 5 at any NDRA race! Seen him win quite a few in quite a few racing eras. Good lord the Southern Gentleman is gone. Rest in Peace Freddy and thank you for the life you lived!! A true HERO!!!!
Announcer: “Out on the track now in the B & D Boilers #00 from Kings Mountain, North Carolina Freddy Smiiiith!!!”

[Pennsboro32]

Freddy was my racing hero. I remember going to Pennsboro/WVMS as a kid and seeing him there. Always was easy to talk to and took time to sign any shirt I may have had. Had a birthday cake with his race car on it when I was 7, we took a picture of it and showed him one race at wvms, he thought it was the coolest thing ever. He always recognized us.

The mayor of Pennsboro, the southern gentleman, a racing hero. 00

[Barbecueboy]

Thank you to Jeff and the Smith family for sharing Dad with us, we are all sorry for your loss man..….Rest in peace 00.

[Drop Shock]

Awesome guy, never saw him without a smile on his face all those years. Fantastic driver but an even better better person. The DTWC was his race, 5 time winner I think. I hope they do something nice in his memory this weekend

[dirtcrazy4u]

I always enjoyed watching the 00, condolences to the smith family, RIP driver.

[TS FAN]

One of the great ones. Prayers for the family

[Dirt Clod]

So sorry to read. One of the all-time dirt late model driver's and nice guy. Prayers for the family.

[klemmabyna]

https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Freddy_Smith

and those results only cover part of his career. there was moyer, bloomquist, freddy, and moran. and you could shuffle that order depending what year it was.

what you couldn't shuffle was which one was most fan accessible: Freddy and Naomi at the souvenir trailer (got her autograph on a Freddy hat at davenport!!!). Racing today could use more people like them.

[Henry Every]

Prayers for sure. Seems like the last few years all my hero's have passed on. I guess thats about it from the "old guard" at Cherokee Speedway, Freddie Smith, Buck Simmons, Mike Duvall, Ed Basey and many many more gone far too soon. Mike Head, Stan Massey, Leon Sells, Sam Cochran from around Dixie. Thoughts to Freddie's family, he will be missed but we will meet again.

[wfodirt66]

rip fast freddy, one of the BEST

[MEE]

RIP I think every one will remember you as one of the best of all time, I know I will.

[84wedge]

Sorry to hear this

[Billy_the_kid]

RIP Glad I got the pleasure to watch your smoothness over the years.

[Buford.Justice]

Freddies wife always sent us our World 100 tickets some time back. They are very good people.

[weatherman85]

RIP to the Southern Gentleman. He was my first favorite touring driver when I was a kid. Loved that Orange/Blue bazooka car of his.

[fastford]

that ole bazooka car was bad , RIP Freddy , you will be missed and prayers to the family that he loved dearly .....