# 2021 Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams season

The 2021 Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams was the 17th season of the SMART Modified Tour, and the first full season since 2004 (there were four races held by the series in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). It began with the Smart Chevrolet 99 at Caraway Speedway on March 14. It ended with the Rodney Cook Classic at Ace Speedway on October 23. Burt Myers won his second championship in the series, 23 points ahead of series runner up John Smith.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Smart Chevrolet 99 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina | March 14 |
| 2 | Smart Chevrolet 75 | Florence Motor Speedway, Timmonsville, South Carolina | March 20 |
| 3 | N/A | South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia | April 3 |
| 4 | Kenny Minter Classic | Franklin County Speedway, Callaway, Virginia | May 8 |
| 5 | Rusty Harpe Memorial | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina | July 3 |
| 6 | N/A | Dillon Motor Speedway, Dillon, South Carolina | August 28 |
| 7 | Bobby Watson Memorial | Carteret Motor Speedway, Swansboro, North Carolina | September 5 |
| 8 | N/A | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina | September 11 |
| 9 | Craig Murto Memorial 99 | Dominion Raceway, Thornburg, Virginia | September 18 |
| 10 | N/A | Pulaski County Motorsports Park, Radford, Virginia | October 2 |
| 11 | Smart Chevrolet 99 presented by Hayes Jewelers of Lexington | Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina | October 9 |
| 12 | Rodney Cook Classic | Ace Speedway, Altamahaw, North Carolina | October 23 |

## Results and standings
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver |
| 1 | Smart Chevrolet 99 | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman |
| 2 | Smart Chevrolet 75 | Caleb Heady | Caleb Heady | Caleb Heady |
| 3 | N/A | Chuck Hossfeld | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece |
| 4 | Kenny Minter Classic | Burt Myers | Frank Fleming | John Smith |
| 5 | Rusty Harpe Memorial | Gary Putnam | James Civali | Gary Putnam |
| 6 | N/A | Bobby Labonte | Jeremy Gerstner | Bobby Labonte |
| 7 | Bobby Watson Memorial | Brandon Ward | Bobby Labonte | Bobby Labonte |
| 8 | N/A | Brian Loftin | Jonathan Brown | Jonathan Brown |
| 9 | Craig Murto Memorial 99 | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman |
| 10 | N/A | Burt Myers | Max Zachem | Brandon Ward |
| 11 | Smart Chevrolet 99 presented by Hayes Jewelers of Lexington | Burt Myers | Brandon Ward | Brandon Ward |
| 12 | Rodney Cook Classic | Gary Young Jr. | James Civali | Jonathan Brown |

### Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | CRW | FLO | SBO | FCS | CRW | DIL | CAR | CRW | DOM | PUL | HCY | ACE | Points |
| 1 | Burt Myers | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 305 |
| 2 | John Smith | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7* | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | | 282 |
| 3 | Brian Loftin | 14 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 277 |
| 4 | Bobby Labonte | 9 | 2 | 17 | 7 | | 1 | 1* | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | | 267 |
| 5 | Jason Myers | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 264 |
| 6 | Jeremy Gerstner | 16 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5* | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | | 246 |
| 7 | Dennis Holdren | 17 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 219 |
| 8 | Jimmy Wallace | 13 | DNS | 7 | | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | | 19 | 17 | 7 | 191 |
| 9 | James Civali | | DNS | 9 | 2 | 6* | 14 | 12 | 15 | | 17 | 9 | 5* | 183 |
| 10 | Brandon Ward | | 7 | 19 | 16 | | 2 | 3 | | | 1 | 1* | 2 | 179 |
| 11 | Brian Weber | | 16 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 20 | | 159 |
| 12 | Gary Putnam | 11 | 4 | | 15 | 1 | 11 | | 14 | | 8 | | | 158 |
| 13 | Daniel Yates | 21 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | | 11 | | 25 | 12 | 21 | 149 |
| 14 | Caleb Heady | 5 | 1* | | | 2 | | | 4 | | 2 | | 4 | 146 |
| 15 | Danny Bohn | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | 5 | | 5 | | 106 |
| 16 | Mike Norman | 19 | 13 | | | 13 | | | 12 | | 10 | 18 | 8 | 101 |
| 17 | Chuck Hossfeld | 4 | | 2 | 11 | | 9 | | | | | | | 100 |
| 18 | Tom Buzze | 8 | | 14 | | | | | | 4 | 18 | 15 | | 96 |
| 19 | Jonathan Brown | | | | | | | 4 | 1* | | 7 | | 1 | 86 |
| 20 | Matt Hirschman | 1* | | | | | | | | 1* | | | | 73 |
| 21 | Ryan Preece | | | 1* | 12 | | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 22 | Chris Finocchario | | | 20 | | | 8 | | | 15 | 24 | | | 57 |
| 23 | Frank Fleming | 18 | | 22 | 4* | | | | | | | | | 49 |
| 24 | Darin Redmon | | | | DNS | 14 | | | 13 | | | | | 48 |
| 25 | Brody Jones | 15 | 15 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 26 | Tim Brown | 22 | 10 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 27 | Zach Brewer | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | | 40 |
| 28 | Chris Fleming | | | | 5 | | | | | | 21 | | 16 | 36 |
| 29 | Jonathan Kievman | 10 | | 18 | | DNS | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 30 | Jamie Tomaino | | | | | 15 | | | | | 14 | | | 33 |
| 31 | Joey Coulter | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 32 | Andy Seuss | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 28 |
| 33 | Jeff Fultz | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 34 | Danny Propst | 25 | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 35 | Bobby Measmer Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 25 |
| 36 | Jared Fryar | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 37 | J. R. Bertuccio | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 38 | Rusty Skewes | | | | | | | | | 9 | 22 | | 12 | 22 |
| 39 | Daniel Beeson | 24 | | | 17 | | | | | | | | 10 | 21 |
| 40 | Wes Gilbert | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | 20 |
| 41 | Max Zachem | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 20 |
| 42 | Dylan Ward | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 19 | 20 |
| 43 | Bryan Dauzat | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 44 | Paul Hall | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 14 | 19 |
| 45 | Marty Edwards | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 18 |
| 46 | Troy Young | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 9 | 18 |
| 47 | Bobby McCarty | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | 17 |
| 48 | Buzzy Beavers | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 19 | | 16 |
| 49 | Jason Clark | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 50 | Ronnie Williams | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 51 | Michael Clifton | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 52 | Hermie Sadler | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 8 |
| 53 | Craig Young | | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | 5 |
| 54 | Luke Fleming | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | 3 |
| | Chad Hodges | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| | Josh Nichols | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 |
| | Dean Ward | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 0 |
| | Gary Young Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CRW | FLO | SBO | FCS | CRW | DIL | CAR | CRW | DOM | PUL | HCY | ACE | Points |