With another day of racing still to be run, the backside of Rickie
Smith’s eighteen wheeler leaving Rockingham Dragway told the story Saturday morning.
Smith, the legendary doorslammer driver from King, N.C., and crew chief
for the Al-Anabi/Awesome Motorsports, parted company with the operation
Friday evening.
Smith was already planned to part ways with the operation, just not this quickly.
“I told Shannon [Jenkins] and Mike [Castellana] that I planned to
fulfill my obligation until the end of the season,” said Smith, while
driving home. “I didn’t think there were any problems but I guess it
got back to the Sheik.”