from Hollywood Dayton Raceway

Dayton, OH — Tyler Smith had an exceptionally hot hand over the rain-soaked Hollywood Dayton oval on Monday night (Dec. 28), winning half of the 14 races on the program.

With the huge night, Smith moved into seventh place in the local dash standings despite only racing at Dayton one night a week while Hoosier Park was in season. The Ohio native has been a regular since the Indiana track closed for the year in late-November. Now 22, Smith was the youngest driver in history to record his 1,000th win a couple years ago.

Smith’s successes started in race two when he guided Sweet Caldonia to a 1:57.3 score, returning $6.60 at the mutuel windows. His other winners were E R Taylor (1:54.3, $5.40), Tiene’s Leche (1:54.1, $6.80), Bettor And Bold (1:53, $7.00), Lincolnjames (1:53.2, $3.80), Westport (1:53.3, $4.00) and Sammy Storm (1:54.1, $12.40).

There are just two nights left in Hollywood Dayton’s second season. Post time is 6:35 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 29) and Wednesday (Dec. 30), with 14 races of full nine-horse fields on both evenings.