{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Daniel Yates | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = American | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. | relatives = | awards = | current_series = SMART Modified Tour | last_series = | years_active = 2021–present | teams = | first_year = 2021 | current_team = Todd Yates | car_number = 18 | engine = | crew_chief = | former_teams = | starts = 56 | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | best_finish = 11th | year = 2025 | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | updated = April 26, 2026 }} '''Daniel Yates''' (birth date unknown) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes in the SMART Modified Tour, driving the No. 18 for Todd Yates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floracing.com/articles/13825172-breaking-down-smart-modified-tour-driver-changes-for-2025|title=Breaking Down SMART Modified Tour Driver Changes For 2025 |work=FloRacing|access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
Yates has also competed in the Southern Modified Racing Series, the Southern Modified Race Tour, and the NASCAR Weekly Series.<ref name="Third Turn">{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates|title=Daniel Yates |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=45132|title=Daniel Yates |work=Ultimate Racing History|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref>
==Motorsports results== ===SMART Modified Tour=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=38| SMART Modified Tour results |- ! Year ! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! {{Tooltip|SMTC|SMART Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! rowspan=2| 2021 ! rowspan=10| Todd Yates ! 18 ! rowspan=10| LFR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW<br>{{small|21}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FLO<br>{{small|14}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO<br>{{small|11}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FCS<br>{{small|9}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DIL<br>{{small|15}} | CAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br>{{small|11}} | DOM | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ACE<br>{{small|21}} | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 13th ! rowspan=2| 149 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates/Results/Southern_Modified_Auto_Racing_Teams/2021|title=Daniel Yates - 2021 Season Results - Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 18N | colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PUL<br>{{small|25}} | colspan=4| |- ! 2022 ! rowspan=2| 18 | FLO | SNM | CRW | SBO | FCS | CRW | NWS | NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR<br>{{small|9}} | DOM | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY<br>{{small|8}} | TRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PUL<br>{{small|9}} | ! 24th ! 67 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2022|title=Daniel Yates - 2022 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=4| 2023 | FLO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW<br>{{small|9}} | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY<br>{{small|17}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FCS<br>{{small|18}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br>{{small|14}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ACE<br>{{small|25}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PUL<br>{{small|12}} | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO<br>{{small|17}} | colspan=3| ! rowspan=4| 12th ! rowspan=4| 278 ! rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2023|title=Daniel Yates - 2023 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 18D | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO<br>{{small|13}} | colspan=11| |- ! 18X | colspan=9| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRI<br>{{small|16}} | colspan=4| |- ! 18Y | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROU<br>{{small|20}} | colspan=2| |- ! 2024 ! rowspan=3| 18 | FLO | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br>{{small|20}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO<br>{{small|21}} | TRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ROU<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY<br>{{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FCS<br>{{small|11}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW<br>{{small|17}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JAC<br>{{small|15}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR<br>{{small|23}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br>{{small|17}} | DOM | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO<br>{{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS<br>{{small|14}} ! 14th ! 285 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2024|title=Daniel Yates - 2024 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2025 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FLO<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AND<br>{{small|11}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO<br>{{small|14}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROU<br>{{small|15}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY<br>{{small|17}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FCS<br>{{small|14}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br>{{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CPS<br>{{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR<br>{{small|13}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW<br>{{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOM<br>{{small|12}} | FCS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRI<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS<br>{{small|10}} ! 11th ! 365 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2025|title=Daniel Yates - 2025 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2026 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FLO<br>{{small|17}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AND<br>{{small|17}} | style="background:#DFC484;"| SBO<br>{{small|Wth}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOM<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY<br>{{small|19}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WKS<br>{{small|17}} | FCR | CRW | PUL | CAR | CRW | ROU | TRI | NWS ! -* ! -* ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Daniel_Yates/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2026|title=Daniel Yates - 2026 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=February 28, 2026}}</ref> |}
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