Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (d. 2009)
Troy Nuel Smith, Sr. (May 26, 1922 – October 26, 2009) was an American businessman who founded Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that recreates the drive-in diner feel of the 1950s, complete with carhops who usually wear roller skates. By the time of Smith's death in 2009, the chain had 3,600 restaurants in 42 U.S. states.