Regan Smith
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Regan Smith is a NASCAR
driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row
Chevrolet Impala
for Furniture Row Racing
.
and began his racing career at the age of four, when he began racing go-kart
s and microds. Over the next several years, he won numerous regional and state championships. In 1995, he and his family moved to Mooresville, North Carolina
to allow Smith to advance his career. He joined the World Karting Association
and continued to win, joining the factory-supported team owned by Enzo Chiovitti in 1998. That same year, he began competing in the Allison Legacy Series.
In 2001, he began driving in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
, winning four consecutive poles.
in 2002. He made his debut at the age of 18 driving the #63 Ford F-150 for MB Motorsports
at South Boston Speedway
. He qualified 28th and finished 29th at South Boston and finished 30th at Phoenix
after starting 12th in that race. He also made his Busch Series debut at Memphis Motorsports Park
for Ed Whitaker, starting 16th but finishing 39th after a wreck.
Smith moved to the Busch Series in 2003 for a full-time ride with Bost Motorsports
. Despite a lack of major sponsorship, Smith had three top-twenty finishes. However, the underfunded team opted for other drivers halfway through the year, forcing Smith out of work. He drove one race for Innovative Motorsports
at Pikes Peak International Raceway
, finishing 40th after early mechanical failures forced him to exit the race on the second lap. He also drove for Mac Hill Motorsports in the Ford 300
, finishing 28th.
Smith continued to drive for Mac Hill in various Busch races in 2004, his best finish coming at Nashville Superspeedway
, where he finished 24th. Following his release from the team, he was hired to drive the #50 Enzyte
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
for Michael Holigan for three races and appeared in a few episodes of The Reality of Speed
on Spike, his best finish 26th at Chicagoland Speedway
, before that team suspended operations. After a fifteenth place finish at Pikes Peak for Phoenix Racing
, he posted his best NASCAR finish to date at Homestead-Miami Speedway
in the Truck Series, 9th in the #06 John Boy and Billy
Chevy for MRD Motorsports
.
's #19 team, but lost the ride after sponsorship failed to materialize. He was then hired as the driver of the #65 Glynn Motorsports
Dodge Ram
and in four races in the truck he had a 20th at Texas and a pair of 22nds at Mansfield and Dover, and after that was elevated to Glynn's Busch Series team. Originally unsponsored, the team garnered sponsorship from Who's Your Daddy?
and Samson Stone. Despite a streak of six races where he did not qualify worse than twelfth, including three thirteenth-place runs, he was released from the team. He ended the year in the Truck Series MRD for the closing races of the season, finishing 29th, 33rd and 32nd in three late season starts for that team.
At the end of the 2005 season, Smith signed on with Team Rensi Motorsports
to run a full Busch season for 2006, with his best finish of 10th coming at Charlotte Speedway. Smith ended the season with one top 10 as well as a number of other strong finishes, and ended the season 20th overall in points. Towards the end of the season Smith tested for Ginn Racing at Kentucky, and signed a deal with them to run the full Busch season, and also 16 cup races which, would come in a car shared with Mark Martin for the 2007 season.
Regan Smith made his Nextel Cup
debut at the Food City 500
at Bristol Motor Speedway
, finishing 25th in NASCAR
's first Car of Tomorrow
race. Regan made 6 starts in the #01 sharing ride with Mark Martin. Regan attempted to make the Daytona 500 but did not make the race. He was removed from the #01 on July 17, 2007 and moved to the #14 after the release of Sterling Marlin
, but before the team could run a race Ginn Racing mergered with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
. As a result the #14 team's owner points were transferred to DEI's #15 team and Smith was out of a ride for the 2007 season, allowing him to keep his rookie status for 2008 (only six starts). He then moved to the Craftsman Truck series to drive the #47 for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
for starting at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Smith's career best finish is 14th at Martinsville Speedway
, in the 2008 spring race.
Smith returned to the #01 for 2008 as its sole driver, with Martin moving over to the #8. The team operated with little to no sponsorship (Principal Financial Group
was the main sponsor), but managed to stay in business the entire season. Smith lost out his first win at Talladega Superspeedway
because he passed Tony Stewart
below the yellow line in the trioval on the final lap. Smith claimed that he was pushed down by Stewart, but his allegations fell on deaf ears.
Despite finishing the season with no top ten finishes in 34 races (he was removed for both road course races), Smith won the 2008 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year award, beating out Sam Hornish, Jr.
. He became the first rookie driver in Sprint Cup history to finish every race entered in his rookie season.
to drive the #78 for its part-time 2009 slate of races. He made eighteen of twenty attempts with the team, and was hired to drive for the team full time in 2010, with the team being offered Richard Childress Racing
chassis and Hendrick Motorsports
engines.
In 2010, he did not score any top tens. His best finish was 12th (twice) but still finished 28th in the point standings, his best of his career. The team changed engine providers, becoming a user of Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies (a joint venture of his former DEI team and Childress Racing) engines for the 2011 season, with Stewart-Haas Racing offering pit crews..
, Smith finished seventh,after being penalized on one of the last restarts for switching lanes before the start finish line. Smith was leading at the time, and was having a strong day. Although disappointing,he was able to come back and finish 7th in the first Top Ten finish of his Cup series career and for Furniture Row Racing.
On May 7, 2011 at the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway, Smith won his first Sprint Cup race, holding off Carl Edwards at the end. On a late caution, Smith stayed out on older tires while Edwards and most of the lead lap cars pitted for fresh right side tires. Smith fended off Edwards on two restarts to claim the First win of his career at Darlington Raceway
.
At the 2011 Brickyard 400, Smith had enough fuel to end the race in 3rd place, his second Top 5 of 2011, Also a strong run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway proved that Smith was ready for the Sprint Cup Series with another Top 10 position. At the fall race at Talladega Superspeedway
, Regan was involved in a very hard crash towards the end of the race, Regan was able to walk away from the crash uninjured.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row
Furniture Row
Furniture Row Companies is a group of specialty home furnishings, mattress and linens stores with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, USA, and stores in 31 states. It operates at least four franchises: Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Denver Mattress, and Bedroom Expressions, the last of which still sells...
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
for Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Impala for Regan Smith. The team is owned and sponsored by the U.S. furniture store chain Furniture Row and is the only NASCAR team headquartered in Colorado....
.
Beginnings
Smith grew up in Cato, New YorkCato, New York
Cato, New York may refer to either:*Cato , New York, located in Cayuga County*Cato , New York, located within the towns of Cato and Ira...
and began his racing career at the age of four, when he began racing go-kart
Go-kart
thumb|A [[Kart racing|racing kart]] at the [[Commission Internationale de Karting|CIK-FIA]] European Championship 2008A go-kart is a small four-wheeled vehicle...
s and microds. Over the next several years, he won numerous regional and state championships. In 1995, he and his family moved to Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville is a large suburban town in southern Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. It is in the Metrolina metro area. The population was 32,133 at the 2010 United States Census...
to allow Smith to advance his career. He joined the World Karting Association
World Karting Association
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to currently have approximately 5,000 members...
and continued to win, joining the factory-supported team owned by Enzo Chiovitti in 1998. That same year, he began competing in the Allison Legacy Series.
In 2001, he began driving in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
CARS Pro Cup Series is a stock car auto racing series in the United States. It is sanctioned by the Championship Auto Racing Series. The series races throughout the United States primarily on short tracks.-History:The sanctioning body was formed by Hooters owner Robert Brooks...
, winning four consecutive poles.
2002-2004
Smith began his NASCAR career racing in the Craftsman Truck SeriesCraftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
in 2002. He made his debut at the age of 18 driving the #63 Ford F-150 for MB Motorsports
MB Motorsports
MB Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team based in Foristell, Missouri owned by Mike Mittler. The team is one of few to field entries every year since the Series' inception in 1995...
at South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...
. He qualified 28th and finished 29th at South Boston and finished 30th at Phoenix
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...
after starting 12th in that race. He also made his Busch Series debut at Memphis Motorsports Park
Memphis Motorsports Park
Memphis International Raceway is an auto racing park located across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis, Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington, Tennessee. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile road course...
for Ed Whitaker, starting 16th but finishing 39th after a wreck.
Smith moved to the Busch Series in 2003 for a full-time ride with Bost Motorsports
Bost Motorsports
Bost Motorsports is a former NASCAR Busch Series team. It was owned by Danny Bost and driven by a variety of drivers.The team made its debut in 2002, originally a splinter of Bickford Racing. Running the #34, Daniel Johnson started 35th but finished 40th due to oil pressure problems...
. Despite a lack of major sponsorship, Smith had three top-twenty finishes. However, the underfunded team opted for other drivers halfway through the year, forcing Smith out of work. He drove one race for Innovative Motorsports
Innovative Motorsports
Innovative Motorsports is a former NASCAR team. It was owned by George DeBidart and began racing in the Busch North Series in the mid-90's, before moving to the Busch Series in 1998.- Winston Cup :Innovative ran four Cup races during its tenure...
at Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo...
, finishing 40th after early mechanical failures forced him to exit the race on the second lap. He also drove for Mac Hill Motorsports in the Ford 300
Ford 300
The Ford 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The race is part of the NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend, and is the final race of the season for the Nationwide Series....
, finishing 28th.
Smith continued to drive for Mac Hill in various Busch races in 2004, his best finish coming at Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville. On August 2, 2011, it was announced that Nashville Superspeedway will not host any NASCAR events in 2012. It is a concrete oval track 1 1/3 miles in...
, where he finished 24th. Following his release from the team, he was hired to drive the #50 Enzyte
Enzyte
Enzyte is a herbal nutritional supplement originally manufactured by Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals of Cincinnati, Ohio. The manufacturer has claimed Enzyte promotes "natural male enhancement", which is suggestive of a euphemism for penile enlargement...
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made two-door coupe introduced for model year 1970, and manufactured over six generations through model year 2007. It was marketed as a personal-luxury coupe through most of its history, with the last model version being classified as a full-sized coupe...
for Michael Holigan for three races and appeared in a few episodes of The Reality of Speed
The Reality of Speed
The Reality of Speed is an unscripted television series that ran on SpikeTV and Speed Channel from 2004 to 2006. The show was produced in Dallas, TX.- Season 1 :Season 1 consisted of 48 episodes that aired in 2004 on SpikeTV...
on Spike, his best finish 26th at Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...
, before that team suspended operations. After a fifteenth place finish at Pikes Peak for Phoenix Racing
Phoenix Racing
Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. It currently fields the #51 Chevrolet Impala in the Sprint Cup Series driven by Landon Cassill and the #1 Chevrolet Impala in the Nationwide Series driven by Landon Cassill and Jamie McMurray....
, he posted his best NASCAR finish to date at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...
in the Truck Series, 9th in the #06 John Boy and Billy
John Boy and Billy
John Isley and Billy James, known as John Boy & Billy, named after "John-Boy Harris and brother Bross Harris", are American radio hosts based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their comedic morning program The John Boy & Billy Big Show broadcasts from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m...
Chevy for MRD Motorsports
MRD Motorsports
MRD Motorsports is an American NASCAR team. The team is owned by Dave Malcolmson but has been inactive as of 2009.Malcolmson originally started the team in the Allison Legacy Series as a driver before retiring as an owner. Malcolmson would debut his team in the Goody's Dash Series before moving up...
.
2005-2007
Smith began the 2005 season with Xpress MotorsportsXpress Motorsports
Xpress Motrsports was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. The team won the Truck Series championship in 2002 and 2003 with Mike Bliss and Travis Kvapil, respectively. The team was owned by Steve Coulter until 2004, when he sold the team to then team manager Dave Fuge, who owned the team until...
's #19 team, but lost the ride after sponsorship failed to materialize. He was then hired as the driver of the #65 Glynn Motorsports
Glynn Motorsports
Glynn Motorsports is a former NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series team. The team was owned by businessman Scott Glynn before it filed for bankruptcy in January 2006....
Dodge Ram
Dodge Ram
The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
and in four races in the truck he had a 20th at Texas and a pair of 22nds at Mansfield and Dover, and after that was elevated to Glynn's Busch Series team. Originally unsponsored, the team garnered sponsorship from Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy? (company)
Who's Your Daddy? Inc. is a licensing and branding company with trade names on over 300 products. The company currently concentrates on its distribution of the Who's Your Daddy "King of Energy" energy drink nationwide and via the internet...
and Samson Stone. Despite a streak of six races where he did not qualify worse than twelfth, including three thirteenth-place runs, he was released from the team. He ended the year in the Truck Series MRD for the closing races of the season, finishing 29th, 33rd and 32nd in three late season starts for that team.
At the end of the 2005 season, Smith signed on with Team Rensi Motorsports
Team Rensi Motorsports
Team Rensi Motorsports is a NASCAR Nationwide Series team owned by Ed Rensi, Gary Weisbaum, and formerly Sam Rensi. The team has also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA racing series...
to run a full Busch season for 2006, with his best finish of 10th coming at Charlotte Speedway. Smith ended the season with one top 10 as well as a number of other strong finishes, and ended the season 20th overall in points. Towards the end of the season Smith tested for Ginn Racing at Kentucky, and signed a deal with them to run the full Busch season, and also 16 cup races which, would come in a car shared with Mark Martin for the 2007 season.
2007-2008 Ginn/DEI years
NEXTEL Cup
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
debut at the Food City 500
Food City 500
The Food City 500 is a 500 lap race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is one of two NASCAR races held at Bristol, the other being the Irwin Tools Night Race, and is considered one of NASCAR's best races...
at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
, finishing 25th in NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
's first Car of Tomorrow
Car of Tomorrow
The Car of Tomorrow, sometimes called CoT or "Car of Today", is the car style for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Larger and boxier than the design it replaced, the Car of Tomorrow is safer, costs less to maintain, and was intended to make for closer competition.The car was introduced in the 2007 Cup...
race. Regan made 6 starts in the #01 sharing ride with Mark Martin. Regan attempted to make the Daytona 500 but did not make the race. He was removed from the #01 on July 17, 2007 and moved to the #14 after the release of Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, and a son, Steadman, who sometimes races in the Nationwide Series....
, but before the team could run a race Ginn Racing mergered with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was a NASCAR-related organization located in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States working to continue the legacy of Dale Earnhardt. It was originally formed in 1980 by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt who died in a crash on the closing lap of the 2001...
. As a result the #14 team's owner points were transferred to DEI's #15 team and Smith was out of a ride for the 2007 season, allowing him to keep his rookie status for 2008 (only six starts). He then moved to the Craftsman Truck series to drive the #47 for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Randy Moss Motorsports with HTM is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. It is owned by David Dollar and former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss. Former driver Rob Morgan co-owned the team until 2004...
for starting at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Smith's career best finish is 14th at Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...
, in the 2008 spring race.
Smith returned to the #01 for 2008 as its sole driver, with Martin moving over to the #8. The team operated with little to no sponsorship (Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group is a publicly traded corporation based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.The Principal Financial Group is a global financial services provider which offers a wide range of financial products and services, and is a U.S. leader in 401 plans. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, the...
was the main sponsor), but managed to stay in business the entire season. Smith lost out his first win at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
because he passed Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart
Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...
below the yellow line in the trioval on the final lap. Smith claimed that he was pushed down by Stewart, but his allegations fell on deaf ears.
Despite finishing the season with no top ten finishes in 34 races (he was removed for both road course races), Smith won the 2008 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year award, beating out Sam Hornish, Jr.
Sam Hornish, Jr.
Racing League]] championships. He currently drives the #12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger for Penske Racing part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He also drives the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford when Travis Kvapil is unable to drive the car....
. He became the first rookie driver in Sprint Cup history to finish every race entered in his rookie season.
2009 Furniture Row era
After the 2008 season DEI shut down the #01 after merging with Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR operation and Smith was released. On January 14, 2009 he signed with Furniture Row RacingFurniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Impala for Regan Smith. The team is owned and sponsored by the U.S. furniture store chain Furniture Row and is the only NASCAR team headquartered in Colorado....
to drive the #78 for its part-time 2009 slate of races. He made eighteen of twenty attempts with the team, and was hired to drive for the team full time in 2010, with the team being offered Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress...
chassis and Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports , originally named All Star Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick. The team currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chevrolet Impalas...
engines.
In 2010, he did not score any top tens. His best finish was 12th (twice) but still finished 28th in the point standings, his best of his career. The team changed engine providers, becoming a user of Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies (a joint venture of his former DEI team and Childress Racing) engines for the 2011 season, with Stewart-Haas Racing offering pit crews..
2011: Breakthrough Season
At the 2011 Daytona 5002011 Daytona 500
The 2011 Daytona 500, the 53rd running of the event, was held on February 20, 2011 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile asphalt tri-oval. First race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, it was won by the Wood Brothers...
, Smith finished seventh,after being penalized on one of the last restarts for switching lanes before the start finish line. Smith was leading at the time, and was having a strong day. Although disappointing,he was able to come back and finish 7th in the first Top Ten finish of his Cup series career and for Furniture Row Racing.
On May 7, 2011 at the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway, Smith won his first Sprint Cup race, holding off Carl Edwards at the end. On a late caution, Smith stayed out on older tires while Edwards and most of the lead lap cars pitted for fresh right side tires. Smith fended off Edwards on two restarts to claim the First win of his career at Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"...
.
At the 2011 Brickyard 400, Smith had enough fuel to end the race in 3rd place, his second Top 5 of 2011, Also a strong run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway proved that Smith was ready for the Sprint Cup Series with another Top 10 position. At the fall race at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
, Regan was involved in a very hard crash towards the end of the race, Regan was able to walk away from the crash uninjured.