NASCAR’s silly season has had some twist and turns of its own. Kurt Busch, who was driving Phoenix Racing’s flagship No.51 car, recently made a move to Furniture Row Racing which was vacated by Regan Smith. Smith was slated to take over the No. 51 car for Busch as a “driver swap” one could [...]
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Regan Smith has no ride at Martinsville after finding out that Dale Earnhardt Jr. was indeed cleared to race this weekend after suffering from a concussion and missing the last two race weekends. Smith filled in driving the #88 at Charlotte and Kansas, in which he finished 38th due to engine problems [...]
Regan Smith to race Nationwide for JR Motorsports
Regan Smith will race for the Nationwide Series championship next season driving for JR Motorsports.
Smith will drive the No. 5 Chevrolet, and will make his debut next month in the season finale at Homestead.
JRM didn't announce a sponsor Wednesday for Smith. The team would like to run two cars in 2013, but only has Smith's entry cemented.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled...
Smith shines filling in for Junior
Despite the treacherous conditions at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, the new track offered several non-Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders a chance to shine.
Regan Smith posted his fourth top-10 finish of the season while filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt was recuperating following symptoms of a concussion by sitting out the races at Charlotte and Kansas.
Smith, 29, wheeled...
Regan Smith to drive No. 5 for JR Motorsports
It has been perhaps the worst kept secret in NASCAR for the last two weeks. Today JR Motorsports announced that it had signed Regan Smith to a contract which will place the driver in the No. 5 Chevrolet for the 2013 season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Since being removed from the seat of the No. 78 car at Furniture Row Racing, Smith had substituted for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the...
Allmendinger, Smith to share No. 51
Regan Smith and AJ Allmendinger will share the driving duties for the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet for the remainder of the 2012 season.
Team owner James Finch confirmed his driver lineup to FOXSports.com on Tuesday. Allmendinger will continue behind the wheel this weekend in Martinsville and the following week at Texas Motor Speedway. Smith will finish the season for Phoenix...
Regan Smith Joins JR Motorsports For 2013
Despite losing his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ride with Furniture Row Racing, Regan Smith has found a new team for 2013. JR Motorsports announced on Wednesday that Smith had signed onto the team for the 2013 season. Smith would now make the move to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in the No.5 car, racing a full [...]
Allmendinger, team running well
AJ Allmendinger will continue his role at Phoenix Racing this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
Allmendinger finished second in the Martinsville NASCAR Sprint Cup race in the spring.
He has driven the car the last two weeks while Regan Smith, who was originally expected to take over driving duties from Kurt Busch, has been filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports...
JR Motorsports Signs Regan Smith For No. 5 Chevrolet In 2013
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Solid finish for Smith
In what was likely his last race as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Regan Smith brought the No. 88 Chevrolet home in seventh. Smith was battling Paul Menard for the third spot before Sam Hornish Jr. clobbered the Turn 1 wall on Lap 236 to cause the 14th and final caution.
On the subsequent restart on Lap 240, Smith was shuffled back but held on for his fourth top 10...
Smith signs with JR Motorsports for the Nationwide Series
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
Regan Smith has signed with JR Motorsports to drive the No. 5 car during the 2013 season.
Smith has signed a full-time contract with JR Motorsports, which would allow him to drive the entire 2013 NASCAR Nationwide season.
He has signed with JR Motorsports after being a free agent for a month. He was...
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“We’ve been in two races and conducted three test sessions during this short period of time together, and we’re already seeing progress...
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“Our overall performance was indeed much better than our finish,” said Busch, who was driving in his second...
Hendrick Motorsports quartet finishes inside top 10 at Kansas
Hendrick Motorsports’ four drivers held steady during Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup event to finish inside the top 10 at the newly repaved Kansas Speedway. Kasey Kahne led his teammates with a fourth-place finish, while Regan Smith scored seventh, Jimmie Johnson rallied to ninth and Jeff Gordon took 10th.
Here is the breakdown by team:
Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance ChevroletRace...
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