NASCAR: Regan Smith Hopes 2011 Win Leads to 2012 Chase Berth

Furniture Row Racing driver Regan Smith has driven for one of few NASCAR's single-car teams since 2009.It's been a work in progress for the past three years, but Smith has taken significant strides since his rookie season in 2008.Smith crossed the finish line first at Talladega in fall 2008 while driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc., but was infamously denied the win for passing Tony Stewart below the yellow line.That disqualification ruined what would have been the first top-10 of his career. In fact, Smith didn't score his first Sprint Cup top-10 until the Daytona 500 this year. He's gone on to earn four more top-10s this season, including a pair of top-fives.Most significantly, he drove to his first career victory in the Southern 500 at Darli...

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