On The Move
Former Bojangles’ Southern 500 Winner Regan Smith to Pilot Dale Jr’s No. 88 for Next Two Races
Oct 11, 2012
Driver won his only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in 2011
DARLINGTON,
SC - October 11, 2012 - Regan Smith will replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in
the No. 88 Chevrolet for the next two races at Charlotte and Kansas.
Smith,
a regular on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the past six years, is
most known for his first and only career Cup victory, which came at
Darlington Raceway in the 2011 Bojangles’ Southern 500.
It was a
historic win for his former team, Furniture Row Racing, and one of the
most surprise victories of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.
“This
is the Southern 500, we’re not supposed to win this thing! This is
awesome,” an excited Smith said when he crossed the start/finish line at
the Lady in Black.
“Winning at Darlington means a lot to me and
is definitely one of my greatest racing achievements in my career,” he
would later say.
Pictured: Regan Smith in Gatorade Victory Lane after his victory in
the 2011 Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Credit:
Harrelson Photography.
Now, Smith will have two
opportunities to pilot one of the most famous cars in the sport with,
support from one of the top teams in the business – Hendrick
Motorsports.
It’s an opportunity he’s never had since entering
the Sprint Cup Series in 2007. Now is his chance to put the No. 88 in
Gatorade Victory Lane over the next two weeks like he did at the track
Too Tough to Tame last season.
Tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 on May 11 and Nationwide Series 200 on
Friday, May 10 will go on sale to the public on Friday, Nov. 16.
Remember, kids 12 and under are half off for the Bojangles’ Southern 500
and FREE for the Nationwide Series 200 in general admission sections.
You can keep up with all of the latest news from Darlington Raceway at DarlingtonRaceway.com, on Facebook at Facebook.com/DarlingtonRaceway and on Twitter at Twitter.com/TooToughToTame.
