Daytona 500: 50 Days and Counting
Friday, December 28th, 2007 11:08am CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
In the first of a 50 post series, we’re going to review the Top-50 drivers as they finished in the final 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series points, and highlight their efforts for 2008 as we move to the Sprint Cup series.
Without further ado, we start with our 50th place driver, Regan Smith.
Regan Smith
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Ginn Racing/DEI
- Car Number: 01
- Crew Chief: Ryan Pemberton
- Sponsor: US Army
- Points: 50th :: 519 :: -6207
- Starts: 7
- Poles: 0
- Wins: 0
- Top 5’s: 0
- Top 10’s: 0
- Winnings: $648,051
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2008 Preview
- Organization: DEI
- Car Number: 01
- Crew Chief: Doug Richert
- Sponsor: Unknown (Rumored Coors)
- Rookie of the Year Candidate
2007 saw Regan Smith under the tutaledge of Mark Martin, and running a total of only 7 Cup races. This safely kept him in line to compete for the 2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year.
In 2007 Regan Smith was also part of the Ginn Fiasco, that saw Boby Ginn essentially calling it quits and selling his teams off to DEI. While Smith’s future was in limbo for a short while, he has come through the wash and most likely in a better position than had Ginn not sold out. With the closing of Ginn Racing, and the subsequent purchase by DEI, Regan Smith will now be in his own ride full-time in 2008. His mentor, Mark Martin, will not be far away as he splits the now vacated #8 ride with rookie Aric Almirola.
Note: information is accurate as of date published. Check Thunder Lounge for additional updates and information.
Filed Under: Dale Earnhardt Inc #01, Drivers, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Regan Smith, Teams
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