WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Regan Smith capped off his homecoming weekend with a solid ninth-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup road race at Watkins Glen International.
The result was Smith’s first career top-10 in eight starts on a road course and it was also his second straight top-10 of the season — he finished 9th at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway last weekend.
Smith, a native of Cato, N.Y. (75 miles north of Watkins Glen) was steady throughout the 90-lap race even though he had some issues with his No. 78 Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet on different parts of the 2.5-mile, seven-turn circuit.
“I am happy to come away with a top-10,” said Smith, who started the race from the 13th position. “We had to fight hard all day. I wasn’t overly happy with the car on a couple of spots on the track, and they were pretty crucial spots. Nonetheless, the guys worked hard in the pits with a strategy to get us up there. That’s the kind of thing you need to do when you’re not perfect on the track. In orde...
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