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Regan Smith,
Jamie McMurray,
Denny Hamlin,
Jeff Gordon,
Brad Keselowski,
Kevin Harvick,
Kyle Busch,
Paul Menard,
Matt Kenseth,
Martin Truex, Jr.,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Regan Smith was cruising in the top-10, but a late caution that sent the race into overtime didn't bode well for the Furniture Row Racing driver, who slipped to a 14th-place finish in Sunday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Â
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After starting 27th and struggling with handling problems for the majority of the scheduled 325-lap race, Smith's No. 78 Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet came to life in the late stages of the Advocare 500, moving into 10th place on Lap 280. Smith maintained his 10th-place standing until a caution came out on Lap 321 when Jamie McMurray's car blew a tire. Â
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Following the final caution, Smith as did many other drivers, came into the pits to take on new tires for the green-white-checkered overtime shootout. But as soon as the green flag waved for the final restart on the 1.54-mile oval, Smith's car was void of grip and could not get up to speed.Â
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"This is really frustrating since we had an apparent lock...
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ATLANTA — Regan Smith was cruising in the top-10, but a late caution that sent the race into overtime didn’t bode well for the Furniture Row Racing driver, who slipped to a 14th-place finish in Sunday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Â
After starting 27th and struggling with handling problems for the majority of the scheduled 325-lap race, Smithâ...
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