Found September 03, 2012 on Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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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.    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.     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.    "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.   After starting 27th and struggling with handling problems for the majority of the scheduled 325-lap race, Smithâ...
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