Regan Smith

Birthday: 09/23/1983
Hometown: Cato, NY , United States

YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP

2011 -- Finished career-best 26th in series points. ... Improved Loop Data Driver Rating by 13 points over 2010. ... Breakout career year highlighted by first win, in 105th career start, at Darlington. ... Career-best average finish of 21.5. ... Topped previous career-best finish of 12th five times. ... Career-best start, second at Richmond-2. ... Career-best average start of 14.8. ... Career highs in top-five (two), top-10 finishes (five). ... Completed 92.6 percent of laps attempted. ... Led career-best 36 laps.

2010 -- Finished career-best 28th in series points. ... Competed in first full season for Furniture Row Racing and set team's best points finish. ... Tied career-best finish of 12th at Fontana-2, Talladega-2; average finish 24.5. ... Average start 24.6. ... Four DNFs, most in his career. ... Raised Driver Rating by more than 10 points.

2009 -- Finished 39th in series points. ... Had a best finish of 12th at the Daytona summer race. ... In his first season for Furniture Row Racing.

2008 -- Finished 34th in series points. ... Contested 34 races for Dale Earnhardt Inc. ... Named Raybestos Rookie of the Year. ... Became the first rookie in series history to finish every race started. ... Did not enter Watkins Glen or Sonoma road course events. ... Took the checkered flag at the Talladega fall race, but was assessed a penalty for passing below the yellow line and assigned 18th place. Tony Stewart was awarded the victory.

2007 -- Finished 50th in series points. ... Competed in seven races in a part-time role. ... Made series debut March 25 at Bristol, replacing four-time series runner-up Mark Martin in the No. 01 Chevrolet. ... Top finish was 24th at Talladega in April.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

Ran a full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule in 2006. ... Competed in 21 Nationwide races in 2005. ... Began racing quarter midgets at age four. ... At 12, joined the World Karting Association (WKA) and won 1996 Grand National championship and the WKA Manufacturer's Cup in 1997. ... Captured Canadian Grand National Karting championship in 1998. ... Won 1999 Allison Legacy Series championship and Rookie of the Year Award. ... Won four USAR Hooters Pro Cup Sunoco Pole Awards in 2001, his second year in series and set USAR record with three consecutive Sunoco Pole Awards. ... Made NASCAR debut on Oct. 20, 2002, in the Nationwide Series and in the same year made two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts.

NOTEWORTHY

Married Megan Mayhew on Nov. 26, 2011, in Palm Coast, Fla. ... Relocated to the Denver, Colo., area to be closer to the Furniture Row Racing headquarters. ... Son of Ron and Lee Smith, former NASCAR Nationwide Series owners. ... His mother, Lee, served as an animal rescue volunteer on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ... Active on Twitter: @Regan_Smith.