XFINITY Series regular has served as sub for first two Sprint Cup races of ’15
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Regan Smith will remain interim driver of Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 41 Chevrolet this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in place of suspended driver Kurt Busch.
Sunday’s Kobalt 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX) will mark the third straight race that Smith has filled in for Busch, who was suspended indefinitely Feb. 20 — two days ahead of the season-opening Daytona 500. Smith finished 16th (Daytona) and 17th (Atlanta) in his two previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts for Stewart-Haas this season.
According to the release provided by SHR, the team has not decided on an interim driver for the following weekend’s race, March 15 at Phoenix International Speedway, or beyond.
Busch was suspended after a Delaware family court ruled that a “preponderance of the evidence” indicated that Busch “committed an act of domestic violence” last September. Busch agreed last Friday to NASCAR’s terms and conditions to pursue reinstatement.
Smith has four career victories in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, where he competes for championship points for JR Motorsports. The 31-year-old driver also has one Sprint Cup victory, bringing Furniture Row Racing its only win in 2011 at Darlington Raceway.
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