Regan Smith will return to drive a NASCAR Craftsman truck after a long absence. The driver, who has transformed his career into journalism, will pilot the number 25 RAM 1500 for Kaulig Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17 and at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 9.
The news was announced during the broadcast of the New Hampshire truck race, where Smith served as a commentator. Interestingly, he himself was not aware that he was also entered for the Charlotte race.
Smith has a total of 468 races across the three national categories of NASCAR, but has not competed since the 2019 season. He was the runner-up in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2014, with a total of six wins at that level. Additionally, he secured his first victory in the top tier of the sport by winning the prestigious Southern 500 at Darlington in 2011.
Despite this experience, Smith has never won a truck race. He has competed in 36 races in the NASCAR Truck Series, where he has achieved one top 5 and seven top 10 finishes, with a best finish of fifth.
Kaulig Racing has utilized a wide variety of drivers in its truck team, which is in its first year competing with Ram. Notable drivers such as Tony Stewart, Travis Pastrana, Clint Bowyer, and AJ Allmendinger have been part of the lineup, with the best result achieved by Allmendinger, who finished sixth at Watkins Glen.
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