Regan Smith #01 US Army Chevrolet
Dale Earnhardt, Inc
50th in driver points (516)
S: 7 ||| W: 0 ||| T5: 0 ||| T10: 0 ||| DNF: 0 ||| LL: 1
Smith drove a part-time schedule in 2007, starting just seven races in the 01 Chevrolet in order to maintain his rookie status for 2008. He managed to pick up two top-25 finishes (25th at spring Bristol and 24th at the spring Talladega race a month later) and a top-10 start at Watkins Glen, but beyond that, he was invisible. Considering that popping into a Cup car once a month is not exactly an easy job, especially for a rookie, his performance means nothing good or bad. The theory is that he got his kinks out this year and will make a run for ROTY in 2008. He managed to finish every race he entered, however, which points to a solid driver who knows you have to finish to finish well.
As mentioned, Smith is still eligible for rookie status next year, and will take over the 01 full-time as Martin and Aric Almirola will split time in the 8 car vacated by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2008 prediction: 19th in points, 2nd in ROTY behind Patrick Carpentier
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