NASCAR Xfinity Series: Regan Smith to drive for JR Motorsports in two races

Regan Smith is set to drive for JR Motorsports in two races throughout the remainder of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

The #8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet has already been driven by six different drivers in the first 13 races of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and several other drivers are set to get the opportunity to drive it throughout the season’s final 20 races.

One of these drivers has been confirmed as former full-time Cup Series driver and former full-time JR Motorsports Xfinity Series driver Regan Smith.

The 35-year-old Cato, New York native is set to drive the #8 Chevrolet in two races, both road course races, before the end of the season. He is set to drive in the race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, August 10, and he is set to drive in the race at Road America on Saturday, August 24.

Here is what Smith had to say about the opportunity to drive for JR Motorsports in these two races, according to NASCAR.

"“I can’t tell you how pumped I am for this. Dale, Kelley and everyone at JRM have been like family to me, so in a way, it feels like I’m coming home. I have great memories of the years I spent there and the success we had during that time. And to have Fire Alarm on board for these races makes it all the more meaningful. They’ve been both friends and supporters of mine for a long time.”"

Here is what JR Motorsports team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to say about Smith competing in these two races, according to NASCAR.

"“Regan is a great friend, and he means so much to our company. He won a lot of races here, but for me his significance was no more evident than in his very first race for JRM at the end of 2012. That win at Homestead was enormous. It ended a winless streak for JR Motorsports that had dragged us down for more than two years. It was a tone-setter. It gave us momentum that, to be honest, I’m not sure we’ve ever lost. That’s what Regan means to this company, and that’s why I’m thrilled to have him back for these two races at Mid-Ohio and Road America.”"

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Smith last competed in NASCAR last season when he drove in the Cup Series season’s final 11 races as the replacement for Kasey Kahne at Leavine Family Racing. He last competed in the Xfinity Series in the race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the 2017 season when he drove for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Smith spent four seasons as a full-time Xfinity Series driver, and he drove for JR Motorsports in three of these four seasons after he won his first race driving for the team in the 2012 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During his three seasons, the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons, driving for JR Motorsports, he competed in 99 races. He won five of these 99 races, including the race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the 2015 season, and he recorded 26 top five finishes and 71 top 10 finishes. He finished in third, second and fourth place in the championship standings in these three seasons, respectively.

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The race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the B&L Transport 170, is the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season’s 21st race, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 10. The race at Road America, the CTECH Manufacturing 180, is the season’s 23rd race, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 24.

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