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Furniture Row Racing's Regan Smith is back on the racecourse this weekend after finishing in 24th place at the 2012 Daytona 500. He will be in starting position No. 3 in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Ariz.
Smith almost captured his first pole, sitting in that position as the final drivers finished. However, Mark Martin snatched it away from him and will be at the pole when the race starts on Saturday afternoon.
Last year, Smith started in the fifth slot and finished the race in 34th place, completing just 213 laps. Can he improve on that result this season?
Weather is not expected to be an issue for this race, as temperatures in the 80s and clear skies are expected.
Start time/date: 1:15 p.m. MT, Sunday, March 4, 2012
Location: Phoenix International Speedway, Avondale, Ariz.
Distance: 500 kilometers around a one-mile oval; 312 laps
Starting lineup:
- Mark Martin
- Tony Stewart
- Regan Smith
- Jimmie Johnson
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Ryan Newman
- Greg Biffle
- Kevin Harvick
- Joey Logano
- Kasey Kahne
- Jeff Burton
- Kyle Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- Marcos Ambrose
- AJ Allmendinger
- Clint Bowyer
- Bobby Labonte
- Aric Almirola
- Kurt Busch
- Paul Menard
- Jamie McMurray
- Landon Cassill
- Dave Blaney
- Carl Edwards
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
- Scott Riggs
- Brad Keselowski
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jeff Gordon
- Casey Mears
- David Reutimann
- Josh Wise
- David Ragan
- JJ Yeley
- David Gilliland
- Michael McDowell
- Joe Nemechek
- Robby Gordon
- Brendan Gaughan
- Travis Kvapil
- Mike Bliss
- David Stremme
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