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Smith plays it fast to qualify ninth at Darlington
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRegan Smith, the defending champion of the Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, notched a top-10 starting position for tonight’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.