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Nothing was going to deny Regan Smith from going to victory lane in Saturday's Hisense 200 at Dover International Speedway.

Not the rain. Not a cut left rear tire which forced him all the way back to 23rd at one point in the rain. And certainly not a furious charge from winner circle regulars Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin late.

The win for Smith, who wound up leading a total of 80 laps, is the second of the season for the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. It also revives his championship hopes, which even Smith thought were gone following a bad run at Watkins Glen earlier this season.

Despite an uncertain future with the team, Smith is appreciative of the equipment which he drives.

"JR Motorsports gives us fast racecars," Smith said. "We've worked really hard this year to get the speed to where we want it to be. We started off with it early, lost it in the middle part and now I feel like we're really starting to get it back."

JR Motorsports announced the signing of Elliott Sadler and OneMain Financial to the team's stable of Chevrolet which has led to Smith's future with the team coming into question. Smith admits he's trying to prove himself and add to his resume.

"I'm trying to figure out some things for next year and wins never hurt, that's for sure," Smith said.

Hamlin's charge would fall short and force him to settle for the runner up position. Kyle Busch, who led 110 laps - a race high, could not recreate his early race speed following a 30 minute red flag for rain and finished in third place.

Busch's summarization of how the race played out was simple.

"Track position's everything," Busch said. "We were opposite of Denny (Hamlin), we got loose. We couldn't pass anybody."

Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five.

Smith's win put him in third in the Xfinity series championship race just 36 points behind leader Chris Buescher, who finished in the eighth spot. Buescher still clings to a 24 point advantage over defending Xfinity champion Chase Elliott with only five races to go in the season.

NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 28
Unofficial Race Results for the 30Th Annual Hisense 200 - Saturday, October 3, 2015
Dover International Speedway - Dover, DE - 1 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $1,188,426

Leader
Fin    Str    Car    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Winnings    Status    Tms    Laps
1    8    7    Regan Smith    Fire Alarm Services Chevrolet    200    47    4    129.0    $49,402    Running    1    80
2    7    20    Denny Hamlin(i)    Hisense Toyota    200    0        124.6    $35,586    Running        
3    2    54    Kyle Busch(i)    Monster Energy Toyota    200    0        140.1    $34,950    Running    2    110
4    1    22    Ryan Blaney    Hertz Ford    200    40        116.5    $30,183    Running        
5    15    42    Kyle Larson(i)    ENEOS Chevrolet    200    0        104.8    $22,698    Running        
6    5    33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    200    0        99.3    $21,077    Running        
7    6    9    Chase Elliott    NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet    200    37        109.3    $27,457    Running        
8    3    60    Chris Buescher    Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford    200    36        101.5    $28,315    Running        
9    10    1    Elliott Sadler    OneMain Financial Ford    200    36    1    97.1    $25,816    Running    1    8
10    13    18    Daniel Suarez #    ARRIS Toyota    200    34        91.2    $27,362    Running        
11    9    6    Darrell Wallace Jr. #    Bleacher Report Ford    199    33        86.8    $25,158    Running        
12    19    28    JJ Yeley    Delaware Office of Highway Safety Toyota    199    33    1    81.1    $25,031    Running    1    2
13    11    88    Ben Rhodes    Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet    199    31        85.7    $24,931    Running        
14    16    16    Ryan Reed    Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford    199    30        77.3    $24,803    Running        
15    23    01    Landon Cassill    Iron Source/Meddings Seafood Chevrolet    198    29        70.8    $25,328    Running        
16    14    62    Brendan Gaughan    South Point Chevrolet    198    28        80.8    $24,652    Running        
17    21    39    Ryan Sieg    RSS Racing Chevrolet    196    27        79.9    $24,576    Running        
18    22    44    David Starr    Zachry Toyota    196    26        62.8    $24,526    Running        
19    26    90    Mario Gosselin    BuckedUp Chevrolet    195    25        60.7    $24,475    Running        
20    20    43    Dakoda Armstrong    WinField Ford    195    24        59.8    $24,925    Running        
21    17    51    Jeremy Clements    Delaware Office of Highway Safety Chevrolet    194    23        69.4    $24,369    Running        
22    27    24    Eric McClure    Reynold's Wrap Toyota    190    22        54.3    $24,263    Running        
23    24    8    Blake Koch    LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota    187    21        67.9    $24,186    Running        
24    28    52    Joey Gase    Donate Life Chevrolet    187    20        50.8    $24,111    Running        
25    36    74    Mike Harmon    Dodge    185    19        43.8    $18,210    Running        
26    30    97    Ryan Ellis(i)    Vroom Brands Chevrolet    132    0        50.8    $24,009    Running        
27    32    0    Harrison Rhodes #    teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet    126    17        38.3    $23,959    Suspension        
28    4    3    Ty Dillon    Yuengling Light Lager Chevrolet    115    16        60.5    $23,883    Running        
29    25    14    Cale Conley #    IAVA Toyota    103    15        61.2    $23,808    Accident        
30    34    15    Stanton Barrett    Navy SealsVsZombies.com Ford    100    14        46.3    $24,057    Accident        
31    12    2    Brian Scott    ACME/Reser's Main St. Bistro Chevrolet    80    13        59.0    $23,701    Accident        
32    35    70    Derrike Cope    Acredale Vending Chevrolet    79    12        37.5    $23,640    Accident        
33    38    89    Morgan Shepherd    Chevrolet    72    11        33.7    $17,575    Suspension        
34    33    13    Josh Reaume #    Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge    72    10        31.9    $23,540    Parked        
35    40    17    Timmy Hill(i)    Chevrolet    39    0        32.7    $17,499    Brakes        
36    29    26    TJ Bell(i)    JGL Racing Toyota    38    0        39.0    $21,806    Suspension        
37    18    4    Ross Chastain #    Heroes Haven/Natchez Shooters Supply Chevrolet    23    7        44.2    $20,806    Accident        
38    39    92    Dexter Bean    CrashClaimsR.us Chevrolet    17    6        28.2    $13,806    Suspension        
39    37    40    Carl Long    Braille Battery/Grafoid Chevrolet    10    5        28.7    $12,806    Suspension        
40    31    19    Jeff Green    Premier Barter Exchange Toyota    4    4        27.0    $11,806    Suspension        
 Race Comments:    Regan Smith won the Hisense 200, his sixth career NASCAR XFINITY Series victory.
 Failed to Qualify:    N/A
 Time of Race:    1 Hrs, 54 Mins, 07 Secs.    Average Speed:    105.156 MPH    Margin of Victory:    0.703 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    4 for 29 laps: Laps: 16-20 (#88 accident frontstretch [24]); 25-32 (#4, 43 accident turn 1 [88]); 67-70 (Competition [01]); 107-118 (#14, 15 accident backstretch [Red Flag: Lap 115, 30:55] [01]).
 Lead Changes:    5 among 4 drivers:  0; K. Busch(i) 1-29; J. Yeley 30-31; K. Busch(i) 32-112; E. Sadler 113-120; R. Smith 121-200.
Top 10 Driver Points:     (1) C. Buescher 1,018;(2) C. Elliott 994;(3) R. Smith 982;(4) T. Dillon 979;(5) E. Sadler 908;(6) D. Wallace Jr. # 907;(7) D. Suarez # 886;(8) B. Scott 870;(9) B. Gaughan 864;(10) R. Reed 765.
3M Lap Leader    : Kyle Busch, #54 110 Laps    Coors Light Pole Award    : Not awarded, #
Duralast Brakes "Brake in the Race"    : Kyle Busch, #54     Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Joe Gibbs Racing Engines, #54
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Chris Buescher, #60     Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : Daniel Suarez, #18
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Oct. 9, 2015 - Charlotte Motor Speedway
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