Mayhem and memories
This has always been the theory. And after rookie Trevor Bayne captured the Daytona 500, he won his legs. But in many ways, Smith was a winner even more remarkable. Bayne is essentially a driver Roush Fenway Racing that has been lent to Wood Brothers Racing when he scored his huge victory. Smith drives for Furniture Row Racing, a single-car team in an era dominated by big multi-car operations of Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Fenway, etc.. Not only that, but Furniture Row is the only team operating out of Denver, Colorado, While most teams across the three series of national tours are located within an hour's drive from Charlotte, NC - and almost everything else that is not elsewhere in the Southeast.
Furniture Row Racing of "satellite store" in North Carolina is the personal garage of a team member. Engines and parts are shipped back and forth to Denver in the back of a moving van of furniture converts, where the precious cargo still often share space with sofas, loveseats and upholstered armchairs.
Smith took the lead during a caution with nine laps to go when his crew chief Pete Rondeau, implored the driver to stay on the track in his No. 78 Chevrolet on the tires. He stayed in front the rest of the way, holding off the points leader Carl Edwards, even after bouncing off the wall on the last lap.
Like many a story as it was, he was threatened to be overshadowed by a chaos of post-race incident with Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. Furious at Busch for the driver of the No.18 Toyota was charged with "race unacceptable" after the two tangled and RCR teammate Harvick Clint Bowyer wrecked, Busch seemed to deliberately turn back shortly after Harvick. Then it was Harvick's turn to be angry. As soon as the race s is complete, he blocked the entrance to Busch pit road, came out of his No. 29 Chevrolet and attempted to throw a punch through Busch driver side window. Busch responded by hitting the gas and boat car Harvick is out of the track.