Smoke, Junyer believe NASCAR screwed Regan Smith

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"I feel bad for him because it was the race of his life. I sympathize from his standpoint, and it's frustrating when you know that at the very least you should have finished second,'' Stewart said. "But to get the one-lap penalty like that and be at the tail end of the lead lap, it's hard to swallow when you leave.''

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"It was exactly the same. I was forced below (the yellow line) and that was declared OK,'' Earnhardt Jr. said Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

"I know for a fact Regan didn't go down the front straightaway with a plan to pass (Stewart) on the apron. He was under (Stewart) on the race track when Tony came down and he was forced onto the apron.''

"What is unclear is what being forced below the yellow line is,'' Earnhardt said. "In my opinion, (Smith) was forced below the yellow line. The two did make contact. He was on the inside of Tony. In my opinion (Smith) wins the race. I feel like Tony did what he had to do. In the car, everyone would have done what Tony did and everyone would have done what (Smith) did.
"What's curious is, when are you forced? Show me some video of what's forced and what's not.''

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