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Zane Smith will return to Front Row Motorsports to continue his Cup career, the team announced Thursday.
Ryan Bergenty will be Smith’s crew chief.
Joey Logano wants to defend his Cup title in 2024.
Smith won the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship with Front Row Motorsports before signing with Trackhouse Racing for the 2024 Cup season. With no spot at Trackhouse, Smith was loaned to Spire Motorsports last year for his rookie Cup season.
Smith had two top-five finishes, including a runner-up finish at Nashville, and four top-10 finishes in the Cup last year.
Smith and Trackhouse have parted ways after last season.
The 25-year-old joins teammates Todd Gilliland and Noah Gragson at Front Row Motorsports, which is expanding to a three-car Cup operation this season.
“We want to welcome Zane back to Front Row Motorsports,” Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins said in a statement. “He brought us our first championship and we believe he can win in the NASCAR Cup Series as well. We have always believed in his talents, and we will work hard to give him what he needs to be successful. We have confidence in Zane.
“This finalizes our drivers for 2025 in the Cup Series and we can now make all our teams as strong as possible. We have come a long way, but there is also much more ground to make up. We now have the drivers that can build on where we are today and take us to the next level.”
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“I have always felt at home at Front Row Motorsports,” Smith said in a statement from the team. “They believed in me when I signed with them to race in the Truck Series initially in 2022 and we have shared so much success together, winning six races and a championship in two seasons. Unfortunately, everyone had to make tough decisions because there were only two Cup cars available at Front Row Motorsports going into last season when I was ready to move up full time.
“Now, going into next year, Front Row has really taken their cup program to another level and I can’t think of a better lineup of teammates. Todd and Noah are good friends of mine and we all have a lot to prove as young drivers in the Cup series. It’s a great time to come back and continue to build my career with an organization where I know I can win.”
