An hour later, having had a little time to reflect, Smith told reporters the honor was both humbling and a bit empowering. "They told a bunch of us that we were in the top five but I didn't anticipate we'd actually be the one that got it," Smith said backstage at the year-end awards banquet in Miami Beach, Fla., with a nod to his team owner and perennial NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. "Obviously a big thank you to all the Regan Smith fans and Junior Nation fans out there. "And I think the Regan Smith fan base has grown because of Junior Nation so that's good. More...