He beat Tony Stewart to the finish line at Talladega Superspeedway in 2008 , but was stripped of the victory when NASCAR officials ruled he passed Stewart below the yellow out - of - bounds line .
Smith had won a Sprint Cup race before -- sort of .
Smith beat Tony Stewart to the finish line at Talladega Superspeedway in 2008 , but was stripped of the victory when NASCAR officials ruled Smith passed Stewart below the yellow out - of - bounds line .
Smith had won a Sprint Cup race before -- sort of .