Kasey Kahne Will Continue Sitting Out of Car at Dover

Kasey Kahne was scheduled to return to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition this weekend in the Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway. Kahne has been out of the car since the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington where he had an extreme case of heat exhaustion.

Leavine Family Racing's statement: "Kasey Kahne will continue to sit out from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition this coming weekend when the series travels to Dover International Speedway," Leavine Family Racing released in a statement. "Kahne participated in a private medical test session on Tuesday afternoon with his physicians as they continue to evaluate his health following a case of extreme heat exhaustion at Darlington Raceway."

"Regan Smith will once again serve as the team’s substitute driver for the Dover race weekend behind the wheel of the No. 95 Camaro ZL1," the team added. "Leavine Family Racing continues to work with Kahne and his medical team and will provide an update following the Dover race weekend."

Regan Smith has piloted the No. 95 in those four races since Kahne stepped away following Darlington. Smith has earned two top-15 finishes with a best finish of 12th coming at Las Vegas to kick off the playoffs. The 12th place finish was his best since he finished third in the rain-shortened race at Pocono in 2016. (Koelle,2018)

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