finish 35th. On August 8, at Watkins Glen, Smith started a fight against Ty Dillon when Dillon dumped him in turn one costing him in a great finish. On August 15, Smith won the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, passing the leader, Alex Tagliani, in the last lap after slight contact while racing for the lead. On October 3, Smith won his second race in 2015 at Dover, after holding off Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin. On October 17, Smith stated that he would not return to JR Motorsports for 2016 and expected to join a team that is competing in the Cup Series in 2016. It was announced on October 28 that Justin Allgaier would bring a Brandt sponsorship and drive the No. 7 in 2016. 2016 Smith returned to the Cup Series in 2016, driving the No. 7 for Tommy Baldwin Racing, a few hours after Alex Bowman was released from the ride. He started his season with a solid 8th-place finish in the Daytona 500. He had a dismal spring and summer showing with his best finish in 16 starts being 23rd, at Fontana. He later rebounded at the 2016 Pennsylvania 400 with a third-place finish, matching the best finish in the history of TBR set by Dave Blaney at the 2011 Good Sam Club 500. Smith ran the full 2016 schedule for TBR with the exception of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, for which he was replaced by Ty Dillon as he flew to North Carolina to await the birth of his child. Smith lost his ride after it was announced on November 17 that Tommy Baldwin Racing would no longer compete full-time after the season was over. 2017 On February 8, 2017, Smith joined RBR Enterprises to run 10–12 races in the Truck Series. In May, Smith replaced an injured Aric Almirola in the Richard Petty Motorsports' No. 43 car for the Monster Energy Open, the qualifying event for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race. A week later, Smith drove the No. 43 in the Coca-Cola 600. Darrell Wallace Jr. took over the No. 43 at Pocono onwards. In June, Smith became a color commentator for Fox NASCAR broadcast of the Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. In August, Smith joined Joe Gibbs Racing's Xfinity team on a one race deal at Mid-Ohio. On November 29, 2017, Fox NASCAR announced