DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 5 (UPI) -- Pole-sitter Joe Nemechek held off new NASCAR Busch series points leader Greg Biffle Friday night to capture the Stacker 2 GMC/Live Well 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Nemechek claimed his 12th career victory, leading 78 of 100 laps. Driving the Grainger Ford Taurus, he beat Biffle to the finish line by .190 seconds to claim his second Busch series win at Daytona.
A native of nearby Lakeland, Nemechek became the first driver to win a Busch series race from the pole at Daytona since Dale Earnhardt in 1982.
Kevin Lepage was third, his best-ever result at the 2 1/2-mile tri-oval and top performance since taking over for the injured Jeff Purvis.
Jason Keller and Jamie McMurray completed the top five. Johnny Sauter finished sixth, his best performance in 14 races, and was followed by Mike McLaughlin, Jimmy Spencer, Kevin Grubb and Stacy Compton.
Jack Sprague carried the points lead into the race but finished 28th and fell to third in the standings, 45 points behind Biffle and six in back of Keller.
