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Bowyer wins Nationwide race

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Clint Bowyer celebrates winning the Coors Light Pole award for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 3, 2009. (UPI Photo/Martiin Fried) 
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Published: July 3, 2009 at 11:54 PM

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 3 (UPI) -- Clint Bowyer held off Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in a two-lap sprint to the finish Friday to win the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

The Nationwide series victory was Bowyer's first at Daytona.

Bowyer was in front when a four-car accident brought out the yellow flag near the close of the race. He grabbed the lead on the restart, got a push from Busch and fought off a challenge from Edwards.

Busch, the series leader, increased his advantage over the second-place Edwards to 172 points. Joey Logano and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top five.

Kertus Davis was among those involved in the late-race crash. His car erupted in flames while he was trying to bring it back to the pits, but he was able to climb out without injury.

Topics: Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch
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