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Kyle Busch wins race at Phoenix

PHOENIX, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Kyle Busch won Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway to get his second victory of the season and second of his Nextel Cup career.

His No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet took the checkered flag 0.609 seconds ahead of runner-up Greg Biffle -- who was followed by Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte.

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Carl Edwards (sixth), Jimmie Johnson (seventh), Robby Gordon (eighth), Dale Jarrett (ninth) and Travis Kvapil rounded out the top 10.

Stewart's fourth place finish gives him a 52-point lead over Johnson (6,255-6,217) going into the NASCAR's season-ending race and the end of the "Chase for the Nextel Cup" next Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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