Bowyer First at Nashville
Clint Bowyer won his first Busch race at the rain-delayed Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway
Bowyer scored his first win at a track he has had success at in the past, having finished in the top five in every race he has started at Nashville. He also became the sixth driver in nine races to score his first win at Nashville.
Similar to the Nextel Cup race, the race ended under caution when Johnny Benson spun, the race over as Bowyer had taken the white flag before the caution was thrown, preventing the possibility of a green-white chequer finish.
A third place finish for Reed Sorenson moved him to the top of the points standings, with fifth place finisher Martin Truex and winner Clint Bowyer tied 51 points behind Sorenson. Carl Edwards dropped from the lead to fourth 96 points back as the rain delay saw him racing his Nextel Cup at Pocono at the same time.
Result of Federated Auto Parts 300, Nashville Superspeedway
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 225 2. Kenny Wallace Ford 225 3. Reed Sorenson Dodge 225 4. Tony Raines Chevrolet 225 5. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 225 6. David Stremme Dodge 225 7. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 225 8. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 225 9. Johnny Sauter Dodge 225 10. Paul Wolfe Dodge 225 11. Jason Keller Ford 225 12. Ryan Hemphill Dodge 225 13. Paul Menard Chevrolet 225 14. Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 225 15. Regan Smith Dodge 225 16. Stacy Compton Ford 225 17. Boston Reid Chevrolet 225 18. Johnny Benson Dodge 225 19. Tyler Walker Dodge 225 20. Hank Parker Jr Ford 224 21. Tim Fedewa Dodge 224 22. Bobby Hamilton Dodge 224 23. Bill Elliott Dodge 224 24. Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 224 25. Ashton Lewis Ford 223 26. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 223 27. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 223 28. A J Fike Dodge 223 29. Justin Labonte Chevrolet 222 30. Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 222 31. Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet 222 32. Jon Wood Ford 221 33. David Green Ford 219 34. Eric McClure Ford 219 35. Derrike Cope Ford 219 36. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 215 37. Jerry Robertson Chevrolet 189 38. Aaron Fike Ford 180 39. Steve Grissom Ford 163 40. Michel Jourdain Ford 147 41. Mark Green Chevrolet 108 42. Marc Mitchell Chevrolet 77 43. Brandon Miller Chevrolet 33
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