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Saturday, 05 June 2010 22:45 |
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Brad Keselowski scored his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of 2010 Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway, pulling away from Carl Edwards in the closing laps to win the Federated Auto Parts 300. Keselowski led 98 of the 225 lap race.
Edwards crossed the finish line 1.67 seconds behind Keselowski to claim second. Paul Menard finished third with Justin Allgaier fourth and Mike Bliss fifth. Brad Coleman, Reed Sorenson, Steve Wallace, Scott Riggs and Matt DiBenedetto completed the top-10. Coleman drove the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 with DiBenedetto piloting the JGR No. 20 Toyota. Keselowski arrived in Nashville with a one-point advantage over Kyle Busch, who was absent after decideding to skip the remianing stand alone 2010 Nationwide events in favor of focusing on the Sprint Cup Series championship. As a result, Keselowski made a substantial gain and leaves Nashville with a 196 point lead in the Nationwide Series standings.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series returns to Kentucky Speedway on June 12, 2010 for the Meijer 300.
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