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Bodine Nudges Busch At Finish

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By DAN GELSTON

The Associated Press

Published: October 5, 2008

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Todd Bodine figured on the last lap he'd simply push Kyle Busch to the finish line, one Toyota driver helping another.

That little nudge, though, was enough to turn Busch sideways and leave Bodine celebrating again at Talladega.

Bodine took the lead on the final turn off the last lap and nipped Ron Hornaday Jr. and Busch on Saturday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

"I knocked him sideways and went on to pass," Bodine said. "I didn't mean to do it. Good thing he's a good driver and saved it."

Bodine raced to his second victory of the season and won for the second straight year in the 250-mile race. Bodine also won the season-opener at Daytona, NASCAR's other restrictor-plate track.

The trucks raced as many as three- and four-wide over the final laps, and Busch appeared as if he might hang on for his 20th overall win this season in the Nationwide, Trucks and Sprint Cup races

Hornaday finished second and Busch was third.

"Nothing really I could have done differently," Busch said. "Bodine's truck was just real, real strong. He was the best Toyota we had out there today and he just unfortunately got into us coming off the corner and we got a little loose. I got it back down to the bottom but it shot up and around."

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