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Busch grabs Nationwide victory

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 2, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. - Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Busch, who led four times in the Lipton Tea 250, made the move that counted in the third and fourth turns on the 229th trip around the 0.75-mile oval. Edwards led the previous 71 laps, with Busch seemingly the only other driver with a car to contend.

Busch's Toyota, he said, "was right when it mattered most."

The Sprint Cup star proved it by passing Edwards to the outside to grab the lead and then twice more on the final restarts - with eight laps to go and again with five laps remaining.

Busch pulled away easily the second time, and Edwards never really challenged.

The victory was Busch's third in nine starts this season and 13th since the start of last season, when he missed five races but won 10 and finished sixth in the points standings.

Busch led 115 laps in his third career victory in the series at Richmond.

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