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Kyle Busch makes pass, holds on to top Logano
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Published: June 28, 2009
LOUDON, N.H. - Kyle Busch figured out a way to win again in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.
After two straight runner-up finishes in the series, Busch passed Joey Logano, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, near the end of the Camping World 200 yesterday and held off Logano to win at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Logano, 19, who started from the pole and led 108 of the 200 laps, beat Busch out of the pits by the length of a hood on the final pit stop by the two leaders. But Busch stayed with Logano and eventually drove past him with 36 laps left.
"We just kept adjusting on our car all day," said Busch, who had led the most laps in the past eight Nationwide races while winning twice. "Normally, when we're out front, we don't adjust on it. Today we didn't have the winning car; we made the winning car.
"(Crew chief) Jason (Ratcliff) and myself, we talked this past week about what we need in order to get better, in order to take this team to Victory Lane instead of finishing second week in and week out."
Logano said the handling on his car changed too much on the final run, and it slowed him enough for Busch to pass.
Brad Keselowski finished third, followed by Mike Bliss and Kevin Harvick.
As the leaders crossed the finish line, Scott Speed hit Brian Vickers from behind and spun out his Cup teammate while they battled for ninth place.
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