Logano holds off Busch for his first guitar at Nashville

LEBANON, Tenn. -- Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano slipped past teammate Kyle Busch with nine laps to go and hung on to win the Nashville 300 Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (watch video).

The victory was Logano's first of the season and second of his young career. The 18-year-old also won last year at Kentucky Speedway.

Nashville 300

Results

Pos.	Driver	Make
1.	Joey Logano	Toyota
2.	Kyle Busch	Toyota
3.	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet
4.	Kelly Bires	Chevrolet
5.	Carl Edwards	Ford
6.	Jason Leffler	Toyota
7.	David Ragan	Ford
8.	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet
9.	Steve Wallace	Chevrolet
10.	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Toyota

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"It's been awhile," a smiling Logano said after the race. "We had a really good run here the last time we were here and got caught up in a wreck. It was awesome to be able to get that win this time. Ever since I've been coming to Nashville I've been wanting to win that guitar and this is just awesome."

The track awards a unique trophy to the race winner, a Sam Bass-painted Gibson Les Paul guitar, which Logano proudly carried home in a case after the race.

The race was a battle between the Gibbs teammates as Busch and Logano led 172 of the race's 225 laps.

"He had a better car on the short run, and we had a better car on the long run," Busch said. "[The team] did a great job and it was just a shame we weren't able to get out there and win this thing. That's kind of frustrating, but we finished second."

The victory was also the first of the season for JGR's No. 20 team and crew chief Dave Rogers, and Rogers' first since his suspension last year.

Busch completed the JGR 1-2 finish by coming home second. Brad Keselowski was third, followed by Kelly Bires and Carl Edwards.

Sixth through 10th were: Jason Leffler, David Ragan, Mike Bliss, Steve Wallace and Scott Lagasse Jr.

Busch cut into Edwards' points lead and now trails by 23 after the sixth race of the season.