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Winston Cup Series | Busch Series | Craftsman Truck Series
O'Reilly 300
Texas Motor Speedway | April 1, 2003
Race 6 of 34
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Nemechek wins O'Reilly 300 at Texas
Nemechek wins O'Reilly 300 at Texas
It's still the Wild West. After a controversial black-flag call for race leader Brian Vickers and two red flags late in the race, Joe Nemechek inherited the lead and went on to win the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.

It is Nemechek's second victory in the Busch Series this year.

"It was definitely a wild finish," said Nemechek, who had to start from the back in just his third Busch race of the season and led only the last eight laps. "You have to have luck on your side. We dodged the big one."

Only 11 cars finished on the lead lap as Nemechek won with an average speed of 117.891 mph. There were 48 laps run under 10 cautions, two more than the track record. More

NASCAR By The Numbers: Texas winners
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Car Driver Speed
57 Jason Keller187.474
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O'Reilly 300
Fin.No.Driver
187Joe Nemechek
210Scott Riggs
348Shane Hmiel
492Todd Bodine
519Chad Blount
682Jimmy Spencer
717Matt Kenseth
823Scott Wimmer
938Kasey Kahne
1018Coy Gibbs
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After: O'Reilly 300
RankDriverBehind
1. Todd BodineLeader
2. Jason Keller-104
3. Jamie McMurray-107
4. Ron Hornaday-152
5. Kasey Kahne-153
6. David Green-174
7. Shane Hmiel-182
8. Scott Riggs-190
9. Scott Wimmer-199
10. Mike Bliss-216
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•  Hamilton Jr. upset after crash with Aramendia
•  Nemechek wins O'Reilly 300 at Texas
•  Controversial black flag ends run for Vickers
•  Late-race accident ruins day for many contenders
•  Hamilton Jr. getting back on track at Texas
•  Keller captures 10th career Bud Pole Award
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