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| Jason Leffler shows off his Gibson guitar for winning the Federated Auto Parts 300. Credit: AP |
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GLADEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jason Leffler won the first NASCAR Busch Series race of his career early Sunday morning in a wild ending to the Federated Auto Parts 300 following a nearly three-hour rain delay at Nashville Superspeedway.
Leffler won under caution caused when Kyle Busch ran out of gas with four laps to go. He had led 60 laps and looked ready to run away with his third victory of the year, but wound up spinning into the infield grass.
That allowed Leffler to inherit the lead as the caution flag came out, and he was able to nurse his Chevrolet through the final laps for his first victory in his 56th start.
"I thought Booty was crazy," Leffler said of the advice of crew chief Booty Barker to save gas because Busch would not be able to make it to the end.
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