Clint Bowyer Wins the Subway Jalapeno 250

Clint Bowyer must have seen the clouds part and the sun shine through after crossing the finish line of the Subway Jalapeno 250 held at the Daytona International Speedway on Friday night. The win was his first victory of 2009 on the Nationwide Series and the seventh of his career and it couldn’t have come at a better time for him and Richard Childress Racing, which also claimed its first win of 2009 on the Nationwide Series. The boost in confidence and wins must be a welcome feeling for Richard Childress Racing and all the people that work with them, after recent events which included their cutting back due to the reorganization of General Motors.

Clint Bowyer wins first Nationwide Series race of 2009

The final result of the race had been in doubt for most of the race, with several accidents that eventually resulted in the race going two laps beyond the scheduled 250. Bowyer became the winner after a six car wreck resulted in the race being stopped under caution, which made a winner of the 2008 Nationwide Series champion.

Kyle Busch was able to stay close to the front and made a final push that allowed him to finish second and increase his lead in the Nationwide Series standings to 172 points over Carl Edwards, who finished in third place. Busch’s team mate, Joey Logano, had a pretty good race, he was able to stay out of the trouble that occurred on the track and finished fourth. Kasey Kahne made a late push at fourth, but wasn’t able to over take Joey Logano, and had to settle for fifth. Brad Keselowski had another good showing, adding needed points to his total, with a sixth place finish. Brian Vickers showed up for this race, and while he was able to run pretty fast, only managed seventh. Justin Allgaier was a surprise top-ten finisher, but it’s nice to see him making progress, with an eighth place finish. David Ragan had another good showing, and it looked like he might finish better, than the ninth place he finished in. Kevin Harvick started out good, and looked like he might challenge for the win, but eventually lost ground and had to settle for tenth place.

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