Justin Allgaier grabbed the first win of his NASCAR career Saturday by passing teammate Brad Keselowski on a late restart, then holding him off over the closing laps at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Allgaier, last year’s Nationwide Series rookie of the year, had to hold his line over the final 27 laps to keep Keselowski from passing him.
The win was the first for Dodge at Bristol since Aug., 2007.
Keselowski, the pole-sitter who led 73 laps, finished second to give team owner Roger Penske his first 1-2 finish in the Nationwide Series.
Kyle Busch was third and was followed by Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick. NASCAR
“He ran a good hard race. He had the opportunity on the last restart to use me up and he did. That’s cool because I wrecked him here last year, so I had one coming,’’ said Keselowski. “He’s been running great and I’m really happy for his team and for Roger Penske. A great effort for our Nationwide Series team.’’ AHN
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge 2 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 4 60 Carl Edwards Ford 5 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 6 27 Greg Biffle Ford 7 32 Reed Sorenson Toyota 8 40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 9 10 Jason Leffler Toyota 10 7 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 11 98 Paul Menard Ford 12 88 Kelly Bires Chevrolet 13 43 Scott Lagasse Jr. Ford 14 20 Joey Logano Toyota 15 5 Willie Allen Chevrolet 16 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 17 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 18 81 Michael McDowell Dodge 19 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 20 15 Michael Annett Toyota 21 102 Andy Ponstein Chevrolet 22 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 23 61 Josh Wise Ford 24 24 Eric McClure Ford 25 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * Ford 26 21 John Wes Townley Chevrolet 27 35 Jason Keller Chevrolet 28 73 Derrike Cope Dodge 29 11 Brian Scott * Toyota 30 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 31 23 Coleman Pressley Chevrolet 32 38 Kasey Kahne Toyota 33 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 34 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 35 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 36 1 James Buescher * Chevrolet 37 16 Colin Braun * Ford 38 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 39 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 40 156 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 41 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet 42 91 David Gilliland Chevrolet 43 92 Johnny Chapman Dodge
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