Trevor Bayne shocked the racing world in February with his Daytona 500 victory. Eight months later, he finally won his first race in NASCAR’s second-tier series at Texas Motor Speedway.
Bayne powered past Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards after a restart on Lap 194 of 200 and held off hard-charging Denny Hamlin for the victory in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Edwards, who dominated the event until the final caution flew on Lap 189, after Jason Leffler scraped the Turn 4 wall, came home third, followed by Clint Bowyer and Brad Keselowski.
Series leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished sixth and expanded his margin to 17 points over pole-sitter Elliott Sadler, who finished ninth.
Earlier this year, Bayne missed five Nationwide races while recovering from symptoms that include: nausea, fatigue and impaired vision. The 20-year-old had been hospitalized at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, undergoing tests for what doctors believed to be at that time an “inflammatory condition.”
Bayne has been on a roll in Nationwide lately, posting four straight top-10 finishes.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series: O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1138 Leader 2 Elliott Sadler 1121 -17 3 Justin Allgaier 1039 -99 4 Aric Almirola 1039 -99 5 Reed Sorenson 1034 -104 6 Jason Leffler 978 -160 7 Kenny Wallace 925 -213 8 Brian Scott 909 -229 9 Steve Wallace 896 -242 10 Michael Annett 884 -254 11 Trevor Bayne 821 -317 12 Mike Bliss 787 -351 13 Mike Wallace 725 -413 14 Joe Nemechek 695 -443 15 Josh Wise 667 -471 16 Jeremy Clements 650 -488 17 Timmy Hill* 606 -532 18 Blake Koch* 559 -579 19 Derrike Cope 533 -605 20 Eric McClure 532 -606 21 Morgan Shepherd 487 -651 22 Ryan Truex* 423 -715 23 Scott Wimmer 340 -798 24 Robert Richardson Jr. 333 -805 25 Sam Hornish Jr. 326 -812 26 Danica Patrick 286 -852 27 Kevin Lepage 265 -873 28 Dennis Setzer 218 -920 29 Jennifer Jo Cobb* 202 -936 30 Charles Lewandoski* 194 -944 31 Carl Long 187 -951 32 J R Fitzpatrick 145 -993 33 Danny Efland 144 -994 34 Tim Andrews 140 -998 35 Drew Herring 139 -999 36 Ron Fellows 114 -1024 37 Matthew Carter 110 -1028 38 Mikey Kile 108 -1030 39 Jeff Green 108 -1030 40 Scott Riggs 105 -1033
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