DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Clint Bowyer won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway for his first victory of the year.
The defending series champion was the leader when a four-car accident brought out the caution with six laps to go in Friday night's race. That set up a final two-lap overtime sprint, and Bowyer lined up next to Carl Edwards for the double-file restart.
With Kyle Busch pushing him from behind, Bowyer raced to the front. He didn't have to deal with a challenge from Busch because an accident in the fourth turn brought out a race-ending caution, giving Richard Childress Racing its first win of the year.
Busch was second, followed by Edwards, Joey Logano and Kasey Kahne .
END OF THE LINE: When rain washed out Sprint Cup pole qualifying Friday afternoon, it forced Greg Biffle to start last in tonight's race.
Biffle crashed his primary car during a late practice session Thursday.
If he had been able to post a speed during time trials, he would have been able to hold that spot on the grid. But since he didn't drive the backup, he will be shuffled to the end of the pack.
"The cars are brand new and have never turned a lap at every race we bring them to - because all of the parts come off of them, and they're all put back on, and engines and everything else," Biffle said of his backup.
Tough on tires: A lot of teams had tire problems during Thursday's practice sessions at Daytona International Speedway. Tires were wearing out after 25 laps, some down to the cords. "This track drives a lot like Darlington now," Biffle said. "It's really tough and slick."
TEXTING PARTNERSHIP: Daytona International Speedway and InStadiumSolutions have partnered to offer fans the opportunity to send text messages to the track's command center during an emergency.
Texting instructions will be placed prominently throughout each facility via static signage and will be regularly broadcast through audio and video public announcements.
TESTING DEFENDED
Brian France defended NASCAR's drug testing policy as the toughest in professional sports, despite a federal judge's ruling that overturned driver Jeremy Mayfield's suspension.
Mayfield was indefinitely suspended May 9 for what NASCAR said was a positive test for methamphetamines. He sued to be reinstated, and a federal judge issued an injunction Wednesday that allowed Mayfield to race this weekend based on Mayfield's argument that NASCAR's testing system is flawed.
U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen questioned the test results, saying the possibility of a false positive was quite substantial and ruled the harm to Mayfield significantly outweighed the harm to NASCAR.
But NASCAR's chairman said the sport needs a tough system that bans impaired drivers from competition.
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