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Updated at 4:41 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008

Auto racing: Kyle Busch wins sixth Nationwide race

By CLIFF BRUNT
Associated Press

CLERMONT, Ind. — Kyle Busch led all but three laps tonight to win the Kroger 200, his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season.

Busch's win Toyota's 15th in 22 Nationwide races, but the first event since NASCAR's mandate Wednesday to cut down the horsepower in Series engines knocked 15 horsepower out of Toyota's engines. NASCAR changed the parameters after rival teams complained, even though Toyota was within the rules.

Busch also won the event at O'Reilly Raceway Park in 2004.

Polesitter Colin Braun finished second Saturday, and Mike Bliss moved up from 17th to finish third.

Carl Edwards was four laps down early in the race, but moved to the lead lap toward the end with the help of some cautions and finished 11th.

Joey Logano, the 18-year-old who finished in the top two in his previous three Nationwide races, finished eighth.

Last year's race was Toyota's first win in what then was called the Busch Series. Jason Leffler, who won that race, finished 16th this year.