Jamie McMurray Wins Nationwide Race at Atlanta

Jamie McMurray held off 2010 Nationwide Series wins leader Kyle Busch to win the Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  McMurray, the winner of the 2010 Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400, driving the 88 Hellman's Chevy for JR Motorsports, took the lead for good by beating Busch off pit road on lap 167 of 195. “He definitely wanted to get in front on the restart,” said McMurray’s crew chief, Tony Eury Sr. “He got out in the middle and got in front. That’s the kind of move you have to make to win the race.” Busch led the most laps in the race but finished second, less than a second behind McMurray. Carl Edwards was third. McMurray, who raced to his first Nationwide Series win in Atlanta in 2002, won f...

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