DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Regan Smith got the bump-drafting help he needed from Trevor Bayne and beat Brad Keselowski to the finish line by .013 seconds to win Saturday's season-opening NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. In a race that went one lap beyond its posted distance of 120 laps because of a late caution involving Chad Boat and Eric McClure, Smith got help from Bayne in the outside lane and arrived at the stripe in his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet less than three feet ahead of Keselowski, who was drafting with fourth-place finisher Kyle Busch. Smith, who crashed while leading within sight of the checkered flag in last year's Nationwide opener at Daytona, found redemption this season in his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet by inches over Keselowski. "They're all special in their own way and all have meanings that are different," said Smith, who led 35 of 121 laps and now leads the Nationwide standings by eigh points over third-place finisher Trevor Bayne.
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