Sieg, a rookie running 14th, had never finished better than ninth in 19 previous Nationwide starts. But when it came to the final push, there they were -- Kahne charging from eighth during a green-white-checkered finish and Sieg nudging him past Regan Smith for the victory. "Ryan Sieg was pushing me hard, letting off and bumping and that was the reason we were able to win," Kahne said. The victory by just 0.021 seconds (third closest in the series at Daytona) was the second Nationwide triumph in a row for JR Motorsports and owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won at Kentucky Speedway last week with Kevin Harvick driving the No. 5 Chevrolet.
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