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NASCAR: Ryan Newman wins his first ever Craftsman Truck race

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Khatir Soltani
Ryan Newman (Chevy No 2) won his first ever NASCAR Craftsman truck race by passing Ron Hornaday (Chevy No 33) on Turn 2 of the last lap at the E-Z-GO 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon. Denny Hamlin (Tundra No 15) finished third.

Series point leader Johnny Benson (Tundra No 23) finished seventh losing 34 points to second place Hornaday. Benson still leads but with only 31 points with three races to go.

Canadian-born Mario Gosselin (Chevy No 12) ended up 24th.

By the way, Camping World annonced it will sponsored the series  for the next seven years.
Khatir Soltani
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