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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Busch wins fourth NASCAR race of season

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Kyle Busch drives to victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, June 1, 2008. REUTERS/Robert LeSieur

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kyle Busch raced to a season-high fourth NASCAR win of the year with a dominant performance at Dover, Delaware on Sunday.

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The series points leader cruised to a commanding lead just beyond the midpoint, then outran Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle for his third victory in five races. Matt Kenseth was fourth and Jeff Gordon fifth.

Busch praised the work of his team.

"These guys on pit row did a phenomenal job for me," he told reporters.

"We definitely didn't have the car to beat today. We had a third-place car but we made the most of our efforts ...we just had to get out front to beat them."

A massive wreck on the 22nd lap of the 400-lap race hampered several leading contenders including pole-winner Biffle, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick.

(Writing by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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