DAM HAINSFURTHER Associated Press
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (AP) - Matt Bowling won the Denny
Hamlin
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Showdown on Thursday night at South Boston Speedway, fighting off Matt Waltz in the seventh edition of the charity race.
The event benefits the Denny
Hamlin
Foundation and raises awareness and funding to support cystic fibrosis research and new therapies in the region.
Nick Smith finished third.
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was eighth, while defending Showdown champion Kyle Busch ended the night in fourth.
Matt Kenseth was fifth, and David Ragan 20th.
Truck Series driver Timothy Peters finished 27th after his night was cut
short
following a tangle with Jeb Burton, who finished 25th after getting into a scuffle with Blake Stallings.