Edwards wins at Homestead, but Bowyer clinches Nationwide title

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11/15/2008 - Homestead, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards won Saturday's Ford 300 at the Homestead Miami Speedway, but came up 21 points short of defending his Nationwide Series championship as Clint Bowyer clinched his first title in one of NASCAR's three national touring series with a fifth-place finish.

Edwards held off Kyle Busch in a four-lap shootout to the finish to capture his seventh Nationwide victory of the season and the 20th of his career.

Busch finished second. Brad Keselowski came in third, and Jason Leffler was fourth.

More details to follow.

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