Bowling wins Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown

Bowling wins Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown

Published Apr. 24, 2014 11:36 p.m. ET

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (AP) Matt Bowling won the Denny Hamlin Short Track 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. Hamlin was eighth, while defending Showdown champion Kyle Busch ended the night in fourth.

Matt Kenseth was fifth, and David Ragan 20th.

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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.

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