Bowles wins NASCAR All-Star Showdown

Bowles wins NASCAR All-Star Showdown

Published Jan. 30, 2011 2:03 p.m. ET

IRWINDALE, Calif. (AP) Jason Bowles won the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown on Saturday night, beating Canadian D.J. Kennington by 0.501 seconds on the half-mile track.

Bowles, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion from Ontario, Calif., took the lead on the final restart in the 225-lap race that was slowed by 11 cautions.

Kennington, the 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion, gave Toyota a sweep of the top two spots in his first start at Irwindale.

Jonathon Gomez was third, followed by Luis Martinez Jr., Johnny Borneman, action sports star Travis Pastrana, Derek Thorn, Travis Motley, Moses Smith and NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Steve Wallace.

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Earlier, Sean Woodside won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model race, holding off Nick Joanides in a green-white-checkered finish.

Updated January 30, 2011

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