John Wes Townley rallies at Daytona

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    Bobby Gerhart had the dominant car and a ninth ARCA win at Daytona only laps away.

    Not so fast.

    Gerhart's car slowed on the track with seven laps left, just the break John Wes Townley needed to nudge him out of the way and zip to the lead.

    Then he took the checkered flag. Townley held off Kyle Larson down the stretch Saturday to win his first ARCA Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

    "It's one thing to win your first race in an ARCA Series," Townley said. "It's another to win it at Daytona."

    Gerhart was well on his way in the No. 5 Chevrolet toward extending his record for most ARCA wins at Daytona. He had won three straight and six of the past eight. Gerhart had a fuel issue force him off the high-banked track.

    He finished 29th, his lowest in 18 career ARCA races at Daytona, five laps down. His previous low was 19th in 2009.

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