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CLERMONT, Ind. -- Carl Edwards came from the back of the pack to win the Nationwide Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

Edwards started in 42nd out of 43 drivers because he spent the day at the Brickyard 400 qualifying. He got into Saturday's race because of owner points. He moved up 15 spots by the end of the fourth lap, and took the lead for good in lap 179.

"I definitely like starting in the back," he said. "It would be fine with me if we qualified for points and inverted the field every week. I think that would be a lot more exciting racing. It's fun when you've got fast cars starting in the back. I know the crowd likes it, especially for these short races."

Kyle Busch finished second. The series points leader won the event in 2004 and 2008.

"We didn't deserve to get second because when we bounced it off the wall twice at the end of the race, we should have fell back to about fifth or sixth," he said.

Trevor Bayne, an 18-year-old who earned the pole, finished seventh. He led the first 34 laps before making contact with Steve Wallace and falling out of contention.

Matt Kenseth, who drove at O'Reilly Raceway Park for the first time in 10 years, finished third.