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David Ragan steals last-lap victory at Talladega

A pair of Davids slayed the Goliaths at Talladega Superspeedway.David Ragan hooked up with teammate David Gilliland in a two-lap overtime sprint, and together they picked off some of the top drivers in NASCAR to drive to the front and push Ragan into Victory Lane.It was the second career victory for Ragan — he also won at Daytona in July 2011 — and Gilliland finished second for a 1-2 finish for Front Row Motorsports."I had a great teammate. David Gilliland gave us a great push. I owe him a lot," Ragan said. "I'll definitely buy him lunch this week or something."The victory came a day after Regan Smith won the Nationwide Series race and Ragan was flooded with misfired congratulatory messages on Twitter."All fans- please send all congrats to (at)ReganSmith. Not this Ragan..... He is the Winner today!! Haha," he tweeted Saturday night.Now Regan has his own win — just in time to qualify for the Sprint All-Star race in two weeks.Gilliland wanted the win but was content settling for second o...

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