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7-hour epic ends with an upset

TALLADEGA, Ala. - David Ragan used a sweeping last-lap pass in overtime to pull a huge upset victory Sunday in the Aaron's 499.

TALLADEGA, Ala. - David Ragan used a sweeping last-lap pass in overtime to pull a huge upset victory Sunday in the Aaron's 499.

He got a push from teammate David Gilliland to slide past Carl Edwards to the front and he and Gilliland held on for a 1-2 finish for Front Row Motorsports.

It came at the end of a race that took seven hours after rain stopped it for 31/2 hours midway through the event. With darkness quickly closing in, contact between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and J.J. Yeley triggered a frightening crash that sent Kurt Busch's car airborne and on top of Ryan Newman's car.

NASCAR sent the race into overtime for one attempt at a green-white-checkered finish, and the two Front Row drivers teamed up to steal the win.

IndyCar

SAO PAULO - Canadian James Hinchcliffe made a last-ditch move on Takuma Sato, going past the Japanese driver on the inside of the last bend to win IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300. Despite losing the race, Sato leaves Brazil with the lead in the drivers' standings. American Marco Andretti, who finished third, moved into second place.