Clint Bowyer took advantage of a late-race wreck to win the NASCAR event at Richmond, Virginia.

Kyle Busch spun Dale Earnhardt Jr. into the wall with three laps to go and Bowyer swept into the lead, holding off Busch and Mark Martin for his second NASCAR career victory.

Busch finished second with Martin third. Tony Stewart was fourth, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick.

"This is awesome," Bowyer said. "We just dug deep and worked hard and things worked out ... We took advantage of a misfortune up front."

Earnhardt appeared headed for his first victory in 71 races when Busch spun him as they duelled for the lead.

The race was restarted with two laps to go and Bowyer held on.

Pole winner Denny Hamlin led for most of the race before a slow-leaking tire cost him top spot with 20 laps to go.

Earnhardt finished 16th and Hamlin 25th.

Reuters