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Lewis takes in NASCAR thriller in Phoenix

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick all but owns the Phoenix International Raceway, and Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis loves every moment of it.

Lewis was there on Sunday when Harvick -- his pal from Bakersfield, Calif. -- edged out Carl Edwards in a heart-stopping finish to win the Good Sam 500. Harvick won by 0.010 seconds, or just four inches, after a restart of the race with five laps to go.

"I thought he had it locked up, he got a great restart," Lewis said. "But Edwards just moved him out of there. They were beating and banging .