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Jake Zemke wins Daytona 200

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Honda rider Jake Zemke held off Erion Racing's Josh Hayes in a nine-lap shootout to win the Daytona 200 By Honda on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.

"Everybody knows about the Daytona 200," Zemke said. "It's something as a kid that you always look at the names on the list of the winners and it's a who's who. I'm proud to put my name up there."

It was Zemke's first Daytona 200 victory and Honda's 11th in the prestigious motorcycle race.

Zemke, riding the No. 98 Honda, held off Hayes, aboard the No. 4 Honda, over the final nine laps for 1.562second margin of victory.

In Zemke's previous two Daytona 200 starts, he was second and third.

Hayes was delighted with his runner-up finish. He said in his three previous Daytona 200 starts, he never made it to the first pit stop.

"I was gaining on him," Hayes said of Zemke. "I really started trying hard. I thought I might have something for him. Once he realized I was there and coming, he picked up the pace. He won it honest."

Yamaha's Jason DiSalvo finished third.

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