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Harvick dominates at Phoenix

Kevin Harvick made up for his second-place finish in yesterday's Busch race by dominating the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway

Harvick led over 250 of the race's 312 laps as he fought off a late challenge by points leader Jimmie Johnson, who finished the race in second place.

Denny Hamlin took third place after passing Jeff Gordon for the place on the final lap of the race, with Carl Edwards completing the top five.

Drivers in the Chase for the Championship dominated the top ten, with Mark Martin sixth, Kasey Kahne seventh, Dale Earnhardt Jr ninth and Jeff Burton tenth, taking eight of the top ten places.

With the final round next weekend at Homestead, only six drivers can still win the title, the other four drivers mathematically eliminated after today's race, including Jeff Burton, who led the Chase at the halfway point.

Jimmie Johnson remains the points leader, 63 ahead of Matt Kenseth, a twelfth place finish for Johnson good enough to secure him the title no matter what else happens. 27 points behind Kenseth are 2006 Busch champ Kevin Harvick and rookie Denny Hamlin.

The only other driver with a realistic chance of winning the title is Dale Earnhardt Jr, 115 points behind Johnson. Jeff Gordon can still win the title from 167 points behind Johnson, but it would require Johnson not starting the race to even be possible, a very unlikely scenario.

Pos  Driver              Make        Laps
 1.  Kevin Harvick       Chevrolet    312 Chase
 2.  Jimmie Johnson      Chevrolet    312 Chase
 3.  Denny Hamlin        Chevrolet    312 Chase
 4.  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet    312 Chase
 5.  Carl Edwards        Ford         312
 6.  Mark Martin         Ford         312 Chase
 7.  Kasey Kahne         Dodge        312 Chase
 8.  Kurt Busch          Dodge        312
 9.  Dale Earnhardt Jr   Chevrolet    312 Chase
10.  Jeff Burton         Chevrolet    312 Chase
11.  Brian Vickers       Chevrolet    312
12.  Martin Truex Jr     Chevrolet    312
13.  Matt Kenseth        Ford         312 Chase
14.  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet    312
15.  Ryan Newman         Dodge        312
16.  David Gilliland     Ford         312
17.  Elliott Sadler      Dodge        312
18.  David Stremme       Dodge        312
19.  Joe Nemechek        Chevrolet    312
20.  J.J. Yeley          Chevrolet    312
21.  Tony Raines         Chevrolet    312
22.  Scott Riggs         Dodge        312
23.  Dave Blaney         Dodge        312
24.  Ken Schrader        Ford         312
25.  Kyle Petty          Dodge        312
26.  Casey Mears         Dodge        312
27.  Bobby Labonte       Dodge        311
28.  Ward Burton         Chevrolet    311
29.  Reed Sorenson       Dodge        310
30.  Travis Kvapil       Chevrolet    310
31.  Bill Elliott        Dodge        309
32.  Clint Bowyer        Chevrolet    307
33.  Robby Gordon        Chevrolet    307
34.  Greg Biffle         Ford         306
35.  Chad Chaffin        Dodge        306
36.  Sterling Marlin     Chevrolet    303
37.  Jeff Green          Chevrolet    298
38.  Kyle Busch          Chevrolet    291 Chase
39.  Dale Jarrett        Ford         289
40.  Jamie McMurray      Ford         272
41.  Mike Bliss          Dodge        262
42.  Michael Waltrip     Dodge        234
43.  Brandon Whitt       Chevrolet    123

The Chase for the Cup:
                      
Pos  Driver               Change  Points
 1.  Jimmie Johnson               6332
 2.  Matt Kenseth                 6269  - 63 
 3.  Kevin Harvick         +2     6242  - 90 
 4.  Denny Hamlin                 6242  - 90 
 5.  Dale Earnhardt Jr     -2     6217  -115
 6.  Jeff Gordon                  6165  -167
 7.  Jeff Burton                  6107  -225
 8.  Mark Martin           +1     6059  -273
 9.  Kasey Kahne           +1     6013  -319
10.  Kyle Busch            -2     5973  -359

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