Harvick all but secures Busch title
Kevin Harvick has all but secured the 2006 Busch Series title, after winning Saturday's race at Kansas Speedway - his seventh series win this season
Harvick, who won the Busch title in 2001, beat Matt Kenseth to the finish after a shoot-out between the duo in the final laps.
Kenseth previously dominated the race, starting from pole position and leading 145 of the 200-lap race, but a late pitstop took away his advantage and allowed Harvick to take over and win the race.
Harvick is now merely 31 points away from the title, with five Busch rounds to go. He holds a 729-point lead over Carl Edwards in the standings.
Harvick's 24th Busch career win is also the sixth consecutive victory for Richard Childress Racing, and Kenseth believes the driver and team are untouchable.
"Kevin has been killing the Busch Series and is a contender to win every week," he said. "The Childress Busch cars have been the class of the field all year.
"Guys coming and doing one-off races, partial schedules or full-time schedules - I don't think anybody can run with the Childress cars this year on a consistent basis."
Harvick now has his eyes set on the Double: winning Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Kansas.
"We don't like to worry about things too far in advance, but it would be an incredible accomplishment if we could pull it off," he said.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 200 2. Matt Kenseth Ford 200 3. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 200 4. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 200 5. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 200 6. Carl Edwards Ford 200 7. Reed Sorenson Dodge 200 8. Greg Biffle Ford 200 9. Bobby Labonte Ford 200 10. Paul Menard Chevrolet 200 11. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 200 12. Stephen Leicht Ford 200 13. David Reutimann Dodge 200 14. Ashton Lewis Ford 200 15. Jon Wood Ford 200 16. Kasey Kahne Dodge 200 17. Casey Atwood Ford 199 18. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 198 19. Regan Smith Ford 198 20. Auggie Vidovich Dodge 198 21. Shane Huffman Chevrolet 198 22. Kenny Wallace Ford 198 23. John Andretti Ford 198 24. Steve Wallace Dodge 197 25. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 197 26. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 196 27. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 195 28. Mike Wallace Dodge 195 29. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 189 30. Ted Musgrave Dodge 188 31. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 176 32. Justin Diercks Chevrolet 174 33. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 174 34. Stacy Compton Ford 173 35. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 170 36. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 161 37. Todd Kluever Ford 152 38. Chris Horn Chevrolet 141 39. Aric Almirola Chevrolet 136 40. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 102 41. Brad Coleman Ford 41 42. Jerry Robertson Chevrolet 34 43. Jennifer Cobb Ford 25
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