Harvick dominates in Busch
Kevin Harvick scored his third Busch Series victory at Richmond last night, leading a 1-2 result for Richard Childress Racing on the day when he announced a three-year extension to his contract with the team
Harvick, who ended speculations about his future earlier in the day by announce he will continue racing for his current team until 2009, took his 20th Busch career win, also extending his points lead in the championship.
He finished ahead of teammate Jeff Burton in a race that was initially delayed by over an hour due to rain, and then delayed again for over an hour due to red flags.
Harvick has won three of the last four Busch races, and with a second place at Talladega last week, the 30-year-old said it was the best streak of his career.
"This is really awesome," he declared in victory lane. "What a great day for Richard Childress Racing."
Once again the race was dominated by the Nextel Cup regular drivers, with Harvick and Burton followed across the finish line by Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch.
Clint Bowyer, who currently lies second in the points standing, came in seventh.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 250 2. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 250 3. Matt Kenseth Ford 250 4. Greg Biffle Ford 250 5. Ryan Newman Dodge 250 6. Carl Edwards Ford 250 7. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 250 8. Paul Menard Chevrolet 250 9. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 250 10. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 250 11. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 250 12. David Green Ford 250 13. Mike Wallace Dodge 250 14. Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 250 15. Mark Green Dodge 250 16. Scott Wimmer Ford 250 17. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 250 18. Elliott Sadler Ford 250 19. John Andretti Ford 250 20. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 250 21. Regan Smith Ford 250 22. Todd Kluever Ford 250 23. Kenny Wallace Ford 250 24. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 250 25. Michael Waltrip Dodge 250 26. Ashton Lewis Ford 250 27. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 250 28. Steve Wallace Dodge 250 29. Jerry Robertson Chevrolet 250 30. David Gilliland Chevrolet 250 31. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 249 32. Aric Almirola Chevrolet 246 33. Caleb Holman Chevrolet 246 34. Mark McFarland Chevrolet 244 35. Aaron Fike Dodge 235 36. Reed Sorenson Dodge 228 38. Jon Wood Ford 205 39. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 203 40. Kasey Kahne Dodge 192 41. Steve Park Chevrolet 144 42. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 119 43. Justin Diercks Chevrolet 48
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