Harvick steals Richmond win
Kevin Harvick took a last-gasp victory in Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway with a pass on Kyle Busch the second-last lap
Harvick took the lead as the duo negotiated traffic to take the victory, securing both drivers' place in the Chase. The duo had dominated the race, leading most of the race between them, Busch leading over half the race.
Harvick's win followed on from his win the previous night in the Busch race, with a relatively low number of cautions leaving only the top fourteen runners on the lead lap at the finish.
Kasey Kahne, who began the race outside the top ten in points, made his way into the Chase with a third place finish. Dave Blaney and Mark Martin completed the top five places.
Kahne's good news meant there had to be bad news for someone else. Tony Stewart, who started 40th, moved up the order and finished in 18th, but with all the other Chasers making it to the finish, Stewart missed out by 16 points, despite poor finishes for Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon in 17th and 31st respectively.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 400 2. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 400 3. Kasey Kahne Dodge 400 4. Dave Blaney Dodge 400 5. Mark Martin Ford 400 6. Greg Biffle Ford 400 7. Ken Schrader Ford 400 8. Matt Kenseth Ford 400 9. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 400 10. Scott Riggs Dodge 400 11. Casey Mears Dodge 400 12. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 400 13. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 400 14. Reed Sorenson Dodge 400 15. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 399 16. Elliott Sadler Dodge 399 17. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 399 18. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 399 19. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 399 20. Ryan Newman Dodge 399 21. Dale Jarrett Ford 399 22. Bobby Labonte Dodge 399 23. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 399 24. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 398 25. Jamie McMurray Ford 398 26. David Stremme Dodge 398 27. Kurt Busch Dodge 398 28. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 398 29. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 398 30. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 398 31. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 398 32. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 398 33. Kevin Lepage Dodge 397 34. Kyle Petty Dodge 397 35. Carl Edwards Ford 397 36. David Gilliland Ford 396 37. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 395 38. Chad Chaffin Dodge 392 39. Tony Raines Chevrolet 390 40. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 278 41. Jeff Green Chevrolet 273 42. Chad Blount Chevrolet 98 43. Morgan Shepherd Dodge 18 Secured a position in the Chase: -------------------------------- 1. Matt Kenseth 3761 2. Jimmie Johnson 3704 - 67 3. Kevin Harvick 3457 -304 4. Kyle Busch 3410 -361 5. Denny Hamlin 3324 -437 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr 3314 -447 7. Mark Martin 3312 -449 8. Jeff Burton 3298 -463 9. Jeff Gordon 3297 -464 10. Kasey Kahne 3295 -466 Out of the Chase: ---------------------------------- 11. Tony Stewart 3279 -482
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