Kevin Harvick took the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet to victory lane in the CARFAX 400 to become the first driver to lock into the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (Chase). It was the first trip to Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) for Harvick; the 14th win of his career and his third win this season.
With three races remaining until the start of the Chase, the victory added valuable bonus points to Harvick’s tally when the 12-car field is seeded for the 10-race run for the Series’ Championship.
Harvick led five times in the 200-lap/400-mile race for a total of 60 laps and extended his lead in the standings to 293 points.
His win is the 12th NSCS win for Team Chevy this season. Chevrolet holds the lead in the Manufacturers’ Cup Standings by 30 points with 13 races remaining on the schedule.
Denny Hamlin (Toyota), Carl Edward (Ford), Greg Biffle (Ford) and Matt Kenseth (Ford) complete the top-five finishers.
After leading three times for a total of 36 laps, Tony Stewart brought the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet to the finish line in sixth place. Stewart jumped four position in the point standings to the fourth position.
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet, finished seventh today. He remains 19th in the standings.
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, finished 27th today after he suffered a flat tire following on-track contact and had to pit for repairs. He remains second in the point standings.
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, battled handling issues throughout the race and was scored 12th at the finish. Johnson is fifth in the points.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 5 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 7 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 9 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 10 20 Joey Logano Toyota 11 6 David Ragan Ford 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 13 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 14 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 15 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 16 0 David Reutimann Toyota 17 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 18 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 20 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 21 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 22 21 Bill Elliott Ford 23 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 25 82 Scott Speed Toyota 26 83 Reed Sorenson Toyota 27 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 29 26 Patrick Carpentier Ford 30 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 31 34 Tony Raines Ford 32 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 33 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 34 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 35 98 Paul Menard Ford 36 37 David Gilliland Ford 37 7 P.J. Jones Toyota 38 9 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 39 207 Robby Gordon Toyota 40 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 41 13 Max Papis Toyota 42 55 Michael McDowell Toyota 43 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
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