Kevin Harvick Beats Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Score 2nd-Straight Win
Kevin Harvick was able to move under Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four laps to go to score his second straight win and become the first repeat winner of 2011.
Kevin Harvick was able to move under Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four laps to go to score his second straight win and become the first repeat winner of 2011.
Better racing is what will attract fans and keep them around. Tracks like Martinsville give that in spades, every race, every series.
There’s no excuse not to race the Nationwide Series at Martinsville – the track would serve as a valuable learning tool for up-and-coming drivers.
Denny Hamlin has won three consecutive races around the tight half-mile oval.
Fontana looked like another Kyle Busch display of dominance Sunday, back-to-back sweeps seemingly a mere formality for about the first 350 miles.
You could make an argument that each of the emerging favorites to contend for this year’s 2011 NASCAR Cup title ran inside the top 10 for most of Sunday.
There’s no reason for a red-hot Carl Edwards not to sit back and see “how it plays out” when it comes to contract terms.
If the drivers are only going to actually race for the final 10 to 20 laps anyway, maybe Fontana should try a 200-mile race distance next year?
FACT: Kevin Harvick has established himself as Jimmie Johnson’s biggest threat to win the Sprint Cup.
Bakersfield’s Kevin Harvick came out of nowhere, leading just one lap – the last one – to take the checkers in Sunday’s Auto Club 400.