Harvick gets big win with dominating effort at Dover

He led seven times on Sunday amassing a stunning 355 laps led.

“Obviously we weren’t in a great position coming into today”, he said, “but this is what it’s all about – these big-time moments”. That’s what these guys are made of, and that’s what teamwork is all about….

I find it mystifying when everyone figures they have the Chase in NASCAR figured out, only to have a new wrinkle come in that not one individual had expected.

Busch’s runner-up finish moved him from 13th in the standings and into the second round. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jamie McMurray were tied for 12 and the tiebreaker was who finished better in the race Sunday. Twelve drivers remain in contention.

“We had a fast vehicle and that was the most important thing”, he said. So I’ve not only seen but also actually been one of those athletes who had to perform when there was no tomorrow.

Smith wins Xfinity race: DOVER, Del. It was a really good job.

Due to a parts failure on Sunday at Dover global Speedway, Jimmie Johnson finished 41st and was dramatically eliminated from the Chase for the Championship. Failing to advance along with Johnson are McMurray, Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer. “This is definitely not what we wanted or hoped, but that’s racing”. “I’ve told everyone these Chase races set up for nobody more than me as the Chase goes on”.

Chase drivers took nine of the top 10 spots on the speed chart in the final practice for the second race in NASCAR’s playoffs.

Harvick will be on even terms with the field as the second round of the Chase begins Saturday in the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

While Harvick made it through to the second round, a huge name did not.

Vettel led from start to finish in a race that was temporarily interrupted by a fan wandering on the track.

“Hell, yeah”, race runner-up Kyle Busch said.

After two issues in the first two races of the first round, Harvick was faced with a simple situation on Sunday.

Harvick has a few pressure after his fuel gamble at New Hampshire didn’t pay off, but on the other hand, it frees him to be aggressive and not worry so much about points. It’s something that all the teams have fought for a long time. “We just needed one more point”.

As Harvick flourished, several fellow Chasers struggled. His No. 48 Chevrolet was forced off the track for 36 laps with a torn rear axle seal and his title shot was gone. He was leading when he bumped with Johnson at Chicago.

“I was thinking seventh place”, Hamlin said.

“We are disappointed with the outcome of (the) ruling and still feel our interpretation is within the guidelines”, MWR said in a statement. We got two laps down but were able to make those up.

From the drop of the green flag, Harvick proved that he was sitting in the dominant vehicle.

Kyle Busch said Friday at Dover global Speedway, one day after NASCAR announced it will double the restart zone from 70 to 140 feet for Sunday’s AAA 400.

The Sprint Cup Series has shifted to Dover this weekend for the first elimination race of the Chase.

But for a driver who faced the colossal responsibility in his first Cup start of replacing Dale Earnhardt Sr., winning races isn’t much of a concern. Billy Scott is serving a three-race suspension after Michael Waltrip Racing lost its appeal Wednesday of a penalty from the September 20 race at Chicagoland Speedway….