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Harvick wins rain-delayed NASCAR race at Bristol
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 08 - 2016

Kevin Harvick wasn't worried about his poor qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. In fact, starting 24th gave Harvick exactly what he wanted to win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
"It kind of motivates me," Harvick said Sunday. "I think it's exciting. I like to pass cars."
Harvick made the biggest pass with 70 laps to go, sweeping by Denny Hamlin and holding on to take the rain-delayed race at the half-mile concrete track.
The victory was Harvick's second of the season and second at Bristol — his first in 11 years. It also moved him atop the points standings and gave his program a jolt with only three races left until NASCAR's Chase starts.
Harvick had 13 top-10 finishes in the 18 races since winning at Phoenix in March.
"It's been one of those deals where things have just not gone exactly right," said Harvick, who led 128 laps. "But to have the win now and just try to get that momentum before we get into the Chase and get things rolling is really what we needed."
Fittingly for a race halted because of Saturday night storms, Harvick had to sit out one last rain delay before easily pulling away on the restart and cruising to victory.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Harvick said over the radio as he crossed the line.
Harvick enticed his car owner — and retiring driver — Tony Stewart to do burnouts with him to celebrate the three-time champion's last race at Bristol. He wanted Stewart to share the victory lap, but "Tony and I aren't very good at sign language from one seat to another," he said.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was second, followed by Hamlin, Austin Dillon and Chris Buescher.
Kyle Busch, who led 256 laps, clearly had the strongest car, leading a race-high 256 laps. But he spun on Lap 358 when a part broke and Justin Allgaier, driving in relief of Michael Arnett, hit the No. 18 car flush to end the defending series champ's race.
Busch was angered by his equipment failure and said the race shop "was going to hear about it Tuesday." He also blasted Allgaier and his spotter, saying they should've seen Busch's spin and moved clear instead of hitting him. "I don't know. Frustrating day. Let's go home," Busch said.
Allgaier apologized to Busch. "That is the worst possibly scenario when the leader spins out and you hit them," Allgaier said.
That was the sentiment of many at Bristol. The end was a welcome relief for race teams, track officials and those who came back out after last night's soaking rains. — AP


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