Kevin Harvick Dominates AAA 400 Drive for Autism

Kevin Harvick straight up dominated Sunday's race from the Dover International Speedway. Harvick led 201 laps en-route to his fourth victory of the 2018 season. When the rain came with 80 laps remaining, Clint Bowyer was in the catbird seat but when the race went back to green, Bowyer got way to lose during the final run and got passed by eventual winner Kevin Harvick.

Bowyer finished the race in the second position. Daniel Suarez tied his career-best finish of third while Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.

Brad Keselowski led the second most laps of the race at 108 laps but a slow final stop ended any hopes of the No. 2 car earning the victory, he'd finish sixth.

Results from Dover

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Clint Bowyer
  3. Daniel Suarez
  4. Martin Truex Jr.
  5. Kurt Busch
  6. Brad Keselowski
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. Ryan Blaney
  9. Jimmie Johnson
  10. Kyle Larson
  11. Aric Almirola
  12. Chase Elliott
  13. Joey Logano
  14. William Byron
  15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  16. Jamie McMurray
  17. Kasey Kahne
  18. Erik Jones
  19. Trevor Bayne
  20. Chris Buescher
  21. AJ Allmendinger
  22. Michael McDowell
  23. Alex Bowman
  24. Ty Dillon
  25. Darrell Wallace Jr. 
  26. Austin Dillon
  27. David Ragan
  28. Ross Chastain
  29. Matt DiBenedetto
  30. Gray Gaulding
  31. Landon Cassill
  32. Reed Sorenson
  33. Ryan Newman
  34. Paul Menard
  35. Kyle Busch
  36. Cody Ware
  37. Derrike Cope
  38. Corey LaJoie
Only three main accidents highlighted the event. Derrike Cope hit the inside wall at the exit of turn four on lap 144. He came back up the track and almost collected Austin Dillon, but quick movement kept the No. 3 in the right direction. On lap 255, Cody Ware lost it and backed it into the outside wall ending his first appearance in the Cup series since New Hampshire last September. 

Kyle Busch spent a majority of the first parts of the race of complaining about a vibration and on lap 271, the drive shaft on his No. 18 Pedigree Dog Food Toyota Camry finally gave way ending his day, his first DNF since Talladega last October. 

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Kansas Speedway for the KC Masterpiece 400 next Saturday Night. Multiple drivers look to overcome weak or bad showings at Dover with a great finish at Kansas. 

Photo Credit - Brandon Wright/Brandon Wright Photography

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