Kevin Harvick won the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor
Speedway on Sunday to lock himself into the championship round of the playoffs.
Martin Truex Jr. had a dominant car throughout the
day, but Harvick was able to chase down the 78 to pick up the victory in the closing
laps.
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Harvick said he was happy to finally win at Texas.
“It’s been a long time coming…I’m happy to finally get
to victory lane here,” Harvick said. “I
knew we had a really good car…to be able to beat the 78 today, for us, is quite
an accomplishment.”
Harvick’s victory locked him into the final round of
the playoffs, and he said his team has what it takes to win their second
championship in two weeks at Homestead.
“Our cars have improved so much since the playoffs
have started,” Harvick said. “To be here
in November winning at Texas for the first time, and to have a chance to go to
Homestead and race for the championship is really a huge credit to our people.”
“It’s been a lot of work to get to where we are
today. Really proud of everyone at
Stewart-Haas for the things they’ve done, and hopefully we can do it again at
Homestead.”
Truex finished second on Sunday, but it was enough to
lock himself into the final round of the playoffs.
Truex said he believes his team can continue to
dominate and that they can win the championship at Homestead.
“It’s been an amazing season; I love this team,” Truex
said. “We’re really excited about
Homestead…we had a good test down there.
I look forward to going down there and getting another win.”
Unofficial results:
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Brad Keselowski
6. Ryan Blaney
7. Joey Logano
8. Chase Elliott
9. Kurt Busch
10. Erik Jones
11. Kasey Kahne
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13. Austin Dillon
14. Daniel Suarez
15. Aric Almirola
16. AJ Allmendinger
17. Danica Patrick
18. Jamie McMurray
19. Kyle Busch
20. Ryan Newman
21. Michael McDowell
22. Chris Buescher
23. Paul Menard
24. Ty Dillon
25. Matt DiBenedetto
26. Landon Cassill
27. Jimmie Johnson
28. Trevor Bayne
29. Cole Whitt
30. David Ragan
31. Reed Sorenson
32. Joey Gase
33. Jeffrey Earnhardt
34. Ray Black Jr.
35. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
36. Clint Bowyer
37. Kyle Larson
38. David Starr
39. Corey LaJoie
40. Gray Gaulding
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