And to think that a puncture had rejected Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford) far in the peloton after just 21 laps last night in Michigan. But the 2014 champion and his team were able to overcome this setback to finally be the best strategically and come to cap the entire peloton on the finish line.
After the dominance of Martin Truex Jr and Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota) during the first two segments of the event, a final neutralization caused by Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Roush Fenway Racing – Ford) allows the competitors playing for the win to come back through the pit lane, some pilots only choosing the fuel option to favor the position on the track.
After what will be the final yellow flag of the event, the consumer race begins, and Kevin Harvick is doing the best in the exercise. After gaining the advantage over Joey Logano (Team Penske – Ford) on the 183rd lap, Harvick can count on its better fuel economy to avoid the splash & dash (like Logano), and go to his second victory in the l ‘year.
Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) finished 2nd ahead of Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing – Chevrolet) while Martin Truex Jr and Daniel Suare (Stewart-Haas Racing) completed the top 5.
Race classification
Discover the report of the Michigan event in the Nascar Cup Series, in the issue n ° 2229 of AUTOweekly, available this evening in digital version and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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