Harvick wins at Dover: #4-Kevin Harvick won the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway for his 3rd win of the season, 1st win at Dover and 31st career win. He dominated most of the race, leading 355 of the 400 laps.Harvick had to win the race to advance to the Contender round of the Chase.
#18-Busch finished 2nd followed by #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #1-McMurray, #43-Almirola, #5-Kahne, #20-Kenseth, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., #42-Larson, and #22-Logano.
Drivers advancing to the Contender Round of the Chase: #20-Kenseth, #11-Hamlin, #4-Harvick, #22-Logano, #19-Edwards, #78-Truex, #24-Gordon, #41-Busch, #2-Keselowski, #31-Newman, #18-Busch, and #88-Earnhardt, Jr.
#48-Johnson, who entered the race 5th in points, broke a rear axle seal early in the race. He had to go to the garage for repairs and lost 37 laps. He finished 42nd.
#1-McMurray finished 4th, but lost out on a Chase spot to #88-Earnhardt, Jr. They tied in points, but Earnhardt, Jr had the better finish during the Challenger round races (third place today).
McMurray, Johnson, Menard, and Bowyer have been eliminated from the Chase.
There were 14 lead changes among 3 drivers. There were 8 cautions for 43 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 119.870mph.
Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings - Contender Round: [after Dover, race 29 of 36]
1) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 3000
2) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins], 3000
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 win], 3000
4) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 3000
5) #78-Martin Truex, Jr. [1 win], 3000
6) #41-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 3000
7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3000
8) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 3000 points
9) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 3000
10) #31-Ryan Newman, 3000
11) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 3000
12) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 3000
Points are reset after each round, for the Contender Round it goes to 3000, no points for wins
The order is set by the points standings after the last round.
(ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc, with in that round of the Chase)
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