After four straight finishes of 2nd or 3rd, Kyle Busch finally came to the finish line as a winner on Sunday at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
It sure looked like Martin Truex, Jr. was on his way to his eighth victory of the season when he had the lead with 10 laps left at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. All he had to do was avoid any mistake. But that's exactly what happened and Kevin Harvick following closely behind lap after lap pounced on it.
What a thrill to see Kevin Harvick in Buffalo. The former NASCAR champion rolled through on Thursday at The Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino for a media stop and fan meet and greet.
Kevin Harvick coupled his first win of the season with his first career victory at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday by stretching his fuel over the final 40 laps. He finished more than eight seconds ahead of second-place teammate Clint Bowyer.
Ryan Blaney held off Kevin Harvick over the final laps at Pocono on Sunday to join Daniel Suarez and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. as first time Cup Series winners this season. Blaney finally tracked down race lap leader Kyle Busch with 10 laps left and held on to give car owners the Wood Brothers their 99th Cup victory.
Two races into the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season and Ford has come away a winner both times. Kevin Harvick dominated the race winning both the first and second stages, but Brad Keselowski battled from behind to win the Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kevin Harvick entered Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway dead last in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings, but with his victory he nailed down a slot in the Round of 8 following next week's race at Talladega.