Kevin Harvick Dominates to Win on the Monster Mile of Dover [VIDEO, PHOTOS]

Posted on May 7, 2018

Kevin Harvick found his way back to domination to win his 4th 2018 NASCAR race as he claimed the checkered flag in the AAA 400 Drive For Autism on “The Monster Mile” of Dover International Speedway.

The Sunday afternoon race (5/6) was held under cloudy skies most of the time with the threat of rain hitting the track. The cooler conditions made for fast conditions for the drivers. At one point in the race Kevin Harvick put down a lap that was faster than the qualifying lap that earned the pole position for the race.

Kevin was one of six drivers that exchanged the lead 17 times during the race. Earlier in the year Kevin clicked of three consecutive wins with domination in to of those races. He got back to that domination as he won both the first and second stages of the Dover race, led a race high 201 of the 400 laps in the race and scored his fourth win of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season and his second victory on the Monster Mile.

Kevin’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate followed with a second place finish Sunday. Daniel Suarez claimed third place with Martin Truex Jr. in fourth place. Kurt Busch, another Stewart-Haas Racing team, rounded out the top five. See the complete race results for the AAA 400 Drive For Autism here.

Although Kyle Busch had a failure in his drive train and scored a DNF for the Dover race, his lead in the point standings was enough that he holds on to the top spot this week. Joey Logano (2nd), Kevin Harvick (3rd) and Clint Bowyer (4th) all hold steady in the point standings for another week as well. Brad Keselowski moves up to take over 5th place in the standings. See the complete Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series point standings here.

This week NASCAR will race under the lights Saturday night in the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway.

By: Buck Stevens

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2018 AAA 400 Drive For Autism

DOVER, DE - MAY 06: A fan signs the finish line during pre-race ceremonies the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2018 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo courtesy of NASCARmedia.com/by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE - MAY 06: A fan signs the finish line during pre-race ceremonies the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2018 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo courtesy of NASCARmedia.com/by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

 

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