A day after Denny Hamlin opened the doubleheader weekend with his sixth win to match Harvick, the Stewart-Haas racing driver one-upped his closest rival to claim NASCAR’s regular-season title. Harvick has 56 career Cup victories, tying Kyle Busch for ninth on the career list.
Harvick swept the stages in the No. 4 Ford and won for the third time in seven races.
Harvick long ago secured his spot in NASCAR’s playoffs. With just Daytona left next week before the 16-driver field is set, Aric Almirola, Busch and Kurt Busch all wrapped up berths on points.
Martin Truex Jr. was second, and Jimmie Johnson was third.
Johnson is on the bubble, four points outside of the cutoff. Thirteen drivers have a spot in the playoffs. Clint Bowyer, Matt DiBenedetto and William Byron hold the final three spots on points. Johnson is the biggest outlier with a chance to crash the field — unless there’s a surprise winner.
