TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ryan Blaney beat Kevin Harvick to the Talladega Superspeedway end sequence by means of 0.012 seconds Sunday to proceed into the spherical of 8 of NASCAR’s playoffs and stock Harvick winless in his ultimate season sooner than escape.
Blaney worn a crossover advance from the outdoor lane to the interior to nudge forward of Harvick with two laps extra. Blaney in his Ford for Crew Penske and Harvick in a Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing completed necessarily in a drag race with each drivers refusing to boost as a strike penniless out at the back of them.
“Pretty wild last restart, let alone last couple laps, losing momentum, getting it back, drag racing it out with Kevin,” stated Blaney, who has received 3 times now at Talladega.
Blaney joined William Byron as the 2 drivers locked into the spherical of 8. The ground of 12 will probably be pared then Sunday to 8 following the race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Harvick completed 2nd and was once adopted by means of Byron in a Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Denny Hamlin rallied from a lap unwell to complete fourth in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Hamlin led 3 laps throughout the second one level however was once flagged for dashing on pit highway — a troubling addiction of the three-time Daytona 500 winner regarded as the most productive motive force to by no means win a Cup championship — and the penalty contributed to him falling a lap off the day. It took him many of the race to earn his place again at the top lap and upcoming drove in the course of the ground to reserve his end.
Corey LaJoie, who isn’t within the playoffs, completed 5th in a Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports. Blaney teammate Austin Cindric was once 6th, Justin Haley of Kaulig Racing was once 7th in a Chevrolet, protecting race winner Chase Elliott was once 8th for Hendrick, and had been adopted by means of the Fords of Ryan Preece and Riley Herbst. Not one of the drivers who completed 5th via tenth are within the playoffs.
The race had 70 top adjustments amongst 24 drivers and was once relatively blank. Ross Chastain was once in an early strike that brought about utmost generation’s championship runner-up to complete utmost. Brad Keselowski was once in a upcoming strike with 28 laps to progress that ended the race for Keselowski, brought about harm to Talladega’s outer wall and restrained all motion underneath a crimson flag.
NASCAR races then Sunday on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the place Christopher Bell received utmost generation to keep away from playoff removing.
