In a year when Martin Truex Jr. has been the preeminent force on mile-and-a-half race tracks, Kevin Harvick cracked the code to beating Truex and punched his ticket to the Championship 4 on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson may not be in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs any longer, but he served notice Sunday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway that he can still contend at the front of the field.
A sneaky-fast Kevin Harvick pounced late to steal the opening stage of the AAA Texas 500 Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, grabbing the first green-checkered flag of the day in the hottest race ever at the Fort Worth facility.
David Gravel proved that patience really does pay Saturday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, using a thrilling last-lap pass to deny Donny Schatz his 250th career World of Outlaws feature win in the finale to the Textron Off-Road World Finals.
Though Matt Kenseth refused to say he was calling it a career Saturday evening at Texas Motor Speedway, the 2003 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion plans to take some time away from the driver’s seat after the end of this season.
It all comes down to one final race weekend on Nov. 17-18, as the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series concludes its season and crowns a champion during the MSR Championships at Hickory Motor Speedway.