Kevin Harvick won the 14th Annual AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

Credit: 358456Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Starting from 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford won the 14th Annual AAA Texas 500, his 45th win in 644 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 8th win & 27th Top-10 finish in 2018. With this win Kevin Harvick win advance to the final 4 at Homestead. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Accella/Carlisle Ford, started from pole posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in eight races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford, started from 8th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Texas Motor Speedway.

Credit: 358453Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

4th Place Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. 6th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) State Water Heaters Ford, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Spirals Ford, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow NORKOOL Chevrolet, started from 26th place. William Byron (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick (P) leads the point standings by 15 points over Kyle Busch (P).

Credit: 358454Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Accella/Carlisle Ford, leads the field to green to start during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The race had 8 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 87 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 98 for #24, 48 Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 172 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 226 for #19 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 298 for #97 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 307 for #43, 37, 32 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 332 for #19, 51, 47 Crash in Turn 2.

Credit: 358455Robert Laberge/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick,c driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The race had 16 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: R. Blaney 1-32; K. Harvick (P) 33-131; J. Logano (P) 132-152; A. Bowman 153-155; B. Wallace # 156-157; J. Johnson 158-159; K. Harvick (P) 160-172; J. Logano (P) 173-176; B. Keselowski 177-226; R. Blaney 227; J. Logano (P) 228-253; K. Harvick (P) 254-280; J. Logano (P) 281-283; J. Johnson 284-292; K. Harvick (P) 293-310; R. Blaney 311-317; K. Harvick (P) 318-337.

Credit: 358452Chris Graythen/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Stages:
Stage 1: 4,41,20,12,78,22,18,21,9,10
Stage 2: 4,12,78,2,22,10,20,41,19,9

Credit: 358451Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 34
Unofficial Race Results for the 14Th Annual Aaa Texas 500 – Sunday, November 4, 2018
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 337 Laps – 505.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Mobil 1 Ford 337 Running
2. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Accella/Carlisle Ford 337 Running
3. 8. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) AAA Insurance Ford 337 Running
4. 12. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 337 Running
5. 22. Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet 337 Running
6. 16. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 337 Running
7. 7. Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) State Water Heaters Ford 337 Running
8. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Spirals Ford 337 Running
9. 13. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 337 Running
10. 26. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow NORKOOL Chevrolet 337 Running
11. 17. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 337 Running
12. 5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 337 Running
13. 11. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Cardell Ford 337 Running
14. 18. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 337 Running
15. 23. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 337 Running
16. 9. Car 24 William Byron # Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet 337 Running
17. 10. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 337 Running
18. 14. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Next Gen Excavator Chevrolet 337 Running
19. 20. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Sherwin-Williams Chevrolet 337 Running
20. 25. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 337 Running
21. 15. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford 335 Running
22. 24. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 335 Running
23. 21. Car 37 Chris Buescher Clorox Chevrolet 335 Running
24. 27. Car 38 David Ragan Earthwater Ford 335 Running
25. 30. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # NASCAR Racing Experience Chevrolet 335 Running
26. 2. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Rush Truck Centers/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford 334 Running
27. 28. Car 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet 332 Running
28. 19. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 332 Running
29. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s/Luber Finer Ford 331 Running
30. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 331 Running
31. 34. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 329 Running
32. 33. Car 15 Ross Chastain Low T Center Chevrolet 326 Running
33. 38. Car 7 * Reed Sorenson(i) Sustainable Quarry Crypto Mining Chevrolet 326 Running
34. 36. Car 99 * Kyle Weatherman StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 323 Running
35. 32. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Brookshire’s Chevrolet 321 Running
36. 35. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) maximum elevation off-road Toyota 321 Running
37. 39. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Jacob Companies/Donate Life Texas Ford 317 Running
38. 31. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Can-Am/Wholey Ford 300 Accident
39. 40. Car 97 * David Starr(i) Toyota 287 Running
40. 37. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Gas Monkey Garage Chevrolet 269 Running

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 19, 37, 78 (engine change), 32 (transmission change), 24, 48 (failed pre-race inspection) and 10 (unapproved body modification). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 150.558 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.447 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 7 drivers.

American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick, #4. Busch Pole Award: Ryan Blaney, #12 200.505 mph. Fastest Lap: Ryan Blaney, #12. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #4. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kyle Larson, #42 crew chief Chad Johnston, 0.238 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #24.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Nov. 11, 2018 – ISM Raceway

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