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Harvick Grabs Phoenix Win as Tenure with RCR Nears Finish

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 10, 2013 Photo - Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 10, 2013
Photo – Christian Petersen/Getty Images

As 13 successful years with Richard Childress Racing comes to a close for Kevin Harvick, he potentially earned one last win with the team on Sunday. It was his second straight victory in the November Phoenix event and once again on Sunday, the win came with a dramatic turn of events. Harvick didn’t have the lead until the last lap, after Carl Edwards ran out of fuel just one lap short of victory. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 Preview

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Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet and Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/Manheim Auctions Ford, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 2, 2012 Photo - Brian Lawdermilk-Pool/Getty Images

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet and Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/Manheim Auctions Ford, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 2, 2012
Photo – Brian Lawdermilk-Pool/Getty Images

Sprint Cup Series drivers head to Atlanta Motor Speedway to continue a Labor Day tradition reaching into NASCAR‘s formative years.  The AdvoCare 500 race is on Sunday, September 1st and television coverage begins at 6:30 pm ET on ESPN, with radio coverage on PRN, Sirius XM channel 90.

Great racing and legendary winners have ushered out summer and – in recent seasons – solidified the lineup of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™. This weekend looks to be no different as the series heads to the penultimate race of the regular season.

Drivers have claimed three Chase spots, leaving nine more for the taking, either at Atlanta’s 1.54-mile asphalt track or next week at Richmond International Raceway. Sunday’s race may be more about who doesn’t have provisional Chase standing than those who may punch their tickets for NASCAR’s post-season. Continue reading →