Harvick Finishes 29th in Daytona
Jimmy John’s Ford Mustang Driver Involved in Midrace Incident
Date: July 7, 2019
Truth: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Round 18 of 36)
Series: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oblong )
Format: 160 laps, divided into three phases (50 laps/50 laps/60 laps)
Start/Finish: 4th/29th (Running, completed 124 of 127 laps in rain-shortened race)
Point standing: 3rd of first with 625 points, 75 out
Race Winner: Justin Haley of Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Phase 1 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)
Phase Two Winner: Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-50):
??? Kevin Harvick started fourth, finished fourth and got seven bonus points.
??? Early on, Harvick and the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Mustang were in second position, right behind leader Joey Logano.
??? On lap 36, while at second position behind Logano, Harvick pitted for fuel only.
??? Harvick came out in first place and headed until turn three on lap 50. Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Blaney obtained by in the end of the stage. Harvick wound.
Stage 2 Recap (Laps 51-100):
??? Started sixth, finished 31st.
??? On lap 52, Harvick pitted for four tires and gas.
??? Harvick pitted on lap 59 for gasoline only and arrived out in 12th.
??? On lap 83, Harvick was involved in a six-car episode on the frontstretch. After several pit stops for repairs, the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford group managed to get back on track.
Last Period Recap (Laps 101-160):
??? Started 31st, completed 29th.
??? Harvick was riding around in the trunk of the pack one lap down once he cut a tire, further damaging the No. 4 Ford.
??? Harvick was able to continue before, on lap 127, the red flag was first issued to get weather and the race was known as short, with the No. 4 finishing in 29th.
Notes:
??? Harvick finished fourth in Stage 1 to earn seven bonus points.
??? Harvick led after for 12 laps to raise his laps-led complete at Daytona to 256.
??? Justin Haley won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 to score his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory.
??? There were six caution periods for a total of 25 laps.
??? Only 18 of the 40 drivers in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 completed on the lead lap.
??? Joey Logano remains the championship leader after Daytona having an 18-point advantage over second-place Kyle Busch.
Next Up:
The next event on the Dragon Energy NASCAR Cup Series program is the Kentucky 400 on Saturday, July 13 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. The race begins at 7:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by NBCSN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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