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, finished 124 of 127 laps in rain-shortened race)
Point standing: 3rd with 625 points, 75 from first
Race Winner: Justin Haley of Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 1 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)
Stage 2 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 have been in second place, right behind chief Joey Logano.
??? On lap 36, while in second position behind Logano, Harvick pitted for fuel only.
??? Harvick came out in first place and led until turn three on lap 50. Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Blaney got by at the end of the stage. Harvick wound up fourth.
Stage 2 Recap (Laps 51-100):
??? Launched sixth, finished 31st.
??? On lap 52, Harvick pitted for four tires and gas.
??? Harvick pitted on lap 59 for fuel only and came out in 12th.
??? On lap 83, Harvick was included in a six-car episode on the frontstretch. After a few pit stops for repairs, the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford group was able to get back on the right track.
Final Stage Recap (Laps 101-160):
??? Started 31st, finished 29th.
??? Harvick was riding around in the trunk of the bunch down one lap when he cut a tire, further damaging the No. 4 Ford.
??? Harvick was able to continue until, on lap 127, the red flag was issued to get weather and the race was called brief, using the No. 4 finishing in 29th.
Notes:
??? Harvick finished fourth in Stage 1 to make seven bonus points.
??? Harvick led once for 12 laps to increase his laps-led total 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.
??? Just 18 of the 40 drivers at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 completed on the lead lap.
??? Joey Logano stays the championship leader following Daytona with an 18-point edge over second-place Kyle Busch.
Next Up:
The next event on the Dragon Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Kentucky 400 on Saturday, July 13 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. The race starts at 7:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by NBCSN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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