One day after sparking controversy with derogatory post-race comments about Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon, the grandsons of car owner Richard Childress, driver Kevin Harvick went about his business without fanfare and came away with a sixth-place finish that kept him within striking distance of Chase for the Sprint Cup leaders Kenseth and Johnson.
Harvick remained fourth in the standings and is heading into next Sunday’s AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway 28 points behind the leaders, and only one point behind Gordon in third place.
“It was interesting,” Harvick said. “We fought all day. We got the nose banged up there and had a little leak in the radiator, so it was kind of nerve-wracking. (Crew chief Gil Martin and the pit crew) did a good job of adjusting the car to that little bang-up there, and we came away with a solid day.”
