Kevin Harvick logical winner in Michigan

The seventh victory of the 2018 season Kevin Harvick quickly took shape last night in Michigan. The pilot of the Ford Fusion n°4 from Stewart-Haas Racing dominated the first two segments of the event before concluding without any real opposition from the competition to claim another success this year, propelling him to the top of the charts ahead of Kyle Busch.

The Joe Gibbs Racing resident, second in segments 1 and 2, could do nothing to counter Harvick, finishing 3rd behind Brad Keselowski (Ford – Team Penske), and taking advantage of the slow puncture of Austin Dillon (Chevrolet – Richard Childress Racing) in the final moments of the race.

The top 5 is completed by Dillon and Ryan Blaney (Ford – Team Penske), Chase Elliott (Chevrolet – Hendrick Motorsports), winner last week at Watkins Glen (New York), remaining the only other Chevrolet representative in the top 10.

Martin Truex Jr (Toyota – Furniture Row Racing) comptait également parmi les favoris, mais un incident avec William Byron (Chevrolet – Hendrick Motorsports), puis une panne d’essence en fin de segment 2, couplée à deux pénalités (l’une pour être rentré dans les stands alors que la pitlane était fermée, l’autre pour une roue baladeuse durant son arrêt), ont rejeté le champion en titre au-delà du top 10 sous le drapeau à damier.

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Discover the report of the Michigan event, in issue 2178 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version, and this Thursday on newsstands.