Harvick wins in Indianapolis, Johnson not qualified for the Chase

Certainly, the victory of Kevin Harvick last night in Indianapolis will go down in the history books of the Nascar. The pilot of the Stewart-Haas Racing imposed its No. 4 Ford Mustang after leading 118 of the 160 laps on the program and ahead of Joey Logano (Team Penske – Ford) and Bubba Wallace (Richard Petty Motorsports – Chevrolet) at the finish, but it was disillusionment of Jimmie johnson which will remain the highlight of the weekend.

On the Brickyard, the Nascar Cup champion saw his last hopes of joining the Chase disappear on the 105th lap, in an accident which put an end to the series of presence in the play-offs uninterrupted since 2004.

“Yeah, it's really disappointing, unfortunately we had 25 bad races leading up to where we are today and we needed a fantastic day,” commented the Hendrick Motorsports driver.

Kurt Busch's car had a little trouble restarting. I'm inside and it's just super tight. It's a shame. This is certainly not what we needed for this recovery. I couldn't go below the white line. »

On the other hand, this last race sealed the presences in the Chase of Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing) and Ryan Newman (Roush Fenway Racing – Ford). Here is the list of 16 drivers qualified for the final stages of the season:

1. Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing: 2,045 points
2. Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing: 2,030 points
3. Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing: 2,029 points
4. Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing: 2,028 points
5. Joey Logano, Team Penske: 2,028 points
6. Brad Keselowski, Team Penske: 2,024 points
7. Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports: 2,018 points
8. Kurt Busch, Chip Ganassi Racing: 2,011 points
9. Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports: 2,005 points
10. Erik Jones, Joe Gibbs Racing: 2,005 points
11. Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing: 2,005 points
12. Ryan Blaney, Team Penske: 2,004 points
13. William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports: 2,001 points
14. Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing: 2,001 points
15. Clint Bowyer, Stewart-Haas Racing: 2,000 points
16. Ryan Newman, Roush Fenway Racing: 2,000 points

Discover the report of the Indianapolis event in the Nascar Cup Series, in issue 2233 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.