Kevin Harvick strong against Kyle Busch in Loudon

The end of the race in New Hampshire was marked by the duel between Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford) et Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota). Sur le « Magic Mile » de Loudon, les deux meilleurs performers en 2018 ont offert une passe d’armes musclée pour la victoire, Harvick venant user de son « bumper » avant par deux fois avant de prendre un avantage décisif sur Busch.

If Martin Truex Jr (Furniture Row Racing – Toyota) and Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports – Chevrolet) had won the first two segments of the event, Elliott's first time this season, Harvick will finally have the last word, to achieve his seventh victory in 2018.

“I didn’t know if I was going to make it in the end, and I felt like this was the best opportunity: to do what I had to do to win, commented Harvick. I didn't want to send him into the wall, but I didn't want to waste a lot of time behind him. I knew I was running out of tricks, and I didn't know if I was going to get it again. »

Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford), Martin Truex Jr and Chase Elliott complete the top 5 at Loudon, ahead of Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing – Chevrolet), the Ford Fusions of Ryan Blaney (Team Penske), Kurt Busch (Stewart -Haas Racing) and Joey Logano (Team Penske), as well as the Chevrolet of Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), which enters the top 10 for the first time in five races.

Loudon ranking

Discover the report of the Loudon event in Nascar Cup Series, in AUTO issue 2175hebdo, available this evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.