Kevin Harvick the most economical in Michigan

And to think that a puncture had rejected Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford) far behind the pack after just 21 laps last night at Michigan. But the 2014 champion and his team were able to overcome this setback to finally be the best strategically and come out on top of the entire peloton at the finish line.

After the dominations of Martin Truex Jr and Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota) during the first two segments of the event, a final neutralization caused by Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Roush Fenway Racing – Ford) allowed the competitors playing to win to return to the pit lane, with some drivers only choosing the fuel option to favor position on the track.

After what will be the final yellow flag of the event, the race for consumption begins, and it is Kevin Harvick who is doing the best in the exercise. After taking the advantage over Joey Logano (Team Penske – Ford) on the 183rd lap, Harvick can count on his better fuel economy to avoid the splash&dash (like Logano), and head towards his second victory of the 'year.

Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) finished 2nd ahead of Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing – Chevrolet) while Martin Truex Jr and Daniel Suare (Stewart-Haas Racing) completed the top 5.

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Discover the report of the Michigan event in Nascar Cup Series, in AUTO issue 2229hebdo, available this evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.