Kevin Harvick wins wild Talladega Cup race

RACE RECAP | TALLADEGA | CUP
10 Mike Bliss
9 Kyle Busch
8 Kurt Busch
7 Clint Bowyer
6 David Ragan
5 Mark Martin
4 Denny Hamlin
3 Juan Montoya
2 Jamie McMurray

VICTORY LANE

1 For the first time since the 2007 Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick heads to victory lane after a slingshot move around Jamie McMurray by 11-1000th’s of a second (.011 seconds)  Kevin snaps a 115 race winless streak. Harvick is now second in points.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Kasey Kahne slows at lap 20, turned out to be a bad spark plug

-Marcos Ambrose banged into Brad Keselowski’s 12 car coming into the pits

-Denny Hamlin went for a spin, but no damage to the 11 car

-On lap 84, a Big Wreck, cars involved: second in points Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard, Sam Hornish Jr., Kurt Busch, Johnny Sauter, Elliott Sadler, David Stremme, Michael Waltrip, and Max Papis. It started when Kyle Busch got into the 36 of Johnny Sauter

-Kurt Busch was caught on a pit road speeding violation after running up front

-A record setting race for the most lead changes and leaders in the history of NASCAR.

-With 6 laps to go, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Scott Speed, Kasey Kahne, Mike Bliss all wreck as two separate crashes came together. Jeff Burton was probably the best car all day long.

Green-White-Checkered #1 – THE BIG ONE, involved are Marcos Ambrose, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Brian Vickers, Elliott Sadler, Kasey Kahne, and Sam Hornish Jr.

Green-White-Checkered #2 – Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle. Replay shows Jimmie going high into Greg. Johnson is now 0-2 on plate tracks this year.

Green-White-Checkered #3 – First time in NASCAR history.

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