Kevin Harvick has been good all day long in Sunday’s Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In Stage 2, he showed that he’s willing to pull out all of the stops for his fourth win of 2020.
On lap 87, Harvick made an impressive three-wide pass on Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon for the race lead, nearly clipping the grass on the backstretch in the process.
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— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 5, 2020
.@KevinHarvick takes it three-wide to the lead in the Brickyard 400, then Ryan Blaney spins!
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— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 5, 2020
Then, with one lap to go, Harvick made another wild move going into turn one to trap Alex Bowman a lap down.
Chase Elliott would get around Hamlin to finish second in Stage 2, while Hamlin would hold on to finish third.
Matt DiBenedetto, who has had another good day for the Wood Brothers Racing team finished fourth in Stage 2, while Austin Dillon was fifth.
Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Christopher Bell and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top-10 in Stage 2 of Sunday’s Brickyard 400.
William Byron, who won Stage 1, had a tire rip apart and obliterate his hood in Stage 2. He sits 29th, three laps off the pace.
Stage and Playoff Points Awarded in Stage 2:
| Finish | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Matt DiBenedetto | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 0 |
