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Back At It Again: Harvick Chases Houston, History
After two consecutive open weeks, the NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its return Saturday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After three races, the drivers in the top 10 in the standings look like a veritable all-star team — five of the 10 are reigning for former series champions including Kyle Busch (No. 18 Z-Lines Designs Toyota) (2009), Carl Edwards (No. 60 COPART Ford) (2007), Brian Vickers (2003), Greg Biffle (No. 27 Redman Moist Snuff Ford) (2002) and two-time series champ and defending race winner Kevin Harvick (No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet) (2001 and ’06).
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Harvick currently is seventh in the standings after posting a win at Las Vegas in the series’ last race on Feb. 27 to go along with a third-place result at Daytona. Bristol is a favorite track of Harvick’s. He has the most series wins there (five), and is the defending winner of this race, which was his first victory in his own KHI equipment.
This trip to Bristol could be extra special for Harvick as he’s currently tied for second on the series’ all-time top-fives list with Jack Ingram (122). If he finishes in the top five Saturday, he’ll tie Tommy Houston for the all-time series lead at 123. He leads the series with the most top fives (12) at Bristol and has finished in the top-10 15 times, which is second most all-time to Kenny Wallace (No. 28 Jay Robinson Chevrolet) with 18.
If he wins the Coors Light Pole, Harvick will tie Jason Keller (No. 35 Chevrolet) and Morgan Shepherd (No. 89 Fans For Faith Chevrolet) for the most series poles (three) at Bristol.
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