Kevin Harvick (4) celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick (4) celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick (4) does a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick (4) places the winners sticker on his car after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick (4) does a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Kevin Harvick (4) crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Fans watch as Kevin Harvick (4) does a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Kevin Harvick (4) gets the checkered flag after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Kevin Harvick (4) competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick (4) competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Fans walk around ahead of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick’s (4) pit crew celebrates after he won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kevin Harvick (4) competes during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Kevin Harvick (4) competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Kyle Busch signs autographs ahead of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Drivers compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Ryan Blaney’s (12) pit crew work on his vehicle during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Ryan Blaney (12) competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Michael McDowell (34) competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Freaky fast.
Freaky faster.
Freaky fastest.
Taking his cue from the sandwich shop sponsor signage on his No. 4 Ford, Kevin Harvick led a track record 214 laps en route to a convincing victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Pennzoil 400 in front of an estimated crowd of 65,000 spectators at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Harvick swept the three race stages, duplicating the dominance of 2017 LVMS winner Martin Truex Jr. It was the 39th Cup and 100th touring series victory of Harvick’s NASCAR career, as the 42-year-old Californian joined Richard Petty, Las Vegan Kyle Busch and David Pearson on that exclusive list.
“It’s been a lot of years accumulated with a lot of great race teams,” said the 2014 Cup Series champion who followed up a victory at Atlanta with his second win on the 1.5-mile LVMS oval. “When you tag that triple-digit number to it … it’s been fun.”
It was anything but fun trying to catch Harvick and the Stewart-Haas team Sunday. Busch finished second, 2.9 seconds behind the new season points leader, but never mustered a serious challenge to Harvick. Kyle Larson, Truex Jr. and pole-sitter Ryan Blaney completed the top 5.
