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NASCAR: Jeff Gordon Wins at Michigan

Kevin Harvick placed second, 1.413 seconds behind Gordon.

(BROOKLYN, Mich. ) - Jeff Gordon passed Joey Logano on a restart with 17 laps to go and held off the field to win the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.

Gordon has 91 career wins on the premier circuit, which ranks first among active drivers and third all-time.

NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Gets Season Sweep at Pocono

Almost from the outset, Sunday’s 400-miler was a battle of pit strategies regarding fuel strategy and tires.

(LONG POND, Pa.) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. realized that it took a bit of luck for him to win at Pocono Raceway in June.

Benefitting from impeccable pit strategy, Earnhardt led the final 14 laps and a car with the performance to hold off Kevin Harvick on a restart with three laps to go to ring up his third victory of the 2014 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400.

NASCAR: Kevin Harvick Wins Indy Pole in Record Time

Jeff Gordon will share the front. Brad Keselowski, followed by 2013 Brickyard winner Ryan Newman, and Brian Vickers complete the top five.

(INDIANAPOLIS) - Suddenly the ace qualifier at Stewart-Haas Racing this year, Kevin Harvick dominated Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series time trials at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the pole for Sunday's Crown Royal 400 in track-record speed.

Fastest in all three rounds of knockout qualifying, Harvick earned his fourth Coors Light Pole Award of the season, his second at the Brickyard and the 10th of his career.

Kevin Harvick Wins Nationwide Race at Kentucky

Brad Keselowski finished second in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

(SPARTA, Kentucky) - Kevin Harvick passed Kyle Busch on a restart with five laps remaining and won the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 on Friday at Kentucky Speedway.


Harvick tried to pass Busch on an earlier restart but couldn't quite pull it off. A caution with eight laps to go set up the final restart and a final opportunity for the driver of the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to take the lead.

Jimmie Johnson Finally Wins at Michigan

Kevin Harvick, who started on the pole, led a race-high 63 laps and finished second.

(BROOKLYN, Mich.) - After a sluggish start to the season, Jimmie Johnson is on fire.

Johnson won the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway for the first time in his career on Sunday after leading 39 of the 200 laps.

Kevin Harvick Sets MIS Track Record to Win Pole

Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Aric Almirola, and Paul Menard at 203.040 round out the top five.

(BROOKLYN, Mich.) - Kevin Harvick won the pole for the Quicken Loans 400 with a track record speed of 204.557 miles per hour.

He easily surpassed the former record of 203.949 mph established by Joey Logano in preparation for the Pure Michigan 400 last August at MIS.