Kevin Harvick was in victory lane Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after ending a winless run that stretched to the end of last season.LOUDON, N.H. – Kevin Harvick used a late bump-and-run move to win last year’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Repeating as champion required another bump, but there was little time for a run before Harvick crossed the finish line 0.210 second ahead of Denny Hamlin on Sunday.
“It turned into a wild finish,” Harvick said after his first victory of the season and the 46th of his Cup Series career
Harvick gave Hamlin a late opening when he had trouble navigating a group of cars that were off the lead lap. After nearly catching him on the back stretch, Hamlin made another run through the final two turns but couldn’t regain the lead.
“I just told him we were leaving on a tow truck or winning the race today,” said Harvick, who hadn’t won since last November at Texas Motor Speedway.