By John Schutt
Nascar Monster Energy Series, Foxwoods Casino Resort 301, Loudon, N.H., Sunday, July 21.
Kevin Harvick held off the Toyota of Denny Hamlin to win his first NASCAR Cup race of the season. Following Harvick and Hamlin were Eric Jones in third place, Ryan Blaney in fourth, and Matt DiBenedetto in fifth.
Kyle Busch led most laps of the race and won the first stage.
Later, during lap 214, Kyle Busch ran his car into the wall which took him out of contention. However, he did manage to finish in eighth place overall.
Aric Almirola led 12 laps and won stage two.
During the third, and final stage, it looked as if Hamlin would capture a victory. However, Harvick and his crew took a gamble and passed the final cycle of pit stops to gain track position. Harvick beat Hamlin to the flag by less than one second.
Harvick had six victories by this time last year.
Nascar Monster Energy Series, Quaker State 400, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky., Sunday, July 13.
Kurt Busch said he felt he had a race stolen from him last week when the race was called because of rain. However, Kurt Busch got his vengeance by winning this race in his new Chevy. Following Kurt Busch in second place were his brother, Kyle Busch, Eric Jones in third, Kyle Larson in fourth, and Hamlin in fifth.
Chase Elliott lost a tire on lap 47 and a few laps later, Gory Lajoy spun out and a caution was issued.
At the restart Kurt Busch and Joey Logano were fourth for the first stage, with Kurt Busch the victor.
In stage two with a few laps to go Kyle Busch, with two new tires, chased down Clint Bowyer and Ricky Stenhouse to win the second stage.
In a green-white-checker situation Kurt Busch went in for four tires and overtook his brother, Kyle Busch, and Eric Jones for the victory.