Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) vneceu neste domingo (17/05) a The Real Heroes 400, no Darlington Racewy, quinta etapa da NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a primeira vitória de Harvick no ano, e a de número 50 na categoria. Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) terminou em segundo, seguido por Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet).
Harvick dominou a prova, liderando 159, das 293 voltas disputadas. Recebendo a bandeira quadriculada com 2s154 de vantagem sobre Bowman. Kurt Busch foi o terceiro.
Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) terminou em quarto, seguido por Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota).
Martin Truex Jr. (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), Tyler Reddick (Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet), Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), John Hunter Nemechek (Front Row Motorsports Ford) e Matt Kenseth (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) completaram os dez primeiros.
William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) venceu o primeiro estágio e Brad Keselowski (Team Penske Ford) o segundo.
A próxima etapa, Toyota 500, acontece já na quarta-feira (20/05), novamente em Darlington.
Final:
1 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293
2 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293
3 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 293
4 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293
5 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293
6 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293
7 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293
8 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293
9 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 293
10 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 293
11 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293
12 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293
13 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 293
14 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 293
15 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 293
16 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 293
17 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293
18 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 293
19 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 293
20 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 293
21 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 293
22 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293
23 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 293
24 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 293
25 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 292
26 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 292
27 Brennan Poole (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 292
28 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 291
29 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 291
30 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 289
31 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 289
32 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 287
33 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 286
34 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 286
35 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 279
36 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 137 1
37 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 127
38 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 89
39 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 13
40 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 0