Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) venceu neste domingo (15/03), a CampingWorld.com 500, no Phoenix International Raceway, quarta etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a quarta vitória consecutiva do atual campeão no PIR. Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) e Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing) completaram os três primeiros.
Pole-position, Harvick dominou a prova, liderando 224, das 312 voltas disputadas. No final, recebeu a bandeirada com 1s154 de vantagem sobre McMurray. Newman foi o terceiro.
Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) terminou em quarto, seguido por Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing), em sua primeira prova no ano.
Brad Keselowski (Team Penske), Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing), Joey Logano (Team Penske), Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) e Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) completaram os dez primeiros.
Em uma prova com dez bandeiras amarelas (muitas por detritos na pista), dois favoritos acabaram no muro. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports) na 180ª volta e Tony Stewart (Stewart-Haas Racing) na 288ª volta.
Harvick lidera o campeonato com 182 pontos, 22 a mais do que Logano.
A próxima etapa no auto Club Speedway, acontece no dia 22 de março.
Final:
1. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 312 voltas em 2h57m1s
2. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 1.153s
3. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 1.781s
4. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 2.737s
5. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 4.343s
6. Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 4.379s
7. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 5.356s
8. Joey Logano Team Penske + 7.160s
9. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 7.389s
10. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 7.687s
11. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 7.738s
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 8.153s
13. Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing + 8.508s
14. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 8.970s
15. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 8.981s
16. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 9.843s
17. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 10.691s
18. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 10.874s
19. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 11.047s
20. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 11.847s
21. David Ragan Joe Gibbs Racing + 12.166s
22. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 12.222s
23. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 12.441s
24. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 12.710s
25. Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports + 13.208s
26. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 13.321s
27. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 13.733s
28. Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing + 3 voltas
29. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 3
30. Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing + 3
31. J.J. Yeley BK Racing + 3
32. Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports + 3
33. Mike Bliss Go Green Racing + 4
34. Jeb Burton BK Racing + 5
35. Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing + 5
36. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 6
37. Brendan Gaughan Jay Robinson Racing + 6
38. Alex Kennedy Circle Sport + 8
39. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 30
40. Sam Hornish Jr Richard Petty Motorsports + 35
41. Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 82
42. Michael Annett HScott Motorsports + 110
43. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 133
Campeonato:
1. (–) Kevin Harvick 182pts
2. (+1) Joey Logano 160pts (-22pts)
3. (+1) Martin Truex Jr. 155pts (-27pts)
4. (+2) Kasey Kahne 132pts (-50pts)
5. (–) Aj Allmendinger 127pts (-55pts)
6. (-4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 126pts (-56pts)
7. (–) Jimmie Johnson 124pts (-58pts)
8. (+4) Ryan Newman 123pts (-59pts)
9. (+7) Brad Keselowski 116pts (-66pts)
10. (–) Matt Kenseth 113pts (-69pts)