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HAPPY HARVICK. Kevin Harvick was, once again, the dominant driver at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sunday, he got his first win in 17 years to show for it. Harvick’s first win at Atlanta came in 2001 in one of the most iconic finishes in modern NASCAR history when he beat Jeff Gordon to the finish line for Richard Childress Racing’s first victory since the death of Dale Earnhardt. He hadn’t won at the track since. GETTY IMAGES

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“Although, I didn’t get the direct text. It went through like five or six people. That is classy, I guess. I have been told the golf league was out.

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Sunday’s race at Atlanta was a different story, however, as the top eight finishers were all members of the 30 and over club. In fact, no driver under 30 even led a lap at Atlanta. Meanwhile, Kevin Harvick — who at age 42 is one of the oldest drivers in the sport — led a race-high 181 laps on the way to a commanding victory. Indeed, it was a good day for the veterans. atlanta rearview: february 26, 2018

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I’M JUST SAYIN’ Kevin Harvick held up three fingers as a tribute to the late Dale Earnhardt.

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While Harvick’s win on Sunday was far less suspenseful than 17 years earlier when he

edged Jeff Gordon at the checkered flag by .006 seconds, his latest Atlanta win was still emotional as he reflected back on that day in 2001.

“It was fun to be able to actually pay tribute and smile about what was going on in the night, unlike in 2001 when you didn’t know if you should actually stick your hand out the window, or if somebody was going to be offended or somebody was going to be mad, or whether it was the right thing to do or wrong thing to do, and it was your first win,” Harvick said. “So there was just a lot of confusing things [in 2001]. If felt good to pay tribute to that [on Sunday] and park it in Victory Lane with a smile on my face and watch everybody smile with me.”

Even though Harvick no longer drives Earnhardt’s old car or even competes for Richard Childress Racing, the organization with which Earnhardt spent most of his career, Harvick still found it appropriate on Sunday to pay tribute to the legendary driver whose life was tragically cut short on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. For being so humble, Harvick deserves a lot of credit. Even with all his success, the 2014 series champ clearly hasn’t forgotten how he got here. atlanta rearview: february 26, 2018

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1 Kevin Harvick 75 2 Austin Dillon 70 3 Joey Logano 87 4 Ryan Blaney 83 5 Denny Hamlin 77 6 Clint Bowyer 74 7 Martin Truex Jr. 69 8 Kurt Busch

68 9 Paul Menard 66 10 Aric Almirola 66 11 Kyle Busch 61 12 Brad Keselowski 58 13 Kyle Larson

54 14 Darrell Wallace Jr. 52 15 Michael McDowell 52 16 Ryan Newman 49 17 Alex Bowman 46 18 Chris Buescher 45 19 Chase Elliott 44 20 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 43 21 Jamie McMurray 41 22 AJ Allmendinger 36 23 Erik Jones 35 24 Trevor Bayne 33 25 William Byron 33 26 Daniel Suarez 27 27 David Ragan 25 28 Kasey Kahne 19 Jeffrey Earnhardt 19 30 Gray Gaulding 18 31 Matt DiBenedetto 16 32 Ty Dillon 12 33 Jimmie Johnson 11 34 Mark Thompson 15 35 D.J. Kennington 13 36 Brendan Gaughan 9 Cole Whitt 9 38 Harrison Rhodes 4 39 Danica Patrick 2 40 Corey LaJoie 1

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Tyler Reddick 80 Elliott Sadler 84 Ryan Reed

70 Ryan Truex

63 Spencer Gallagher 62 Christopher Bell 53 Justin Allgaier 52 Ross Chastain 49 Kaz Grala

47 Brandon Jones 47 Daniel Hemric 46 Garrett Smithley 44 Matt Tifft 43 Austin Cindric 38 Alex Labbe

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Noah Gragson Dalton Sargeant Spencer Davis Joe Nemechek Justin Haley

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With an emphasis to educate and engage race fans in their growing role as health care consumers, the objective is to influence behavioral changes and to provide racing’s brandloyal audience with the medical knowledge to make informed, preventative decisions that directly affect the wellness of their families.

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He’s been interested in the sport for as long as he can remember.

“With any racer, it probably starts outside the car,” Cormier said. “I can recall doing things as silly as racing to see who gets to the door first. I was racing on lawn mowers with my brothers at the age of 6.”

Cormier now races go-karts at top speeds of up to 130 mph. He has established relationships with multiple racing organizations, such as ARCA, NASCAR, Formula One, USAC and NHRA. “What I love about racing is being able to push the limits of the impossible to the edge, and nudge it,” Cormier said.

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3/25/18 4/22/18 5/20/18 6/10/18 7/8/18 7/29/18 8/19/18 9/9/18 9/30/18 10/21/18 11/11/18 12/2/18

Winner

Autodromo Monterrey Super Ovalo Potosino El Dorado Speedway Triovalo Internacional de Cajititlan Autodromo Miguel E. Abed Autodromo Internacional de Aguascalientes Autodromo del Ecocentro de la Union Ganadera Autodromo Miguel E. Abed Super Ovalo Chiapas Autodromo Internacional de Aguascalientes Triovalo Internacional de Cajititlan Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

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