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Kyle Busch lit Pocono on fire on Saturday afternoon.
Kevin Harvick now leads all drivers in playoff points earned through the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season with his victory in the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. Harvick, who moved … Continue Reading Big 3 lead field in playoff points
“These races are hard to win,” Harvick said.
Martin Truex leads all drivers with 592 career stage points. Kyle Busch has earned the second most at 583 and Kyle Larson has the third most at 528.
Superspeedway cars looking more beat up than 500 laps at Bristol is the new normal.
The next three drivers ahead of Busch on the all-time wins list are Tony Stewart (49), Junior Johnson (50) and Ned Jarrett (50).
Kevin Harvick (497) is the next driver on the all-time stage points list who could mathematically hit the mark by earning three or more points next Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
The only drivers who have started every race this year but have yet to score stage points in 2018 are Matt DiBenedetto and Gray Gaulding.
Pocono was the first true battle between these top three drivers, and at the end of the day, Truex, Jr. was on top. What’s great is that it could have gone any way, and that made Pocono a better race then it should have been.