Kevin Harvick Wins at Martinsville; Team Chevy Drivers Score Four of Top-10 and Seven of Top-10 Finishing Positions

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For the second consecutive race, Kevin Harvick took his No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Victory Lane.  This week carrying the Budweiser colors, Harvick passed runner-up finisher Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, with four laps remaining in the 500-lap Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

It is the second consecutive victory for Harvick who led three times for a total of six laps.  With the win, Harvick, now sits fifth in the standings, just 15 points out of the lead, with six races in the 2011 record books.

With his second place finish, Earnhardt, Jr. jumped four positions in the standings to eighth place.  He led once today for 17 laps.

Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet, finished fourth and leaves Martinsville seventh in the standings.

Giving Team Chevy four of the top-five finishers was four-time NSCS champion Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet in fifth place. Gordon moved up four places in the standings to 12th position.

Pole sitter Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Widia Chevrolet, finished seventh today and now sits 23rd in the standings. McMurray led once for a total of 31 laps.

Clint Bowyer, No. 33 BB&T Chevrolet, was ninth at the checkered flag after leading three times for 91 laps. He is 16th in the points order.

Mark Martin, No. 5 Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, rounded out the top-10 finishers to give Team Chevy seven of the top-10.  Martin is 10th in the point standings after six of 36-races.

Five-time defending NSCS champion Jimmie Johnson brought the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet to the finish in 11th position after suffering a pit road penalty late in the race.  Johnson is third in points heading to Texas Motor Speedway.

Ryan Newman, No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet, fell to sixth in points after a flat tire late in the race relegated him to the 20th finishing position.

Tony Stewart, two-time NSCS champion, behind the wheel of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet fought an ill-handling race car and a penalty to finish 34th. He is 11th in the standings.

Kyle Busch (Toyota) finished third to complete the top-five finishers.

Team Chevy Racing

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