RELATED: Stage 1 results | Photos from Las Vegas | Lap-by-lap updates
Kevin Harvick showed some early strength in Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, winning the first stage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Harvick, last weekend's winner at Atlanta, started second and led 68 of the 80 laps in the first stage in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Ford. He earned 10 points in the series standings and banked one playoff point with his second stage win of the season.
Martin Truex Jr., the defending winner of the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (FOX, PRN, SiriusXM), finished second in the first stage in the Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota. Kyle Larson came home third at the end of Stage 1, with pole-starter Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano completing the top five.
Blaney led just the first lap from the pole position. Michael McDowell led the other 11 laps in the stage, his Front Row Motorsports team opting for an alternate pit strategy in the middle of the segment.
Finish
Driver
Team
Race points
1
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
10
2
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
9
3
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
8
4
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
7
5
Joey Logano
Team Penske
6
6
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
5
7
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
4
8
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
3
9
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
2
10
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
1
Stage 2 recap | Results
Kevin Harvick continued a solid showing Sunday, sealing a stages sweep at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a Stage 2 victory.
Harvick led all but four of the 80 laps in the second stage of the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube. He surrendered the lead only during a mid-stage exchange of pit stops, which allowed Kyle Busch to lead for the first time Sunday.
Harvick's second stage win of the day in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Ford pushed his early season total to three. The stage finish also earned another playoff point that he'll carry into the postseason. Harvick cumulatively led 144 of the 160 laps through the first two stages.
Team Penske's Fords occupied three of the top six spots at the end of Stage 2. Pole-starter Ryan Blaney was the stage runner-up in the No. 12 Ford with Kyle Larson's No. 42 Chevrolet in third. Joey Logano, Busch and Keselowski completed the top six.
The total distance is 267 laps (400.5 miles) on the 1.5-mile Nevada track.