Kevin Harvick took command of Stage 2 on Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway, securing his series-leading 16th stage win of the Monster Energy Series season.
Harvick, who started second, grabbed the lead for the first time Sunday on Lap 138 and kept it until the end of the stage on Lap 160. With the stage win, Harvick added one playoff point to boost his season-long total to 54.
RELATED: Stage 2 results
Harvick clinched a berth in the Round of 8 on the basis of points after the opening stage, leaving five playoff spots still to be claimed at race's end. Kyle Busch and Joey Logano also advanced to the Round of 8 based on the results of the first two stages Sunday. Chase Elliott and Aric Almirola had already locked in two positions for the Round of 8 with wins at Dover and Talladega.
The postseason field will be chopped from 12 drivers to eight at the end of Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM).
Ryan Blaney, who led twice for nine laps through the opening two stages, finished second in Stage 2. Pole-starter and Stage 1 winner Joey Logano was third, with Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch rounding out the top five positions at Lap 160.
The full race distance is scheduled for 267 laps (400.5 miles).
Driver
Team
Race Points
1
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
10
2
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
9
3
Joey Logano
Team Penske
8
4
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
7
5
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
6
6
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
5
7
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
4
8
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
3
9
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
2
10
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
1
Logano dominates in Stage 1
Pole-starter Joey Logano rolled to an opening-stage victory Sunday at Kansas Speedway and Kevin Harvick, second in the stage, clinched a spot in the Round of 8.
Logano, a two-time Kansas winner, led 60 of the 80 laps in the Team Penske No. 22 Ford. He surrendered the top spot once during a green-flag cycle of pit stops midway through the stage. He then rallied past teammate Ryan Blaney with nine laps to go in the stage after taking on four fresh tires during a Lap 62 pit stop to Blaney's two.
RELATED: Stage 1 results
It's the fourth stage win of the season for Logano, who added a playoff point and 10 points in the Monster Energy Series standings as he bids for a spot in the next round of the postseason. His running playoff point total stands at 15.
Kevin Harvick slipped past Blaney for the second position at the end of the second stage in the Hollywood Casino 400 and clinched a spot in the Round of 8. Blaney, Kyle Busch and Paul Menard completing the top five.
Sunday's event is the final race in the postseason's Round of 12. The championship-eligible field will be trimmed from 12 drivers to eight at the end of the event.