Harvick takes eighth season win Saturday,
October 28th 2006, 22:01 GMT
Kevin Harvick showed he lost none of his fire after clinching the Busch title two weeks ago, winning today at Memphis his eight season Busch race - his 25th series victory.
Harvick beat Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer by just 0.261 seconds at the finish line, after the two overtook late leader Carl Edwards in a final six-lap shoot-out to the flag.
"That was good short-track racing," said Harvick. "What more can you ask for, to come down to the last couple of laps."
Formula Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya made a respectable debut in NASCAR, finishing his first Busch race in 12th place.
The Colombian, who started from ninth on the grid, was running as high as fifth place in the early stages of the race, but the former McLaren driver was knocked off by Jason Keller midway through through the race, sending Montoya down to 30th.
He then charged through the field to end up 12th - well within his goal of ending within the top 20.
Pos Driver Time Laps
1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 252
2. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 252
3. Carl Edwards Ford 252
4. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 252
5. Shane Huffman Chevrolet 252
6. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 252
7. Reed Sorenson Dodge 252
8. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 252
9. Kasey Kahne Dodge 252
10. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 252
11. Jason Keller Ford 252
12. Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 252
13. Timothy Peters Chevrolet 252
14. Kenny Wallace Ford 252
15. Auggie Vidovich Dodge 252
16. Casey Atwood Ford 252
17. Todd Kluever* Ford 252
18. Stephen Leicht Ford 252
19. Mike Wallace Dodge 252
20. Steve Wallace Dodge 252
21. Paul Menard Chevrolet 251
22. Regan Smith Ford 251
23. Justin Labonte Chevrolet 251
24. Stacy Compton Ford 251
25. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 251
26. Cale Gale Chevrolet 251
27. Willie Allen Dodge 251
28. D.J. Kennington Chevrolet 251
29. Jon Wood Ford 250
30. Justin Diercks Chevrolet 249
31. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 248
32. Dexter Bean Chevrolet 246
33. Peyton Sellers Chevrolet 245
34. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 243
35. John Andretti Ford 243
36. Joey Miller Dodge 198
37. Ashton Lewis Ford 197
38. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 177
39. Carlos Contreras Dodge 135
40. Shelby Howard Chevrolet 128
41. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 102
42. Jerry Robertson Chevrolet 65
43. Tim Schendel Chevrolet 51
