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       Harvick wins at Vegas
   DIR By: PWTRPWR
       Date: March 8, 2015, 7:09 pm
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       Harvick Wins At Las Vegas
       Kevin Harvick captured his first victory of the season with a
       win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
       Tags: Kevin Harvick, AutoRacing
       LAS VEGAS -- Defending NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick raced to
       his first victory of the season Sunday at Las Vegas Motor
       Speedway.
       The win came in just the third race of the season, and Harvick
       has been inching toward victory lane since he began his title
       defense. He finished second in the season-opening Daytona 500,
       was second last week at Atlanta and, dating back to last season,
       has six consecutive top-two finishes. He also has won three of
       the last six races dating to last season.
       Harvick isn't looking too far ahead, though.
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       Reigning Sprint Cup champ Kevin Harvick picked up his first win
       of the season with a victory in Vegas.
       "We just have to keep our heads down and keep doing everything
       that we've been doing," he said. "This isn't a bunch of guys
       that are just going to go out and brag. We're going to race
       every week like we have never won a race before. That's the kind
       of determination that you need when you are going to do this
       stuff."
       Harvick now has a win that gives him a near-certain berth in the
       Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, where he'd be guaranteed
       a shot to defend his title. The Chase format awards slots into
       the playoff via regular-season wins.
       "It feels pretty good. I'm pretty excited about it," Harvick
       said. "This whole Chase thing, there is a lot of strategy to get
       in to it. The best strategy is to go out and win races."
       Next up for Harvick? A stop at Phoenix, where Harvick has won
       four of the last five races. His November win pushed him into
       the championship race.
       Harvick led 142 of the 267 laps, and he beat Martin Truex Jr. to
       the finish. He did it while battling a vibration that developed
       after his final pit stop.
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