Matt Kenseth joined his three Joe Gibbs Racing teammates with a victory this season. Kenseth held off a hard charging Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott Sunday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway. It was the 37th win of his career and one of the most exciting finishes at Dover in recent memory. The race featured not only an exciting finish but a near record 18 car crash that forced a red flag. Here’s how it all went down Sunday at Dover.
Under clear blue skies, Kevin Harvick, having won the pole thanks to rain, and his practice speed on Friday, led the field to the green on the high side Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second. Harvick got a huge jump on the lead, Carl Edwards followed into second, Earnhardt was third, Denny Hamlin was fourth, Kyle Busch fifth.
Martin Truex Jr. took over fifth on lap 10, as the top four were single file in front of him.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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