Harvick races to fourth Cup victory at rainy Dover

DOVER, DEL. — Kevin Harvick dominated a race interrupted by rain and drove to his Cup Serieshigh fourth victory of the season Sunday, at Dover International Speedway.

Harvick reeled off three straight wins at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix earlier this season and now has the monstrous 60-pound Miles the Monster trophy for his collection.

Harvick swept the first two stages and easily chased down Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Clint Bowyer in the third for the lead after a 41-minute delay. Bowyer had asked for a rain dance when the race was stopped with 80 laps left.

Once it resumed, Harvick waltzed his way into Victory Lane in the No. 4 Ford. He led 201 of 400 laps and stormed past Bowyer and took the lead for good with 62 laps left.

Harvick’s 41st career Cup victory gives him a stout nine top-10 finishes and eight top-fives in 11 starts this season.

Bowyer was second. Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.

SHR had three cars in the top five, with Harvick, Bowyer and Busch.

“Three cars in the top five says a lot about where we are as a company,” Harvick said.

“It’s fun racing your teammate,” he said.

SHR has five wins this season and has never won more than six in its 10-year history.

Here’s what else happened at Dover:

ROBERT LABERGE GETTY IMAGES Kevin Harvick leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., on Sunday.