Blaney wins Busch race; Harvick takes season title

CONCORD, N.C. - Dave Blaney wound up the winner at Lowe's Motor Speedway in a NASCAR Busch Series race.

Kevin Harvick, who came back from an early tire problem and finished ninth, clinched his second Busch championship with four races left.

Michael Waltrip wound up second, followed by Stacy Compton and Matt Kenseth.

Here are Friday night's results from the NASCAR Busch Series race:

1. (23) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 203 laps, 106.999 mph.

2. (42) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 203.

3. (30) Stacy Compton, Ford, 203.

4. (2) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 203.

5. (37) Danny O'Quinn Jr., Ford, 203.

6. (21) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 202.

7. (24) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 202.

8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 202.

9. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 202.

10. (4) Mike Skinner, Dodge, 202.

11. (31) Ashton Lewis Jr., Ford, 202.

12. (18) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 202.

13. (6) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 201.

14. (13) Stephen Leicht, Ford, 201.

15. (22) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 201.

16. (17) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 201.

17. (34) Casey Atwood, Ford, 201.

18. (25) Todd Kluever, Ford, 201.

19. (9) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 200.

20. (20) David Reutimann, Dodge, 200.

21. (33) Scott Wimmer, Ford, 200.

22. (19) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 200.

23. (39) Jon Wood, Ford, 199.

24. (35) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 199.

25. (36) John Andretti, Ford, 199.

26. (5) Casey Mears, Dodge, 198, accident.

27. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 198, accident.

28. (28) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 198, accident.

29. (41) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 196.

30. (43) Brad Baker, Chevrolet, 195.

31. (12) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 182, accident.

32. (3) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 168.

33. (26) Auggie Vidovich, Dodge, 114, accident.

34. (32) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 113, accident.

35. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 108, accident.

36. (10) David Ragan, Ford, 103, accident.

37. (16) Regan Smith, Ford, 101, accident.

38. (38) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 94, accident.

39. (27) Shane Huffman, Chevrolet, 89, accident.

40. (40) Jay Sauter, Chevrolet, 72, accident.

41. (29) Greg Biffle, Ford, 42, accident.

42. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 21, accident.

43. (15) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 7, accident.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, 45 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under caution.

Caution Flags: 12 for 56 laps.

Lead Changes: 11 among eight drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-37; J.Leffler 38-45; M. Kenseth 46-96; M.Waltrip 97; C.Edwards 98-170; P.Menard 171; J.McMurray 172; C.Mears 173-184; C.Edwards 185-197; D.Blaney 198-201; M.Kenseth 202; D.Blaney 203.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 3 times for 123 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 52 laps; C.Mears, 1 time for 12 laps; J.Leffler, 1 time for 8 laps; D.Blaney, 2 times for 5 laps; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap; P.Menard, 1 time for 1 lap; J.McMurray, 1 time for 1 lap.

Point Standings: 1. K.Harvick, 4,948. 2. C.Edwards, 4,173. 3. C.Bowyer, 4,101. 4. D.Hamlin, 4,050. 5. J.Yeley, 3,893. 6. Kyle Busch, 3,680. 7. P.Menard, 3,672. 8. G.Biffle, 3,519. 9. Jo.Sauter, 3,302. 10. R.Sorenson, 3,286.