With a dominating victory in Saturday's Drive4Clots.com 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Harvick won his second race of the season, his first at Auto Club Speedway and the 46th of his career, third-most all-time.
Incredibly, Harvick scored his 28th consecutive top 10 in the Xfinity Series, dating to 2013. With two victories and two seconds in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this year to go with two wins and a third in the Xfinity Series, Harvick has recorded seven podium finishes in seven starts in both series combined.
"I'm just a lucky guy to be piloting really fast cars," Harvick said in victory lane. "We've just got to keep riding the wave."
It doesn't seem to matter whether Harvick is driving his No. 4 Sprint Cup car for Stewart-Haas Racing or the No. 88 Chevrolet he drove to victory for JR Motorsports on Saturday. Once he got to the front from his sixth-place starting position (taking the lead for the first time after a restart on lap 38), he stayed there, leading 100 of the 150 laps and giving up the top spot only during cycles of green-flag pit stops.
JR Motorsports car owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who competes against Harvick at NASCAR's highest level, hasn't been surprised by Harvick's dominance in both series this year.
"They've got something figured out," Earnhardt said. "Kevin's an amazing driver. He's really focused, and his work outside the car helps him inside the car and helps his team
Kevin Harvick celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. / Photo: Jerry Markland/NASCAR via Getty Images
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