PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Harvick wins Texas to punch title ticket

Kevin Harvick was unstoppable over the closing laps of Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, as he won his way into the Championship 4.

On this week's edition of the Hard Left Turn podcast, Brandon Reed, Pete McCole and Amy Henderson review the AAA Texas 500 a Texas Motor Speedway, including:

-Monday's breaking news that Roger Penske has purchased both the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT IndyCar Series.

-Kevin Harvick has no worries after winning Sunday in the Lone Star State, as he is guaranteed to race for the Championship in two weeks at Homestead.

-Aric Almirola and Daniel Suarez put together strong runs, leading late and giving Stewart-Haas Racing a top-three sweep.

-Chase Elliott is on the outside looking in after a lap 9 crash left him with heavy damage and a 32nd place finish.

-Denny Hamlin crashed on lap 81, leaving his Toyota heaviliy damaged and his title hopes hanging by a thread.

-We preview the NASCAR race weekend at ISM Raceway.

WDUN will carry live MRN Radio coverage of the NASCAR race weekend from ISM Raceway.  It starts on Saturday with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Desert Diamond West Valley Casino 200 at 3 pm on 102.9 FM and streaming live on AccessWDUN.  Coverage continues on Sunday with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations 500 at 1:30 pm on 102.9 FM and streaming live on AccessWDUN.

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Chase Elliott (9) slides into the wall while exiting Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)

Denny Hamlin (11) wrecks into the grass on the front stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)

Kevin Harvick (4) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race with a burnout at Texas Motor Speedway, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)

Aric Almirola leads a pack of cars during Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Daniel Suarez sits in his car during practice for Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Kevin Harvick takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018.

Brandon Reed (right), Amy Henderson (center) and Pete McCole (left) record the Hard Left Turn podcast at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

FILE - In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, leads the field through the first turn on the start of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis. Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series have been sold to Penske Entertainment Corp. in a stunning announcement that relinquishes control of the iconic speedway from the Hulman family after 74 years. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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