Martinsville starting line-up

1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 20.106 94.180 
2. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chv 20.125 0.019 0.019 94.091 0.089 0.089 
3. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 20.131 0.006 0.025 94.063 0.028 0.117 
4. 5 Terry Labonte Chv 20.148 0.017 0.042 93.984 0.079 0.196 
5. 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 20.159 0.011 0.053 93.933 0.051 0.247 
6. 9 Bill Elliott Dge 20.163 0.004 0.057 93.909 0.024 0.271 
7. 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 20.184 0.021 0.078 93.812 0.097 0.368 
8. 20 Tony Stewart Pon 20.201 0.017 0.095 93.733 0.079 0.447 
9. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dge 20.204 0.003 0.098 93.723 0.010 0.457 
10. 12 Ryan Newman* Frd 20.208 0.004 0.102 93.700 0.023 0.480 
11. 31 Robby Gordon Chv 20.222 0.014 0.116 93.636 0.064 0.544 
12. 4 Mike Skinner Chv 20.236 0.014 0.130 93.575 0.061 0.605 
13. 28 Ricky Rudd Frd 20.236 0.000 0.130 93.571 0.004 0.609 
14. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chv 20.246 0.010 0.140 93.529 0.042 0.651 
15. 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 20.254 0.008 0.148 93.487 0.042 0.693 
16. 14 Stacy Compton Pon 20.270 0.016 0.164 93.414 0.073 0.766 
17. 6 Mark Martin Frd 20.274 0.004 0.168 93.400 0.014 0.780 
18. 32 Ricky Craven Frd 20.274 0.000 0.168 93.395 0.005 0.785 
19. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dge 20.277 0.003 0.171 93.386 0.009 0.794 
20. 97 Kurt Busch Frd 20.285 0.008 0.179 93.345 0.041 0.835 
21. 43 John Andretti Dge 20.291 0.006 0.185 93.317 0.028 0.863 
22. 23 Hut Stricklin Dge 20.295 0.004 0.189 93.303 0.014 0.877 
23. 99 Jeff Burton Frd 20.302 0.007 0.196 93.266 0.037 0.914 
24. 25 Jerry Nadeau Chv 20.305 0.003 0.199 93.253 0.013 0.927 
25. 77 Dave Blaney Frd 20.306 0.001 0.200 93.248 0.005 0.932 
26. 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 20.316 0.010 0.210 93.202 0.046 0.978 
27. 45 Kyle Petty Dge 20.322 0.006 0.216 93.179 0.023 1.001 
28. 44 Buckshot Jones Dge 20.333 0.011 0.227 93.129 0.050 1.051 
29. 40 Sterling Marlin Dge 20.343 0.010 0.237 93.083 0.046 1.097 
30. 11 Brett Bodine Frd 20.353 0.010 0.247 93.037 0.046 1.143 
31. 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 20.356 0.003 0.250 93.024 0.013 1.156 
32. 1 Steve Park Chv 20.358 0.002 0.252 93.010 0.014 1.170 
33. 15 Michael Waltrip Chv 20.363 0.005 0.257 92.992 0.018 1.188 
34. 7 Casey Atwood Dge 20.363 0.000 0.257 92.992 0.000 1.188 
35. 02 Hermie Sadler Chv 20.364 0.001 0.258 92.983 0.009 1.197 
36. 22 Ward Burton Dge 20.368 0.004 0.262 92.964 0.019 1.216 Provisional 
37. 21 Elliott Sadler Frd 20.427 0.059 0.321 92.700 0.264 1.480 
38. 30 Jeff Green Chv 20.469 0.042 0.363 92.506 0.194 1.674 
39. 10 Johnny Benson Pon 20.378 -0.091 0.272 92.919 -0.413 1.261 
40. 36 Ken Schrader Pon 20.381 0.003 0.275 92.910 0.009 1.270 
41. 26 Frank Kimmel Frd 20.524 0.143 0.418 92.262 0.648 1.918 
42. 90 Rick Mast Frd 20.447 -0.077 0.341 92.605 -0.343 1.575 
43. 71 Andy Hillenburg Chv 22.229 1.782 2.123 85.185 7.420 8.995

Fort Worth starting line-up from 2002

1. 9 Bill Elliott Dge 27.802 194.223 
2. 21 Elliott Sadler Frd 27.968 0.166 0.166 193.070 1.153 1.153 
3. 28 Ricky Rudd Frd 27.976 0.008 0.174 193.016 0.054 1.207 
4. 15 Michael Waltrip Chv 27.976 0.000 0.174 193.016 0.000 1.207 
5. 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 27.983 0.007 0.181 192.966 0.050 1.257 
6. 14 Stacy Compton Pon 27.983 0.000 0.181 192.966 0.000 1.257 
7. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dge 28.018 0.035 0.216 192.725 0.241 1.498 
8. 6 Mark Martin Frd 28.028 0.010 0.226 192.658 0.067 1.565 
9. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 28.054 0.026 0.252 192.485 0.173 1.738 
10. 32 Ricky Craven Frd 28.061 0.007 0.259 192.438 0.047 1.785 
11. 1 Steve Park Chv 28.075 0.014 0.273 192.341 0.097 1.882 
12. 36 Ken Schrader Pon 28.077 0.002 0.275 192.320 0.021 1.903 
13. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chv 28.111 0.034 0.309 192.089 0.231 2.134 
14. 45 Kyle Petty Dge 28.139 0.028 0.337 191.897 0.192 2.326 
15. 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 28.152 0.013 0.350 191.815 0.082 2.408 
16. 49 Shawna Robinson* Dge 28.159 0.007 0.357 191.768 0.047 2.455 
17. 30 Jeff Green Chv 28.166 0.007 0.364 191.720 0.048 2.503 
18. 43 John Andretti Dge 28.173 0.007 0.371 191.666 0.054 2.557 
19. 97 Kurt Busch Frd 28.176 0.003 0.374 191.651 0.015 2.572 
20. 40 Sterling Marlin Dge 28.180 0.004 0.378 191.617 0.034 2.606 
21. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dge 28.180 0.000 0.378 191.617 0.000 2.606 
22. 22 Ward Burton Dge 28.190 0.010 0.388 191.557 0.060 2.666 
23. 7 Casey Atwood Dge 28.193 0.003 0.391 191.537 0.020 2.686 
24. 31 Robby Gordon Chv 28.218 0.025 0.416 191.360 0.177 2.863 
25. 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 28.222 0.004 0.420 191.339 0.021 2.884 
26. 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 28.228 0.006 0.426 191.298 0.041 2.925 
27. 5 Terry Labonte Chv 28.231 0.003 0.429 191.279 0.019 2.944 
28. 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 28.290 0.059 0.488 190.880 0.399 3.343 
29. 20 Tony Stewart Pon 28.298 0.008 0.496 190.819 0.061 3.404 
30. 23 Hut Stricklin Dge 28.308 0.010 0.506 190.759 0.060 3.464 
31. 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 28.326 0.018 0.524 190.630 0.129 3.593 
32. 26 Frank Kimmel Frd 28.343 0.017 0.541 190.516 0.114 3.707 
33. 10 Johnny Benson Pon 28.354 0.011 0.552 190.442 0.074 3.781 
34. 90 Rick Mast Frd 28.402 0.048 0.600 190.121 0.321 4.102 
35. 71 Jay Sauter Chv 28.410 0.008 0.608 190.067 0.054 4.156 
36. 12 Ryan Newman* Frd 28.423 0.013 0.621 189.986 0.081 4.237 
37. 99 Jeff Burton Frd Provisional 
38. 25 Jerry Nadeau Chv Provisional 
39. 77 Dave Blaney Frd Provisional 
40. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chv Provisional 
41. 4 Mike Skinner Chv Provisional 
42. 44 Buckshot Jones Dge Provisional 
43. 11 Brett Bodine Frd Provisional

Harvick wins Las Vegas race in dominating fashion

If you thought last Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta was an aberration on old asphalt, think again.

Kevin Harvick was every bit as dominant on the newer asphalt at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, racking up impressive numbers in winning Sunday’s Pennzoil 400, the third event of the season.

In winning his second straight race and his second at the 1.5-mile track, Harvick finished 2.906 seconds ahead of runner-up and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch. Third-place finisher Kyle Larson was more than 13 seconds back. Paul Menard in ninth-place was the last driver on the lead lap.

Photo by @johnnymacops

Harvick won for the 39th time in the Monster Energy Series and the 100th time over all three of NASCAR’s national touring series combined. He is tied with Tim Flock and Matt Kenseth for 19th on the all-time Cup victory list and third among active drivers.

RELATED: See where Harvick’s 100 wins rank 

The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford also took the series lead by three points over second-place Joey Logano and four over third-place Ryan Blaney, who started from the pole on Sunday and led one lap—the first.

“As you look at the last two weeks and our 1.5-mile program in general, it has been really good since I started here at SHR,” said Harvick, a Bakersfield, California, native. “They put a lot of effort into everything we do from every standpoint to get these cars going like they are. It’s great to win on the West Coast for me.”

Harvick led 214 of 267 laps, most ever by a Las Vegas winner. His fastest lap was more than .4 seconds better than the quickest circuit posted by anyone else. Harvick won the first two stages of the race with relative ease, picking up two Playoff points in the process.

With all that, the outcome wasn’t a foregone conclusion after Harvick lost three spots on pit road under caution at the end of Stage 2. He restarted fourth on Lap 167, fell back to fifth and didn’t regain fourth-place until he passed Chase Elliott on Lap 172.

 RELATED: Harvick says this feels like 2014

“We had some trouble getting through traffic there,” Harvick said. “That was our worst run, as far as where the car was. I don’t know if it was just the car, tire set, handling, whatever it was. We were just stuck in traffic and needed to come make an adjustment.”

After two more cautions — the first for Jamie McMurray’s brush with the backstretch wallon Lap 176, the second for a hard crash off Turn 4 that eliminated Kurt Busch and Elliotton Lap 183 — Harvick lined up beside eventual seventh-place finisher Logano for a restart on Lap 195 and rocketed into the lead through the first corner.

At that point, it was game over. Kyle Busch led laps 225-230 after Harvick made a green-flag pit stop on Lap 225, but that was Busch’s last glimpse of the lead. Harvick reclaimed first place after Busch came to pit road on Lap 230 and stayed there the rest of the way.

“There was no catching that 4,” Kyle Busch said. “They were on rails today… Certainly would have liked to have been able to run down the 4 or catch the 4 and put on a race, but they were just so far out there and so far the class of the field all day long, I don’t think anybody was really keeping up with them.” 

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTGVE8DZnwc&feature=youtu.be

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Rain moves out as W MI rivers continue to rise

It may be hard to imagine it’s February after this week’s record-breaking high temperatures and rainfall in the Lower Peninsula.

In Grand Rapids, it peaked at 63 degrees — breaking the previous record of 61 degrees set in 1930.

West Michigan isn’t the only warm spot in the region. The remarkable warmth has been felt across the eastern half of the country. In Zanesville, Ohio, temperatures hit a record 78 degrees.

Photo: High temperatures recorded on Feb. 20, 2018.

The warm February temperatures didn’t last long in West Michigan. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the 24-hour temperature signals the return of a colder air mass.

Photo: The 24 hour temperature change as of 8 a.m. Wednesday.

As West Michigan bids farewell to the warm temperatures, many communities will be coping with aftermath of record rainfall. In Grand Rapids, 27 of 31 hours recorded measurable rain. It broke the previous record of 2.53 inches of rain set back in 1898.

Photo: The two-day estimated rainfall in West Michigan.

Photo: The two-day rainfall totals for the major cities across West Michigan.

West Michigan wasn’t the only place to experience heavy rainfall. Northern Indiana received as much as four to six inches of rain.

Photo: The 48 hour rainfall estimates throughout the Midwest and Mississippi River Valley.

Flood advisories and warnings have been issued for all West Michigan until Thursday morning.

Map: Flood warnings and advisories across the eastern portion of the United States as of Wednesday morning.

Map: Flood warnings continues across West Michigan until 7 a.m. Thursday.

More than 30 individual flood warnings have been issued for rivers across West Michigan.

Map: River flood warnings throughout southern Michigan.

As of Wednesday morning, the only location along the Grand River projected to go into the “major flooding” category is Comstock Park, which will likely peak Saturday.

Photo: The forecasted levels of the Grand River in Comstock Park.

It appears Wednesday and Thursday will be dry with the next chance of rain coming Friday. In most cases, the rain should be light.

Map: The European model rainfall forecast for Friday.

There is another chance of rain this weekend when a storm system possible moving through West Michigan, but the track is still uncertain.

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2018 Daytona 500 results, leaderboard, winner: Austin Dillon takes the c...

Twenty years ago, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won his only Daytona 500. Austin Dillon was just  7 years old. Twenty years later, Dillon claimed the Great American Race in Earnhardt's No. 3. 

The 27-year-old Dillon won the 60th running of the Daytona 500 in overtime on Sunday after spinning and passing Aric Almirola on the final lap. It's the second win of Dillon's career and means he will be heading back to the playoffs to compete for a NASCAR championship later this season.

The field was running single file with 10 laps to go as Ryan Blaney continued to pace the field after leading over 100 laps when William Byron went spinning near the start-finish line to bring out the caution and set up the finish. 

On the restart, Blaney shuffled the lead with Denny Hamlin and 2017 Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch before the big one came down. It appeared that Blaney got into the rear bumper of Busch, sending him into a tailspin and taking him out along with pole-starter Alex Bowman, Matt DiBenedetto, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Newman and 2017 Cup champ Martin Truex Jr. The massive wreck sent the race into overtime.

Hamlin led the field to green in overtime but was passed by Almirola on the backstretch. Coming to the checkered flag Dillon got into the back of Almirola and spun him en route to the finish line. 

2018 Daytona 500 results

1. Austin Dillon
2. Darrell Wallace Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Joey Logano
5. Chris Buescher
6. Paul Menard
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Ryan Newman
9. Michael McDowell
10. AJ Allmendinger
11. Aric Almirola
12. Justin Marks
13. Trevor Bayne
14. David Gilliland
15. Clint Bowyer
16. Jamie McMurray
17. Alex Bowman
18. Martin Truex Jr.
19. Kyle Larson
20. Gray Gaulding
21. Jeffrey Earnhardt
22. Mark Thompson
23. William Byron
24. DJ Kennington
25. Kyle Busch
26. Kurt Busch
27. Matt DiBenedetto
28. Brendan Gaughan
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30. David Ragan
31. Kevin Harvick
32. Brad Keselowski
33. Chase Elliott
34. Kasey Kahne
35. Danica Patrick
36. Erik Jones
37. Daniel Suarez
38. Jimmie Johnson
39. Ty Dillon
40. Corey LaJoie

Stage 1: Kurt Busch wins as multiple playoff drivers wreck

Kurt Busch led most of the laps throughout the first stage of the race and it continued on Lap 60 as a big wreck emerged behind him and Alex Bowman.

2017 Rookie of the Year Erik Jones got loose looking to make a pass on the final lap of the stage and took a host of other cars with him into the wall, including 7-time series champion Jimmie Johnson.

Big wreck in Stage 2

Late in the second stage, Chase Elliott went spinning on the backstretch and absolutely totaled his car, taking out Danica Patrick, Kasey Kahne, Michael McDowell, David Ragan and Vegas favorite Brad Keselowski in the process. Kevin Harvick also took on a considerable amount of damage in the wreck.

For Patrick, the wreck was career-ending. The Daytona 500 was the final NASCAR race of Patrick's career. Over five seasons, Patrick earned seven top-10 finishes and one pole coming during the 2013 edition of the Great American Race. The 35-year-old is the first woman to lead laps under green in the Cup Series as well as lead a lap and qualify on the pole. 

"The guys -- the whole team -- did a really good job. I know we pulled this together not that long ago - a month ago - that's a tall order to get a car ready for a superspeedway that's competitive. But it was. I said earlier today that I feel like the whole thing was picture perfect with GoDaddy on the car and it being that green again," Patrick said. "But it just wasn't meant to be today. But I am proud - we raced the whole race -- other than a little bit at the end of that first stage when I just looked silly with all the cars with no tires and tires. Other than that, we raced it. It was competitive. That's all you can do. That's the gamble about Daytona."

Harvick attempted to come back on the track after the wreck, but timed out on pit road and is done for the day. Later on in the stage Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spewed steam out of his car but was able to bring it down pit road and get back out on the track.

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