Kevin Harvick Wins At Dover

NASCAR’s “Race to the Chase” gets its third contender, but one former champ is out of the competition.

FOX News Radio’s Rich Denison reports:

Kevin Harvick takes the checkered flag at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, becoming the third to earn a berth in the 12�driver Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.

Harvick led the pack for 354�laps.

(Harvick ) “I have a group of people that�believe in each other, I have a group of people that are experienced… and for me is — I’ve been to get in these race cars… I don’t worry about how they’re going to run when I show up at�the race track. I know they’re going to run fast.”

Six-time champ Jimmie Johnson was eliminated from the Chase, after a torn rear axle seal kept him off the track for 36�laps.

Four more drivers will be eliminated from the championship battle in the next three races, starting with next weekend’s race at Chartlotte Motor Speedway.

Rich Denison, FOX News Radio.