Harvick edges Edwards by a hair in Phoenix
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| Harvick celebrates |
Kevin Harvick asserted his desert dominance in thrilling fashion, grabbing a victory by just 0.010 of a second over Carl Edwards in the 312-lap, 312-mile Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.
It was Harvick's sixth victory in the last eight races in Phoenix, and his fifth in the last six races. Harvick, who qualified 18th, led for a total of 139 laps.
Edwards and Harvick made contact at the start/finish line in a finish that was the closest in series history at Phoenix International Raceway.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin finished third, while his teammate and polesitter Kyle Busch finished fourth.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who started 26th and led for 34 laps, rounded out the top five.
The race featured five cautions and four different leaders.
The series returns to racing for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 13th (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX).
Results
| POS | CAR # | DRIVER | START | LAPS | LED | STATUS, ETC. |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 18 | 313 | 139 | Running |
| 2 | 19 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 313 | 65 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 313 | 75 | Running |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 26 | 313 | 34 | Running |
| 6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 15 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 42 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 14 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 14 | Ty Dillon | 28 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 11 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | 22 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | 9 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 36 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | 23 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 13 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 24 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | 311 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 23 | David Ragan | 29 | 309 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 38 | Landon Cassill | 27 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | 33 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 44 | Brian Scott | 30 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 7 | Regan Smith | 31 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 19 | 307 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 34 | Chris Buescher | 32 | 307 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 35 | 307 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 32 | Joey Gase | 39 | 305 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 46 | Michael Annett | 38 | 303 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 30 | Josh Wise | 37 | 303 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | 25 | 268 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | 34 | 236 | 0 | Overheating |
| 37 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 10 | 161 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 27 | Paul Menard | 16 | 104 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 31 | Ryan Newman | 20 | 51 | 0 | Accident |