Kevin Harvick used a thrilling last-lap pass to steal a Daytona 500 victory.

He’s apparently got the move mastered.

Harvick powered past Jamie McMurray on the outside of the last lap Saturday night to complete a come-from-nowhere victory in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout.

“That was some wild racing,” he said from Victory Lane. “What a race. That was wild as heck there at the end.”

Wild indeed.

It was Harvick’s first victory in 71 races, dating to the All-Star race in May 2007. The only other event he won that year was the season-opening 500, when he nipped Mark Martin in a photo finish. Harvick was winless in 2008.

Now he’s got the momentum heading into next weekend’s Daytona 500.

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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS:

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 27 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil PE 78 Running
2 15 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal PE 78 Running
3 6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot PE 78 Running
4 28 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont PE 78 Running
5 18 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Valvoline PE 78 Running
6 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser PE 78 Running
7 11 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac PE 78 Running
8 12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite PE 78 Running
9 25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt PE 78 Running
10 10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s PE 78 Running
11 1 98 Paul Menard Ford Quaker State / Menards PE 78 Running
12 7 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull PE 78 Running
13 5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express PE 78 Running
14 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s PE 78 Running
15 24 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s PE 78 Running
16 20 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing PE 73 Running
17 26 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M PE 72 Running
18 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy PE 64 Running
19 8 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com PE 63 Running
20 22 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine PE 56 In Pit
21 2 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley PE 54 In Pit
22 17 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA PE 43 In Pit
23 3 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald’s PE 36 Out of Race
24 23 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar PE 32 In Pit
25 4 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull PE 4 In Pit
26 16 6 David Ragan Ford UPS PE 3 Running
27 13 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam PE 3 In Pit
28 19 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot PE 3 Running