Kevin Harvick took advantage of a late caution to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, the Sprint Cup driver’s second victory in four series starts this season.

Harvick and crew chief Ernie Cope gambled by taking two tires under caution and seized the lead from Kyle Busch with 34 laps to go. Brian Keselowski touched off the race-changing caution by spinning at the entrance to pit road.

Harvick’s Chevrolet was strong on long runs all afternoon and was not seriously threatened as the race was contested under green the rest of the way. Harvick beat Reed Sorenson by 0.2 seconds at the finish.

Busch, who beat Harvick in the Trucks race Friday night, was third. Justin Allgaier, coming off a victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, was fourth, and Brad Keselowski finished fifth.

RESULTS:

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 2 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Armour Meats 190/5 225 Running
2 15 32 Reed Sorenson Toyota Dollar General 170/0 225 Running
3 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 170/5 225 Running
4 3 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge Verizon Wireless 160/0 225 Running
5 5 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge Discount Tire 160/5 225 Running
6 4 60 Carl Edwards Ford Valvoline 150/0 225 Running
7 17 7 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Lifetime Television’s “Army Wives” 151/5 225 Running
8 1 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 152/10 225 Running
9 12 15 Michael Annett Toyota Pilot Travel Centers 138/0 225 Running
10 21 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota South Point Hotel & Casino 134/0 225 Running
11 16 98 Paul Menard Ford Richmond Water Heaters / Menards 130/0 225 Running
12 10 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota Diamond Waltrip Racing 127/0 225 Running
13 19 27 Johnny Sauter Ford Red Man Moist Snuff 124/0 225 Running
14 24 88 Kelly Bires Chevrolet Suave Men 121/0 225 Running
15 13 11 Brian Scott * Toyota Dollar General 118/0 225 Running
16 23 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 115/0 225 Running
17 37 01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Monster Diesel 112/0 225 Running
18 11 21 John Wes Townley Chevrolet Zaxby’s 109/0 225 Running
19 31 09 Scott Riggs Ford “Sponsor Scott” Fan Car 106/0 225 Running
20 14 61 Josh Wise Ford Courtyard By Marriott 103/0 225 Running
21 8 43 Scott Lagasse Jr. Ford Jason Aldean “Wide Open” / Broken Bow Records 100/0 225 Running
22 22 104 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Boudreaux’s Butt Paste 97/0 225 Running
23 41 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet R3 Motorsports 94/0 225 Running
24 26 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports 91/0 223 Running
25 39 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Bear-Hunting.com 88/0 223 Running
26 30 73 Derrike Cope Dodge AssetProtect / Charter 85/0 222 Running
27 42 40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Key Motorsports 82/0 222 Running
28 27 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet FrontRowJoe.com 79/0 221 Running
29 40 24 Eric McClure Ford Hefty 76/0 221 Running
30 7 16 Colin Braun * Ford Con-way Freight 73/0 197 Running
31 18 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * Ford CitiFinancial 70/0 175 Running
32 35 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet Long John Silver’s 67/5 152 Power Steering
33 25 10 Mikey Kile Toyota AccuDoc Solutions 64/0 148 Accident
34 38 1 James Buescher * Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 61/0 142 Accident
35 20 05 Willie Allen Chevrolet Fox Ridge Homes / 31-W Insulation 58/0 130 Engine
36 9 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 5-Hour Energy 55/0 112 Accident
37 29 81 Michael McDowell Dodge Mobile-Shop.com 52/0 112 Accident
38 36 35 Jason Keller Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports 49/0 111 Accident
39 32 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 46/0 86 Parked
40 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Faith Motorsports 48/5 55 Brakes
41 33 49 Mark Green Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. 40/0 45 Over Heating
42 28 156 Kevin Lepage Toyota Mac Hill Motorsports 37/0 39 Vibration
43 43 90 Danny O’Quinn Jr. Chevrolet D’Hondt Humphrey Motorsports 34/0 33 Brakes

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