NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover results – Kevin Harvick wins

Kevin Harvick took his fourth victory of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway.

Kevin Harvick led just more than half of the 400-lap AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, the 11th race of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season that took place as scheduled despite a threatening forecast and a rain delay with 80 laps to go.

Harvick led 201 laps of the race around the four-turn, 1.0-mile high-banked oval in his #4 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing en route to his fourth victory so far this season. He held off his teammate Clint Bowyer in his #14 Ford second place by 7.450 seconds to claim the win after winning the first two stages of the race as well.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Daniel Suarez finished in third place in his #19 Toyota, making him the highest finishing Toyota driver in the race. This third place finish ties his career-high finish, as he also finished in third place in the race at Watkins Glen International last season in his rookie season.

The highest finishing Chevrolet driver was 11-time Dover race winner and seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, who finished the race in ninth place behind five Ford drivers and three Toyota drivers in what was yet another disappointing race for the Chevrolet teams and drivers as a whole.

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Race polesitter Kyle Larson actually started the race from the rear of the field after failing pre-race inspection three times, and he was never really a factor in his #42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. He finished the race in 10th place.

The race featured a total of 17 lead changes among six different drivers. Aside of Harvick, five drivers led at least one lap of the race. Those five drivers are Bowyer, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Joey Logano and Alex Bowman. Bowman, who led 26 laps, was the only Chevrolet driver who led the race. No Toyota driver led the race at any point.

The race also featured eight caution flag periods for 48 laps, with six of those caution flag periods taking place as a result of incidents. The first incident-related caution flag period of the race began on lap four when Michael McDowell spun in turn four after being tapped by Darrell Wallace Jr.

The second incident-related caution flag period of the race began on lap 21 when Corey Lajoie’s engine blew up on the back straightaway. The third incident-related caution flag period  of the race began on lap 153 when Derrike Cope spun in turn four and hit both the outside and inside retaining walls.

The fourth incident-related caution flag period of the race began on lap 254 when Cody Ware hit the turn four wall. The fifth incident-related caution flag period of the race began on lap 272 when a mechanical failure in Kyle Busch’s car spread fluid on the track.

The sixth and final caution flag period of the race began on lap 316 for rain, and that caution flag period turned into a red flag period for roughly 41 minutes before it turned back into a caution flag period and racing resumed until the checkered flag waved.

Here are the full race results of the 2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway.

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Be sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1 next Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 pm ET to watch the live broadcast of the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.