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Five things to know after the QuikTrip 500

Kevin Harvick earned his 38th career victory. His first premier-race win was the 2001 race at AMS. Harvick won Stage 1 of the race, leading 64 of the 80 laps. Brad Keselowski, who finished second, won Stage 2 of the race. Harvick led a race-high 181 of 325 laps. Pole-sitter Kyle Busch finished seventh.
By Chris Vivlamore
Feb 26, 2018

Kevin Harvick raced to victory in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Here are five things to know about Harvick’s win.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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