Kevin Harvick Proves He Is Again a Legitimate Championship Contender

On Sunday, Kevin Harvick passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the closing laps at Martinsville Speedway to take his second consecutive Sprint Cup win. The previous week he won at California with a thrilling last-lap pass of five-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. With the two victories, Harvick has climbed completely out of the early-season hole he found himself in following a 42nd place result in the Daytona 500. He currently sits fifth in the standings and leads all drivers with his two victories. Harvick led the regular season standings for most of 2010 and at times looked like the driver to beat, but eventually came up 41 points short in the championship race and finished third in the final standings. With his strong performances so fa...

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