NASCAR at Phoenix 2016: Winners and Losers from the Good Sam 500

The Good Sam 500, an ode to the metric system, was the most uneventful race of the season. Only four drivers led laps: Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Each finished in the top five. Anyone who withstood the relative monotony of the first 309 laps was rewarded by a thrilling finish between Harvick and Edwards. There was no shortage of bumping as the fresher-tired Edwards and the aged-tired Harvick battled through Turns 3 and 4. The result was the closest in the history of Phoenix International Raceway and the eighth win for the undisputed king of cacti. "Boys," said Darrell Waltrip during the broadcast, "That was a pretty amazing finish. Take a bow. You deserve it, buddy." "It is hard to beat Kevin Harvick," sa...

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