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SPORTS Monday 7 May 2018

Harvick takes the checkered flag at Dover for 4th win

By DAN GELSTON tional Speedway. two stages and easily
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kevin "I feel like we're playoff- chased down SHR team-
Harvick was flanked by his racing on a weekly basis," mate Clint Bowyer in the
Stewart-Haas Racing team Harvick said. third for the lead after a
on the victory lane stage He reeled off three straight 41-minute delay. Bowyer,
when a photographer wins at Atlanta, Las Vegas who won this season at
yelled at the group, "What and Phoenix earlier this Martinsville to snap a 190-
are you holding up?" season and now has the race losing streak dating to
"Four!" they shouted in uni- 60-pound Miles the Monster 2012, had asked for a rain
son. trophy to add to his collec- dance when the race was
Harvick, team owner Tony tion. stopped with 80 laps left.
Stewart and the rest flashed His brought the trophy Once it resumed, Harvick
their fingers Four Horsemen- home following his first win waltzed his way into vic-
style and let out a "Wooo!" at Dover in October 2015, tory lane in the No. 4 Ford.
before they uncorked the only to have his young son He led 201 of 400 laps and
champagne and sprayed break the arm on the fi- stormed past Bowyer and Kevin Harvick, right, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after
anyone in their sights. berglass creature that was took the lead for good with he won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 6, 2018,
The checkered flag collec- never cleaned from the 62 laps left. at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.
tion keeps growing at SHR, victory celebration. "You knew he was going to Associated Press
and Harvick is leading the "I'm bringing it home but do be the one that you were
way. not break the arm off of this going to have to beat for this season. He held four Bowyer was second. Daniel
Harvick dominated a race one," Harvick said he told the win," Bowyer said. fingers out the window as Suarez, Martin Truex Jr. and
interrupted by rain and his son. "It's hard to explain Harvick's 41st career Cup he took a victory lap on the Kurt Busch rounded out the
drove to his Cup Series-high to people why his playroom victory gives him a stout mile concrete track and top five. SHR had three cars
fourth victory of the season smells like beer." nine top-10 finishes and won at Dover for the sec- in the top five with Harvick,
Sunday at Dover Interna- Harvick swept the first eight top-fives in 11 starts ond time. Bowyer and Busch.q

GIRO there were fewer spec- the stage before he was
Continued from Page 18 tators Sunday due to the passed by the sprinters in
Four-time Tour de France sparsely populated south- the windy descent into Ei-
winner Chris Froome, who ern Negev Desert than the lat.The Giro start was seen
bloodied his right knee and two previous stages, the rid- as the biggest sporting
ripped his shorts and jersey ers were still cheered on by event staged in Israel, and
in a training crash before locals banging drums and coincides with the country
Friday's opening leg, fin- strumming guitars. They en- marking 70 years of inde-
ished safely in the middle countered Israeli flag-wav- pendence. Israel Cycling
of the pack. He is currently ing fans and spectators on Academy co-owner Syl-
19th, 38 seconds behind horseback wearing Giro van Adams, a Canadian-
the leader. pink shirts along the way, Israeli cycling enthusiast
Sunday's route was the sec- and even passed a group who played a key role in
ond longest of the 21-stage of goat herders. bringing the Giro to Israel,
race and wrapped up the Dennis said the ride said it was a dream come
three-day start in Israel, the through the desert was not true. "For me, Israel has al-
first time a cycling Grand as hot as originally feared Italian cyclist Elia Viviani crosses the finish line during the third ready won this race, as it
Tour has been held outside and that strong winds were stage of 2018 Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in the Red afforded hundreds of mil-
Sea city of Eilat, southern Israel, Sunday, May 6, 2018.
Europe. The race will now the main obstacle as they Associated Press lions of TV spectators to
transfer to Italy, and the went through the barren see our beautiful country
island of Sicily, for an early moonscape after passing "They took to the race re- emy squad was making and feel the warmth of our
rest day on Monday. The by its famous craters. ally well and supported us its maiden Grand Tour ap- people," he told The As-
Giro ends in Rome on May Dennis praised the enthu- like they were a really big pearance and enjoyed sociated Press. "This was a
27. siasm of Israeli fans he en- cycling country, which was the sight of one of its rid- Giro d'Israel — a three-day
The Giro has been warmly countered over the three really nice," he said. ers, Canadian Guillaume tour around our special
embraced in Israel. While days. The Israel Cycling Acad- Boivin, leading for much of country."q