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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series driver Kevin Harvick
(4) celebrates after winning a
NASCAR Cup Series auto race
on Sunday, March 11, 2018, in
Avondale, Ariz.
Associated Press
Kevin Harvick

races to 3rd

straight NASCAR

Cup victory

By JOHN NICHOLSON
AP Sports Writer
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) —
Kevin Harvick raced to his
third straight NASCAR Cup
Series victory Sunday, hold-
ing off Kyle Busch for his
record-extending ninth win
at ISM Raceway.
Harvick patted the back
window of the No. 4 Stew-
art-Haas Racing Ford in
celebration, a nod to
penalties in part fueled by
social media photos last
week of his buckled rear
window after his victory in
Las Vegas.
“I’ve been mad as all get
out because this team
does a great job,” Har-
vick said. “This organiza-
tion does a great job and
we’ve got fast race cars.
And to take that away Brandt Snedeker, left, shakes hands with Tiger Woods after the two finished their final round of the Valspar Championship golf
from those guys just really tournament Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Palm Harbor, Fla.
(ticked) me off last week. Associated Press
“To come here to a race Casey wins at Innisbrook; Woods come up short
track that is so good for us
is a lot of fun and everyone By DOUG FERGUSON 45-foot birdie putt on the “I thought he was going to straight birdies early on the
was just determined this AP Golf Writer 17th hole at Innisbrook that hole the one on 18.” back nine, closed with a
week, and we just wanted PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) pulled him to within one Not this time. 6-under 65 and won by one
to just go stomp them. We — Right when Paul Casey shot of the Casey’s lead. Not yet. shot when Patrick Reed
didn’t stomp them, but felt he was a winner in the Moments later, Woods A long victory drought on had a 45-foot putt roll back
we won. That’s all that re- Valspar Championship, he settled over a birdie putt the PGA Tour ended Sun- to his feet on the 18th hole,
ally matters. Just proud of looked up at the TV and from just inside 40 feet that day, just not the one most and Woods came up a few
this team. Put a fire in our saw a scene that was all would have forced a play- people — Casey included feet short of a birdie putt on
belly.” too familiar. off. — were expecting. the final hole.
Tiger Woods, red shirt blaz- “I loved his putt on 17. That Casey rallied from five shots
Continued on Page 21 ing on Sunday, holed a was amazing,” Casey said. behind. He ran off three Continued on Page 20