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ROCKET

MAN

Kevin Harvick celebrates in
victory lane after winning the
NASCAR Cup Series auto race
at Texas Motor Speedway in
Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday,
Nov. 5, 2017.
Associated Press
Harvick

passes

Truex for
Texas win,

both clinch
title shots

By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) —
The timing was perfect for
Kevin Harvick’s first NAS-
CAR Cup Series victory at
Texas. So was his winning
pass.
Harvick went around the
outside of Martin Truex Jr.
for the lead with 10 laps to
go, then stayed in front the
rest of the way Sunday to
earn his championship shot
in NASCAR’s season finale.
“It’s been a long time com-
ing,” said Harvick, who had
won five Xfinity races and a
NASCAR Truck race at Tex-
as in the past.
“Great to check that one Harden’s career-high 56
off.”
Truex led 107 of 334 laps
and was still up front until lead Rockets past Jazz
his bobble on the back-
stretch that allowed Har-
vick to take the lead.
But Truex, with a significant
points lead and wins in
three of the eight playoff
races, also locked into one
of the four spots to race
for the championship at Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) lays up a shot past Utah Jazz center Ekpe Udoh (33) in the first half of an NBA
Homestead in two weeks. basketball game Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Houston.
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