"I've got a comfortable points lead," Harvick said. "There's a safe distance between me and the cut off line. And that's exactly how I plan to race at Talladega---a 'safe distance' from the front."
All three NASCAR national series will compete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this week. The Cup Series will begin the Round of 12 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday night as the Playoffs continue.
A group of current and former Stewart-Haas Racing competitors survived a long evening at Thunder Valley to transfer into the second round of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
The Round of 16 in the 2020 Cup Playoffs resulted with Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer and Matt DiBenedetto joining William Byron as the first four competitors to be eliminated from title contention.
The Hendrick Motorsports competitor from Charlotte had his Playoff hopes for 2020 diminished by an accident nearing the midway point of the Round of 16 finale race at Thunder Valley.
This week NASCAR heads to Bristol Motor Speedway. The Cup Series will compete Saturday night as they close out the first round of their playoffs to narrow the field from 16 drivers to 12.
