CONCORD, N.C. -- Being sent to the rear of the field prior to the start of the race and an early pit road penalty didn't stop Matt Kenseth from flying under the radar to a runner-up finish in the Queen City.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano found themselves in a hole early in the Round of 12 after trouble struck both of them in the Queen City.
CONCORD, N.C. -- What had been a great day in the Queen City for both Austin Dillon and Chase Elliott turned south in a flash in a multi-car wreck in a late-race restart.
CONCORD, N.C. -- The longest winless drought of Jimmie Johnson's career came to an end today with a dominant victory in the Queen City. The victory secures Johnson's spot in the Round of 8 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Kevin Harvick will lead the field to the green flag on Saturday night in the Queen City. The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet scored the pole for the Bank of America 500 after posting a time of 27.547 and a speed of 196.029 mph.
When asked the importance of winning one of the first two races so as to not need to rely on a decent finish at the wild card race of Talladega, Austin Dillon said that it's important, but "you can still have a really good finish at Talladega."
Truex dominated at Dover, leading 187 laps on his way to the win in the Citizen Soldiers 400. Truex has two wins in three Chase races and has emerged as a clear Cup favorite.