Brad Keselowski charged past race leader Kurt Busch following the second overtime restart Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, snapping Kevin Harvick’s two-race winning streak and notching his first victory of the 2015 season. Keselowski’s last-lap pass brought him his only lead of the day en route to his 17th career victory, but first on the two-mile Southern California oval. It was a runner-up finish for Harvick, who has now opened the season with five straight finishes of first or second – a NASCAR record. Busch started from the pole and grabbed third place, leading a race-high 65 laps in his second start after serving a NASCAR suspension. Paul Menard and Ryan Newman completed the top five with Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6th, giving Chevrolet five of the top six finishing positions.
Unofficial Points Standings
DRIVER POINTS BEHIND LEADER
1. Kevin Harvick (3) 225 —
2. Joey Logano (1) 197 | -28
3. Martin Truex Jr. 192 | -33
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 164 | -61
5. Brad Keselowski 163 | -62
6. Ryan Newman 162 | -63
7. Jimmie Johnson (1) 159 | -66
8. Kasey Kahne 159 | -66
9. Paul Menard 152 | -73
10. Aric Almirola 138 | -87
~ written by John Singler
Motor Racing Network
Concord, North Carolina
mrn.com
