It would have been easy for Kevin Harvick to coast through his final season at Richard Childress Racing, do what was expected of him and little else before heading off to Stewart-Haas Racing. Making the most of his penultimate race with RCR, Harvick won at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday and gave himself an outside shot at catching Jimmie Johnson in the Chase for the championship. Word leaked at Phoenix last year that Harvick was leaving RCR for Stewart-Haas and he shook off the distraction to win the race. Instead of a lame-duck final season, Harvick got himself in the Chase for the fourth straight season.
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