Kevin Harvick didn’t get to practice in his car before last nights race. He was in a back up car on top of that and just coming off of a cold.

But he got the #29 Shell to the front and raced there most of the night. The race ended with a green/white/checkered and then under caution as Greg Biffle spun and collected a bunch of people including all (I think) of his teammates.

Carl Edwards appeared to be the car to beat, dominating the first 25 laps, but he was shuffled out of line with about 30 laps to go and was eventually involved in the crash at the end.

The win for Harvick and his Shell-sponsored Richard Childress Chevrolet team was his second in as many years and was worth $200,000.

Rounding out the top 10 behind Harvick, Kahne and McMurray were Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Brian Vickers, Stewart and Montoya.

Pole-sitter Edwards led the first lap of the 25-lap opening segment with Vickers on his bumper in the Red Bull Toyota.

It was great seeing the Sprint Cup cars back on the track tonight after what seemed like a long winter. And things weren’t as crazy as you might have expected.

NASCAR recently lifted the “no bump drafting” rule. While it was evident that there was not a bump drafting rule, the stayed in control pretty well.

Mark Martin accidentally dumped Kurt Busch during the race and just like Martin he took all the blame. But Kurt’s wreck was somewhat spectacular with out being to destructive. When Kurt hit the grass his nose dug into the dirt cause an explosion of dirt and grass to lift his hood and lay it on the windshield as dirt and grass continued to pour out from the engine compartment.

Kurt did eventually hit the wall more than likely due to just not being about to see.

Great race tonight.

Your Finishing Order

1. Kevin Harvick

2. Kasey Kahne

3. Jamie McMurray

4. Kyle Busch

5. Denny Hamlin

6. Jeff Gordon

7. Joey Logano

8. Brian Vickers

9. Tony Stewart

10. Juan Pablo Montoya

11. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

12. Jeff Burton

13. Jimmie Johnson

14. Ken Schrader

15. Greg Biffle

16. Matt Kenseth

17. Carl Edwards

18. Bobby Labonte

19. Ryan Newman

20. Mark Martin

21. Michael Waltrip

22. John Andretti

23. Kurt Busch

24. Derrike Cope