…Kevin Harvick won the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, posting his first victory for Kevin Harvick Inc. He became the fourth different race winner in four races this season.
…Harvick scored his 33rd Nationwide victory in his 218th race; his last win came at Texas in November 2007. Harvick went 27 races since his last series victory. Thirty-two of Harvick’s 33 Nationwide wins came with Richard Childress Racing.
…Harvick climbed from seventh to second in the points standings, 114 behind leader Carl Edwards. Harvick remains second on NASCAR’s Nationwide all-time wins list behind Mark Martin, who has 48 series victories.
…Harvick scored his fifth Nationwide Bristol victory in his 18 races. He last won at Bristol in March 2005.
…Harvick led twice for 46 laps, including the final 45.
…Carl Edwards (who finished second) has posted 13 consecutive top-5 finishes.
…Justin Allgaier (fifth) posted his career-best finish. He was the highest-finishing rookie contender.
…Chevy scored its 29th victory in 54 Bristol races.
…The race featured 10 cautions for 62 laps.
…The 16 lead changes were a record for Bristol.
…Pole winner Brendan Gaughan finished 21st in his first Nationwide race at Bristol.
…Kyle Busch, who led three times for 156 laps, had a tire violation on Lap 254 and restarted as the last car on the lead lap. He recovered to finish sixth.
…Scott Speed (eighth) scored a top-10 finish in his second Nationwide race.
…The top 10 consisted of two Fords, four Toyotas, three Chevrolets and one Dodge.(ESPN.com)(3-23-2009)
