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Bakersfield native Kevin Harvick took first place at the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday and secured a berth in NASCAR's Championship 4 in the process.
Harvick won in overtime at Texas Motor Speedway after taking the first two stages and reclaiming the lead from Ryan Blaney late in the final stage.
SEE YOU IN MIAMI! @KevinHarvick advances to the #Championship4 with today's win at @TXMotorSpeedway! #NASCARPlayoffs #4TheCup pic.twitter.com/pmvxe1wmkB
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 4, 2018
The win was the North High grad's series-leading eighth on the year. Joey Logano has also clinched a championship berth.
