30 Second Read: Kevin Harvick Holds Off Kyle Busch for the Win at Bristol

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Kevin Harvick's #4 Busch Light Stewart-Haas Racing Ford held off Kyle Busch for the win at Bristol Motor Speedway's 0.533 mile oval Saturday night. Harvick led just under half of the 500 miles (226) while Busch led 159. Pole sitter Brad Keselowski led 82 laps and finished 34th after losing power steering and going several laps down. 

There were five cautions for 50 laps. 2 Cautions for stage breaks and 3 for on-track incident.

This win is Kevin Harvick's 9th win of the 2020 season, second at Bristol Motor Speedway, and 58th total. 

Saturday night's event also happened to be the first elimination race of the playoffs, where they moved from 16 playoff drivers to 12 playoff drivers. The four drivers that did not make it were: Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer, Matt DiBenedetto, and William Byron. 

Top 5:
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kyle Busch
3. Erik Jones
4. Tyler Reddick
5. Aric Almirola

Notables
7. Chase Elliot
15. Kurt Busch
34. Brad Keselowski 

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