Kevin Harvick got tired of watching Kyle Busch win so many truck races.
He has done something about it.
Now the man to beat when he shows up for a NASCAR truck race, Harvick pulled away from Busch for a dominating win Saturday in the E-Z-GO 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Harvick's crew made only one slight adjustment on his Chevrolet truck, taking out 3/10 of a pound of air in the right rear tire on the first pit stop.
"We just had a really fast truck," Harvick said.
He now has won three consecutive starts in the Camping World Truck Series, and five of his last nine. Dating to 2008, he has finished no lower than fifth.
"A lot of the reason we race trucks is just to make sure Kyle doesn't win all the races," Harvick said. "Sometimes, you've got to protect your turf. It's important to us and Chevrolet to score as many bonus points as we can. That's the honest truth."
Harvick led 100 of 130 laps and pulled away to a 1.308-second victory over Busch's Toyota. The runner-up was denied his 17th career truck win.
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