Harvick wins Vegas Nationwide race
The best car in the Sam's Town 300 finally got to the front — just in time to win the race.
Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 25 laps left in Saturday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and pulled away to beat Hamlin by 1.361 seconds.
The victory was Harvick's first of the season and the 35th of his career, second best all-time in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.
Carl Edwards ran third, polesitter Brad Keselowski fourth and Brian Vickers fifth. Trevor Bayne, Justin Allgaier, Paul Menard, Greg Biffle and Steve Wallace completed the top 10. Danica Patrick fell out of the race after a crash on Lap 83 and finished 36th in her final Nationwide race before returning full-time to the IndyCar Series.
Results
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS |
| 1 | 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 195/10 | 200 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 175/5 | 200 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Copart | 170/5 | 200 | Running |
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 165/5 | 200 | Running |
| 5 | 10 | 32 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Dollar General | 160/5 | 200 | Running |
| 6 | 18 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 150/0 | 200 | Running |
| 7 | 13 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | Verizon Wireless | 146/0 | 200 | Running |
| 8 | 6 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Richmond Water Heaters / Menards | 142/0 | 200 | Running |
| 9 | 9 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Red Man Moist Snuff | 143/5 | 200 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 134/0 | 200 | Running |
| 11 | 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Monster Diesel | 130/0 | 200 | Running |
| 12 | 31 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Great Clips | 127/0 | 200 | Running |
| 13 | 26 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | South Point Hotel & Casino | 129/5 | 200 | Running |
| 14 | 20 | 09 | Scott Riggs | Ford | RAB Racing | 126/5 | 200 | Running |
| 15 | 14 | 21 | John Wes Townley | Chevrolet | Zaxby's | 123/5 | 200 | Running |
| 16 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Z-Line Designs | 120/5 | 200 | Running |
| 17 | 32 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Ford | Dr. Gadget / EverybodyGets1.com | 112/0 | 200 | Running |
| 18 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | FrontRowJoe.com | 109/0 | 200 | Running |
| 19 | 39 | 61 | Josh Wise | Ford | Stratosphere | 106/0 | 200 | Running |
| 20 | 19 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 103/0 | 200 | Running |
| 21 | 36 | 24 | Eric McClure | Ford | Hefty | 100/0 | 200 | Running |
| 22 | 40 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino | 97/0 | 198 | Running |
| 23 | 27 | 107 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Stratosphere / Shred 360 / M&W Towing | 94/0 | 198 | Running |
| 24 | 29 | 31 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Fuel-Doctor.com | 91/0 | 197 | Running |
| 25 | 25 | 05 | Willie Allen | Chevrolet | 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed | 88/0 | 195 | Running |
| 26 | 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | Southern Pride Trucking / Stratosphere Hotel | 85/0 | 194 | Running |
| 27 | 28 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Bad Boy Buggies / Buck Commander | 82/0 | 192 | Running |
| 28 | 11 | 16 | Colin Braun * | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 79/0 | 170 | Running |
| 29 | 16 | 1 | James Buescher * | Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 76/0 | 163 | In Pit |
| 30 | 7 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 73/0 | 152 | Running |
| 31 | 8 | 11 | Brian Scott * | Toyota | Stop Repair Bills.com | 70/0 | 144 | In Pit |
| 32 | 42 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | Stratosphere | 67/0 | 132 | Running |
| 33 | 23 | 15 | Michael Annett | Toyota | Pilot Travel Centers | 64/0 | 108 | In Pit |
| 34 | 38 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Federated Auto Parts | 61/0 | 96 | Out of Race |
| 35 | 21 | 42 | Parker Kligerman * | Dodge | Smith Iron Works | 58/0 | 92 | In Pit |
| 36 | 37 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 55/0 | 82 | In Pit |
| 37 | 24 | 156 | Kevin Lepage | Toyota | Start Natural Energy Drink | 52/0 | 32 | In Pit |
| 38 | 30 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Chevrolet | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 49/0 | 18 | Out of Race |
| 39 | 33 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | Monte Carlo Resort & Casino | 46/0 | 18 | Running |
| 40 | 35 | 10 | Chad Blount | Toyota | Braun Racing | 43/0 | 15 | In Pit |
| 41 | 43 | 49 | Mark Green | Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Inc. | 40/0 | 14 | In Pit |
| 42 | 12 | 88 | Kelly Bires | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 37/0 | 5 | Running |
| 43 | 17 | 96 | Dennis Setzer | Dodge | Stratosphere | 34/0 | 2 | In Pit |
* Denotes Rookie