Blaney Wins Dollar General 300; Harvick Captures Busch Championship

Blaney outdueled Matt Kenseth in a side-by-side battle on the last lap of a green-white-checkered finish to grab his first win in any of NASCAR's three major touring series.

Photo courtesy: NASCAR.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C - Dave Blaney won the Dollar General 300 NASCAR Busch Series race on a bizarre Friday the 13th evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway, while Kevin Harvick clinched the series championship.

Dollar General 300 Results:

1 23 #132 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Hass Avocados from Mexico 185/5 203 Running

2 42 #99 Michael Waltrip Dodge Family Dollar 175/5 203 Running

3 30 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush's/Lowes Foods 165/0 203 Running

4 2 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 165/5 203 Running

5 37 #50 Danny O'Quinn Jr.* Ford Transamerica 155/0 203 Running

6 21 #00 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation/Yellow 150/0 202 Running

7 24 #2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 146/0 202 Running

8 11 #20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 142/0 202 Running

9 8 #33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Dollar General 138/0 202 Running

10 31 #25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 134/0 202 Running

11 4 #112 Mike Skinner Dodge Goulds Pumps/ITT 130/0 202 Running

12 18 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Lowe's/Sta-Green Winterizer 127/0 202 Running

13 6 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards/Hot Shot 129/5 201 Running

14 13 #90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 121/0 201 Running

15 22 #19 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Husqvarna 118/0 201 Running

16 17 #8 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Goody's Headache Powders 115/0 201 Running

17 34 #27 Casey Atwood Ford VIVA/Breast Cancer Rsrch Fndtn/ALDI 112/0 201 Running

18 25 #06 Todd Kluever* Ford 3M Scotchgard Paint Protector 109/0 201 Running

19 9 #22 Kenny Wallace Ford AutoZone 106/0 200 Running

20 20 #44 David Reutimann Dodge Cottman Transmission 103/0 200 Running

21 33 #66 Scott Wimmer Ford Duraflame Quick Coals 100/0 200 Running

22 19 #77 Bobby Labonte Ford Dollar General 97/0 200 Running

23 39 #47 Jon Wood Ford Armor All 94/0 199 Running

24 35 #114 Ted Musgrave Dodge Family Dollar 91/0 199 Running

25 36 #10 John Andretti* Ford Camping World/RVs.com 88/0 199 Running

26 5 #42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 90/5 198 Out of Race

27 1 #60 Carl Edwards Ford Henkel Duck Tape/PolySeamSeal 92/10 198 Out of Race

28 28 #138 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Great Clips 84/5 198 Running

29 41 #1 Mike Wallace Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 76/0 196 Running

30 43 #72 Brad Baker Chevrolet Vector Security 73/0 195 Running

31 12 #64 Jamie McMurray Dodge Top-Flite XL Extreme 75/5 182 Out of Race

32 3 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro/The Home Depot 67/0 168 Running

33 26 #4 Auggie Vidovich Dodge 9Lives Morris' Million Cat Rescue 64/0 114 Out of Race

34 32 #23 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet Heath Shuler for Congress 61/0 113 Out of Race

35 14 #21 Jeff Burton Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 58/0 108 Out of Race

36 10 #6 David Ragan Ford Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer 55/0 103 Out of Race

37 16 #35 Regan Smith Ford Fresh Express 52/0 101 Out of Race

38 38 #41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Discount Tire 49/0 94 Out of Race

39 27 #88 Shane Huffman Chevrolet U.S. Navy "Heritage" 46/0 89 Out of Race

40 40 #01 Jay Sauter Chevrolet Western Union 43/0 72 Out of Race

41 29 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest / FreeCreditReport.com 40/0 42 Out of Race

42 7 #148 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 37/0 21 Out of Race

43 15 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Wisk 34/0 7 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

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