[motorsport] Chase Elliott wins Stage 1 as cut tire forces Harvick to pit road

[reporter]

Harvick, the pole-winner, had led every lap of the stage before Elliott ran him down for the led but his trouble wasn’t over yet. Right after the pass, Harvick slowed on the track and took his No. 4 Ford down pit road with a flat right-front tire. Ryan Blaney finished second in the stage, Denny Hamlin was third, Kurt Busch fourth and Brad Keselowski completed the top-five. Also ... Keep reading

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