Author: Staff Reporter
Date: August 29, 2020
Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick was officially crowned the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion on Saturday night before the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
NASCAR President Steve Phelps was on hand to virtually present the trophy to the former series champion, along with Coca-Cola executives.
The No. 4 Ford Mustang driver claimed the distinction just past the midway point of Stage 2 in last Sunday’s Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway — a race he went on to win.
Clinching the regular-season title hands Harvick a 15-point bonus heading into the 10-race NASCAR Playoffs, which begins Sept. 6 with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The top-10 finishers in the regular-season standings receive bonus points on a sliding scale, starting with 15 for first and ending with one playoff point for 10th.
Harvick has been consistently excellent throughout 2020. His lowest position in the points standings was third, which he held through the first three races before he jumped to the top spot. The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford has been first ever since.
With seven victories, paired with seven stages wins, Harvick already has 42 playoff points in the bank through Dover.
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