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Kansas City, Kan. • Kevin Harvick won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, going to the front on a late restart and outrunning Carl Edwards to lock up his spot in the next round of the Chase.

Harvick was among the fastest in the final qualifying session, and hung around the front all day while other Chase contenders faltered. He was still at the front when Regan Smith brought out the final caution, and was able to keep Edwards at bay over the final 30 laps.

He joined Jimmie Johnson, the winner last weekend at Charlotte, in the round of eight of NASCAR's playoffs, while the pressure is on the rest of the contenders heading to Talladega.

Harvick, the 2014 series champion, found his back against the wall after electrical trouble at Charlotte left him 38th on the day, eight points out of the eighth and final spot in the round of eight.

"It seems like in must-win situations they always find a little more speed," said Joey Logano, who finished third and now sits in the precarious eighth spot in points.

Johnson finished fourth, followed by fellow Chase drivers Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon. Matt Kenseth was ninth after dominating the first half of the race from the pole.

Other drivers competing for the championship dealt with trouble all afternoon.

Martin Truex Jr. had trouble with a refueling mechanism and finished 11th. Kurt Busch finished 13th place after having to go to his backup car following a spin into the grass during the final practice.

Denny Hamlin had an issue with the front splitter that creates downforce on his car, forcing him into the pits for repairs. He was also penalized for a loose tire on pit road but rallied to finish 15th.

Chase Elliott finished 31st, and Brad Keselowski 38th after both had mechanical problems. Sprint Cup results

At Kansas Speedway City, Kan. length: 1.5 miles

(Starting position in parentheses)

1. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267.

2. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 267.

3. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 267.

4. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267.

5. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267.

6. (12) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267.

7. (5) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267.

8. (10) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267.

9. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267.

10. (20) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267.

11. (4) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267.

12. (9) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267.

13. (15) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267.

14. (17) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267.

15. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267.

16. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267.

17. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267.

18. (19) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267.

19. (18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267.

20. (16) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267.

21. (30) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267.

22. (33) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 267.

23. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267.

24. (27) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 267.

25. (22) Greg Biffle, Ford, 266.

26. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 266.

27. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 266.

28. (32) Brian Scott, Ford, 265.

29. (26) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 265.

30. (24) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 265.

31. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 264.

32. (37) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 264.

33. (36) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 262.

34. (39) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 261.

35. (38) Joey Gase, Ford, 260.

36. (28) David Ragan, Toyota, 258.

37. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 233.

38. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Accident, 190.

39. (40) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, Accident, 108.

40. (35) Aric Almirola, Ford, Accident, 36.

Points: J. Johnson - 3,082; M. Kenseth - 3,074; Kyle Busch - 3,072; C. Edwards - 3,069; Kurt Busch - 3,062; M. Truex Jr. - 3,058; K. Harvick - 3,048; J. Logano - 3,045; A. Dillon - 3,045; D. Hamlin - 3,039; B. Keselowski - 3,038; C. Elliott - 3,020; T. Stewart - 2,131; K. Larson - 2,120; C. Buescher - 2,090; J. Mcmurray - 2,088.