Kevin Harvick may have clinched the regular season title with his win at Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, but other drivers weren't quite as lucky as the 44-year-old driver for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Both Chase Elliott and Joey Gase were eliminated on the sixth lap of the Drydene 311. The wreck at "The Monster Mile" was all set into motion when when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun on the frontstretch following contact from Joey Logano. In the ensuing chaos, Elliott ran into the back of Kyle Busch's No. 18 Toyota, sustaining race-ending damage to the front of his car. Busch had to pit for repairs and ultimately placed 11th in the race.
Erik Jones was also forced to pit for repairs, while Gase spun out and hit the wall, which also effectively ended his race day.
Gase finished last, while Elliott placed 39th.
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When it was all said and done, Logano ultimately took responsibility for the multi-car wreck.
"I screwed up. I don't know any way better to put it," Logano said. "We raced each other hard and I was trying to make the bottom work and my car was tight. I got a little loose down into three which kind of sent me up the race track and there was a pocket of air that if your front is really close to someone's left rear tire the nose really takes off.
"I am not making excuses for the mistake. it is on me. I got in that pocket and then got started really going up the race track and I barely tagged him. I am not sure if I actually tagged him or not but it was enough to spin him around and I needed to be further away to protect the damage to our car and countless others. Like I said, I apologize to him and his race team and the others involved. I got myself in a tight spot and I didn't do a good job getting out of it."
Dover NASCAR Race Results
1. Kevin Harvick -- Stewart-Haas Racing -- No. 4 Ford
2. Martin Truex Jr. -- Joe Gibbs Racing -- No. 19 Toyota
3. Jimmie Johnson -- Hendrick Motorsports -- No. 48 Chevrolet
4. William Byron -- Hendrick Motorsports -- No. 24 Chevrolet
5. Alex Bowman -- Hendrick Motorsports -- No. 88 Chevrolet
6. Joey Logano -- Team Penske -- No. 22 Ford
7. Aric Almirola -- Stewart-Haas Racing -- No. 10 Ford
8. Brad Keselowski -- Team Penske -- No. 2 Ford
9. Austin Dillon -- Richard Childress Racing -- No. 3 Chevrolet
10. Cole Custer -- Stewart-Haas Racing -- No. 41 Ford
11. Kyle Busch -- Joe Gibbs Racing -- No. 18 Toyota
12. Ryan Blaney -- Team Penske -- No. 12 Ford
13. Kurt Busch -- Chip Ganassi Racing -- No. 1 Chevrolet
14. Chris Buescher -- Roush Fenway Racing -- No. 17 Ford
15. Matt Kenseth -- Chip Ganassi Racing -- No. 42 Chevrolet
16. Clint Bowyer -- Stewart-Haas Racing -- No. 14 Ford
17. Matt DiBenedetto -- Wood Brothers Racing -- No. 21 Ford
18. Tyler Reddick -- Richard Childress Racing -- No. 8 Chevrolet
19. Denny Hamlin -- Joe Gibbs Racing -- No. 11 Toyota
20. John Hunter Nemechek -- Front Row Motorsports -- No. 38 Ford
21. Bubba Wallace -- Richard Petty Motorsports -- No. 43 Chevrolet
22. Erik Jones -- Joe Gibbs Racing -- No. 20 Toyota
23. Corey LaJoie -- Go Fas Racing -- No. 32 Ford
24. Ryan Newman -- Roush Fenway Racing -- No. 6 Ford
25. Michael McDowell -- Front Row Motorsports -- No. 34 Ford
26. Ryan Preece -- JTG Daugherty Racing -- No. 37 Chevrolet
27. Christopher Bell -- Leavine Family Racing -- No. 95 Toyota
28. Daniel Suarez -- Gaunt Brothers Racing -- No. 96 Toyota
29. Ty Dillon -- Germain Racing -- No. 13 Chevrolet
30. Brennan Poole -- Rick Ware Racing -- No. 15 Chevrolet
31. B.J. McLeod -- B.J. McLeod Motorsports -- No. 78 Chevrolet
32. Josh Bilicki -- Rick Ware Racing -- No. 53 Chevrolet
33. Reed Sorenson -- Spire Motorsports -- No. 77 Chevrolet
34. Quin Houff -- StarCom Racing -- No. 00 Chevrolet
35. Garrett Smithley -- Tommy Baldwin Racing -- No. 7 Chevrolet
36. Timmy Hill -- MBM Motorsports -- No. 66 Toyota
37. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -- JTG Daugherty Racing -- No. 47 Chevrolet
38. J.J. Yeley -- Rick Ware Racing -- No. 27 Ford
39. Chase Elliott -- Hendrick Motorsports -- No. 9 Chevrolet
40. Joey Gase -- Rick Ware Racing -- No. 51 Ford
