NASCAR at Atlanta results, highlights from Kevin Harvick's victory at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

Jacob Hancock

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There may not have been any fans in attendance at Atlanta Motor Speedway during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty of excitement.

The betting favorite coming into the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was points leader Kevin Harvick, who took home the checkered flag for his third career win in Atlanta and his second win of the season.

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Harvick led the most laps Sunday, but Martin Truex Jr. earned his first two stage wins of the year. He took Stages 1 and 2 before falling to third place at the finish.

Sporting News tracked race updates and lap-by-lap highlights from Sunday's NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Follow below for complete results from the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

Results from Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

Position Driver
1 Kevin Harvick
2 Kyle Busch
3 Martin Truex Jr.
4 Ryan Blaney
5 Denny Hamlin
6 Kurt Busch
7 Jimmie Johnson
8 Chase Elliott
9 Brad Keselowski
10 Joey Logano
11 Austin Dillon
12 Alex Bowman
13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
14 Ryan Newman
15 Matt Kenseth
16 Tyler Reddick
17 Aric Almirola
18 Christopher Bell
19 Cole Custer
20 Clint Bowyer
21 Bubba Wallace
22 Chris Buescher
23 John Hunter Nemechek
24 Michael McDowell
25 Matt DiBenedetto
26 Ryan Preece
27 Corey LaJoie
28 Erik Jones
29 Ty Dillon
30 Brennan Poole
31 Daniel Suarez
32 Quin Houff
33 William Byron
34 Josh Bilicki
35 Garrett Smithley
36 J.J. Yeley
37 Reed Sorenson
38 Joey Gase
39 Timmy Hill
40 B.J. McLeod

NASCAR at Atlanta highlights from Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

7:02 p.m. —   Kevin Harvick wins it by nearly four seconds. That's his third Cup Series win in Atlanta. Kyle Busch finishes second, Martin Truex Jr. finishes third.

6:54 p.m. —   Kevin Harvick's lead is up to over three seconds ahead of Martin Truex Jr. with 15 laps to go.

6:45 p.m. —   With 30 laps remaining, Kevin Harvick still has the lead, with Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin in the top five.

6:33 p.m. —   After a wave of pit stops, Kevin Harvick still has the lead with 53 laps to go, with Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney behind him.

6:18 p.m. —   Kevin Harvick still leads with 80 laps to go; Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

6:02 p.m. —   Kevin Harvick has taken the lead with 105 laps to go, with Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch right behind him.

5:50 p.m. —   Make it back-to-back stage wins for Martin Truex Jr. as he takes Stage 2. Can he complete the hat trick? Ryan Blaney finishes second, Denny Hamlin third.

5:48 p.m. —   Kyle Busch won the race off pit road and has the lead on the restart with four laps to go.

5:41 p.m. —   Fourth caution of the day out for Michael McDowell. Looks like he got caught by John Hunter Nemechek. Eight laps remaining in Stage 2.

5:32 p.m. —   Martin Truex Jr. has the lead with 25 laps in Stage 2; Kyle Busch in second, Clint Bowyer in third.

5:19 p.m. —  Clint Bowyer has taken the lead with 46 laps to go after Brad Keselowski pits. Martin Truex Jr. in second, Kyle Busch in third, Denny Hamlin in fourth and Kevin Harvick in fifth.

5:02 p.m. —  Bowyer is at the top, leding Truex by just about a half second, with Elliott, Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounding out the top five on Lap 33 of Stage 2 (138).

4:50 p.m. —  Stage 2 underway, and Truex and Bowyer are fighting for first. 

4:39 p.m. —  Martin Truex Jr. takes home his first stage victory of the year, winning Stage 1 in Atlanta.

4:31 p.m. —  Ten laps to go in stage one and half the field is pitting for new rubber.

4:28 p.m. —  John Hunter Nemechek spins out, and we have our second caution of the day.

4:24 p.m. —  Martin Truex Jr. takes over the lead, but Harvick is still on his heels. Harvick is almost 12 seconds up on the third place driver.

4:14 p.m. — Brad Keselowski was too fast entering pit road, so he faces a penalty. Harvick opens up a bigger lead over Kurt Busch, stretching to almost five seconds.

4:12 p.m. —  Keselowski, Logano, Truex and others pit on Lap 69.

4:10 p.m. —  Jimmie Johnson currently sitting in 10th place, a few tenths of a second behind Denny Hamlin.

4:10 p.m. —  Blaney and Almirola fighting to get into the top 10; they're currently fighting for 11th.

4:02 p.m. —  Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott are jockeying for position, as Elliott slips in and out of seventh.

3:57 p.m. —  Harvick leads Truex by a second after 38 laps.

3:53 p.m. —  Joey Logano wins the race off of pit road and has the lead on the restart. After 30 laps, it's him, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott up front.

3:45 p.m. —  Competition caution is out after 25 laps: Chase Elliott still leads, Aric Almirola in second, Joey Logano in third and Kevin Harvick in fourth.

3:43 p.m. —  Chase Elliott still has the lead after 20 laps; Aric Almirola, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch fill out the top five.

3:37 p.m. —  Chase Elliott has led all 10 taps so far, his first laps led at Atlanta in a Cup Series race.

3:32 p.m. —  Green flag waves and we are underway.

3:26 p.m. —  And now the drivers have stopped on the track for NASCAR president Steve Phelps to deliver a message: "The time has come to listen, to understand and to stand against racism."

3:16 p.m. —  Drivers have started their engines and it won't be much longer before the green flag waves.

(Race coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET)

What time does the NASCAR race start today?

The 3 p.m. ET start time for Sunday's race at Atlanta is the first such start time on NASCAR's modified Cup Series schedule for 2020. The series' race at Talladega on June 21 also is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET, as is the July 19 race at Texas and the Aug. 2 race at New Hampshire.

The other day races on NASCAR's confirmed short-term schedule will start at 2:30 p.m. ET, 3:30 p.m. ET or 4 p.m. ET.

NASCAR starting lineup at Atlanta

Start Driver Car No. Team
1 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
2 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
3 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
6 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske
7 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
8 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports
9 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
10 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
11 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
12 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing
14 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
15 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports
16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
17 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing
18 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports
19 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
20 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
21 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing
22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
23 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
25 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing
26 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing
27 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing
28 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing
29 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing
30 JJ Yeley 77 Spire Motorsports
31 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
32 Josh Bilicki 27 Rick Ware Racing
33 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports
34 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing
35 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing
36 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing
38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management
39 B.J. McLeod 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports
40 Reed Sorenson 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing

Jacob Hancock