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

Jacob Hancock

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

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

PositionDriver
1Kevin Harvick
2Kyle Busch
3Martin Truex Jr.
4Ryan Blaney
5Denny Hamlin
6Kurt Busch
7Jimmie Johnson
8Chase Elliott
9Brad Keselowski
10Joey Logano
11Austin Dillon
12Alex Bowman
13Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
14Ryan Newman
15Matt Kenseth
16Tyler Reddick
17Aric Almirola
18Christopher Bell
19Cole Custer
20Clint Bowyer
21Bubba Wallace
22Chris Buescher
23John Hunter Nemechek
24Michael McDowell
25Matt DiBenedetto
26Ryan Preece
27Corey LaJoie
28Erik Jones
29Ty Dillon
30Brennan Poole
31Daniel Suarez
32Quin Houff
33William Byron
34Josh Bilicki
35Garrett Smithley
36J.J. Yeley
37Reed Sorenson
38Joey Gase
39Timmy Hill
40B.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
1Chase Elliott9Hendrick Motorsports
2Aric Almirola10Stewart-Haas Racing
3Joey Logano22Team Penske
4Kyle Busch18Joe Gibbs Racing
5Clint Bowyer14Stewart-Haas Racing
6Brad Keselowski2Team Penske
7Ryan Blaney12Team Penske
8Alex Bowman88Hendrick Motorsports
9Kevin Harvick4Stewart-Haas Racing
10Denny Hamlin11Joe Gibbs Racing
11Martin Truex Jr.19Joe Gibbs Racing
12Kurt Busch1Chip Ganassi Racing
13Chris Buescher17Roush Fenway Racing
14Erik Jones20Joe Gibbs Racing
15Jimmie Johnson48Hendrick Motorsports
16Austin Dillon3Richard Childress Racing
17Ryan Newman6Roush Fenway Racing
18John Hunter Nemechek38Front Row Motorsports
19Matt Kenseth42Chip Ganassi Racing
20William Byron24Hendrick Motorsports
21Matt DiBenedetto21Wood Brothers Racing
22Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47JTG Daugherty Racing
23Bubba Wallace43Richard Petty Motorsports
24Tyler Reddick8Richard Childress Racing
25Corey LaJoie32Go Fas Racing
26Joey Gase51Petty Ware Racing
27Christopher Bell95Leavine Family Racing
28Ty Dillon13Germain Racing
29Ryan Preece37JTG Daugherty Racing
30JJ Yeley77Spire Motorsports
31Cole Custer41Stewart-Haas Racing
32Josh Bilicki27Rick Ware Racing
33Brennan Poole15Premium Motorsports
34Garrett Smithley53Rick Ware Racing
35Quin Houff00StarCom Racing
36Michael McDowell34Front Row Motorsports
37Daniel Suarez96Gaunt Brothers Racing
38Timmy Hill66Motorsports Business Management
39B.J. McLeod78B.J. McLeod Motorsports
40Reed Sorenson7Tommy Baldwin Racing

Jacob Hancock