Kevin Harvick knew he’d be playing defense. Carl Edwards knew he suddenly had a shot.
A late caution had changed the look of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
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And suddenly, after dominating much of the second half of the race, Harvick was vulnerable. He held the lead on the restart but Edwards, who had pitted during the final caution while Harvick, second-running Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Austin Dillon had not, was charging fast with two fresh tires.