Kevin Harvick first driver since Jeff Gordon in 2001... - NBCSports.com

Harvick has led 1,225 laps and also leads the Sprint Cup Series in several other categories including average running position (7. 3), number of fastest laps (755) and driver rating (a whopping 126. 0). The defending Sprint Cup champ also has two... Perhaps surprising as the driver with the second-most number of laps led (665) and fastest laps (277) is Kurt Busch , who has amassed those numbers in three fewer races than Harvick due to missing the first three races of the season due to a... One other note about Harvick: With that massive driver rating, if he’s able to sustain it in the remaining 21 races of the season including the Chase, he would break the mark of 112. 2 set by Jimmie Johnson in 2009. Johnson, of course in that... Source: nascartalk.nbcsports.com