Kevin Harvick may have stamped himself as the driver to beat in the upcoming playoffs, taking the lead with 66 laps to go and winning at Richmond for his second consecutive victory as the Cup Series heads to New York for road course racing at Watkins Glen.

Kyle Larson won after starting fourth last year. 

Harvick had gone 65 races without a victory before winning at Michigan. His victory was the 60th of his career, tying him with Kyle Busch for ninth all-time and the most among active drivers. 

Ryan Blaney finished behind Martin Truex Jr., but increased his lead from 19 to 26 points in the standings because of stage points. 

Chase Elliott leads Blaney by 116 ponts, Larson by 137, Truex by 142 and Ross Chastain by 143 with two races left in the regular season.

Practice and qualifying is at 1 am Saturday morning and the green flag drops at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon. 

Ty Gibbs grabbed the lead to start the final stage and held it throughout the stage-long green-flag run at Michigan for his series-best fifth victory of the season as the Xfinity Series also takes to the road course at Watkins Glen.

Gibbs won after starting 15th. 

The top seven drivers in the standings have all won at least one race Points leader A.J. Allendinger has finished in the top 10 in 18 of 21 races, three more than anyone else. 

Allmendinger leads Justin Allgaier by 19 points and Gibbs by 28 in the season standings. No one else is close.

Practice is qualifying is at 10 am on Saturday morning and the green flag drops at 2 pm Saturday afternoon. 

The Camping World Truck Series returns Sept. 9 at Kansas.