Harvick wins truck race at Atlanta

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) -Kevin Harvick has won his third straight start in the NASCAR truck series, cruising to an easy victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

He led 100 of 130 laps Saturday and pulled away to a 1.308-second victory over fellow Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch. Harvick, who has seven truck victories in his career, won his final two starts of 2009 and made it to Victory Lane again in his season debut.

Four-time and defending series champion Ron Hornaday, who started from the pole, was running third when a blown tire sent him slamming into the wall between turns three and four, causing severe damage to the rear deck of his truck.

He's off to a tough start this season, following up a 27th-place finish in the opening race at Daytona by placing 34th out of 36 trucks in Atlanta.