KANSAS CITY, Kansas: Kyle Busch raced his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the year Saturday, making a late pass on Kevin Harvick and holding on at Kansas Speedway.

Busch, also the winner last week at Dover, extended his series-record victory total to 69.

Harvick pulled away at the final restart with 40 laps to go, but Busch got around him with 20 to go and won by 0.767 second. Ryan Blaney was third after starting on the outside of the front row.

Chase Elliott tightened his hold on the points lead with four races to go, finishing 10th after avoiding a collision with Jamie Dick shortly after the three-quarter mark in the 200-lap, 300-mile race.

Regan Smith, who came into the race 26 points behind Elliott, crashed in practice Saturday morning and finished 22nd in a backup car.

Meantime, there’s little for Clint Bowyer to be sour about these days.

He’s a proud new papa. His beloved Chiefs just beat the Patriots. His Royals are back in the playoffs. And he’s heading home to Kansas Speedway.

Yep, just about all that’s missing is being part of the Chase.

Bowyer failed to qualify for NASCAR’s version of the playoffs, which means he’s driving for little more than pride — and his new baby boy — the rest of the season.

Even though he’s hardly gotten a wink of sleep, something all new dads can relate to, the Kansas native has arrived this week full of optimism, hoping to cap an otherwise splendid year with his first win since 2012.