Kevin Harvick Uses Last-Lap Pass to Beat Jamie McMurray at Talladega
He may have lost the Daytona 500 because of multiple green-white-checkered finishes, but Kevin Harvick got his in return Sunday (April 25) at Talladega.
He may have lost the Daytona 500 because of multiple green-white-checkered finishes, but Kevin Harvick got his in return Sunday (April 25) at Talladega.
Less than a week after announcing Shell/Pennzoil would be leaving Richard Childress Racing, Kevin Harvick drove their colors to victory lane at Talladega.
As we prepare for racing’s semi-annual version of Russian Roulette (Talladega), it’s always nice to take a quick look back before we’re battered by the Big One.
We’ve had an off start to our season. We’ve had wonderful speed but we’re not converting it into the runs we want at the finish.
States Eric McClure, “We’re in a situation now that if we wreck a car, it’s really hard for us to get it back quickly, if at all.”
While racing at Talladega is fun to watch, for fans who have money or a fantasy team at stake… it can be more than a little nerve wracking.
The debate about the use of restrictor plates has gone on since NASCAR’s implementation at Daytona and Talladega in 1988.
Though fastest in ARCA practice at Talladega, points leader Steve Arpin was unable to translate that into a pole run on Thursday afternoon (April 22).
Sources tell Frontstretch’s Mike Lovecchio that an announcement will be made tomorrow by ISC the track will be fully repaved in time for the 2011 Daytona 500.
Richard Childress is left to find a sponsor for the No. 29 driven by Kevin Harvick, while Sam Hornish Jr. is forced to court new financial support for Penske.