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Kevin Harvick
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Kevin Harvick
Without a doubt, Kevin Harvick is still mad about the safety standards in NASCAR. Ahead of the NASCAR Cup race at the Kansas Speedway, he ripped into the sport and declared that safety was just an afterthought. He has every right to be aggrieved, especially after his car suddenly caught fire last weekend at Darlington.
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Speaking to the media, he said, “I think if the teams were in charge of stuff like that and the proper input was in place, we would have never had more than two fires, if the teams were in charge, for the whole field. They would have collaborated and not been so slow to react.”
“The whole safety thing is just really kind of second fiddle right now. I just don’t think that’s fair to the drivers. We can debate all day, but debating isn’t really fixing anything.”
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“When I look at the car itself, it’s not rear impact, front impact or side impact, its all impact. No matter what the filter data says, it’s not what the drivers are feeling.”
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NASCAR Twitter agrees with Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick
Safe to say, there were many NASCAR fans who agreed with the #4 driver. Some even dubbed him as the ‘modern day Dale Earnhardt‘. Others observed that NASCAR’s actions could soon force the drivers to form a union to safeguard themselves. Few even acknowledged that there were many questions about the Next Gen car ahead of the 2022 season. Now, there is already one driver out of action due to a crash.
Kevin Harvick is the modern day Dale Earnhardt!! 21 years ago they put the rite guy in that 29 car. I bet the other drivers even get a little nervous when they look in the mirror and see that black 4 car closing in. Thing come full circle it seems @DaleJr #NASCARPlayoffs
— Rusty Marlin (@MRstevewayne) September 10, 2022
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Nascar gonna force drivers to unionize. Wait n see
— Cowboy Racer (@DCNC70) September 10, 2022
He’s not wrong. There were lots of “questions “ about this car at the beginning of the year. Now one driver is out.
— Marcia lynn 🐱🌼🌻 (@mharms88) September 10, 2022
I agree with him 100% but because of how this next gen car is made, any major changes to the chassis to dampen impacts will likely have to wait until the off season to allow manufacturers to get enough to supply each team. Simple logistics. Nascar does need to explain that tho
— Dylan Hale (@DylanHa45898685) September 10, 2022
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The teams were in charge, they spent millions on thousandths of a second and created an untenable economic model and begged NASCAR to save them from themselves.
— JediMonkeyNinja (@KeifBit) September 10, 2022
Some even suggested that any major changes will have to wait until the off-season. This is because, by then, the teams will have enough time to buy new parts and make necessary adjustments. At the end of the day, fans believe that it is time for drivers to step up and take such matters into their own hands.
He's not wrong
— Doug Biggerstaff (@dougbiggerstaff) September 10, 2022
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Kurt Busch is still out because of a concussion. He's absolutely right
— Bryan (@StoryoftheYR2) September 10, 2022
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I think it's time for the good drivers past owners past drivers to step up and form something new Nascar has self-destructed and it all started the day Dale Earnhardt passed away
— ULTRAMAGA HORSES (@tnhorse1) September 10, 2022
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💯 right
— JayNess18 (@JayNess18) September 10, 2022
On a different note, Kevin Harvick will be eagerly waiting for this race in order to redeem himself. Last weekend’s fiery exit meant that he is languishing near the bottom of the Playoff standings.
So, he really needs to use this race and the upcoming race at Bristol to stay alive in the competition.
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