Kevin Harvick’s stride will set in this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). Harvick started on the pole and dominated last weekend at Kansas Speedway, setting Harvick as a legitimate contender to steal the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) championship.
Springtime was no “joke” for Harvick when we came to Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) and took the checker’s in the Coca-Cola 600. The good news for him this weekend is he will only have to go 500-miles if he’d like to pull of the CMS sweep.
“Good pit strategy, that’s what we hit on last time we were at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We had a decent car in May, but Gil (Martin, crew chief) made the right call at the end to put us in position to have a good restart. Once we were in the right spot, we were able to hold the lead once we got there and were able to pick up the win.”
Harvick will start second in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500, just behind Hendrick Motorsports driver, Jeff Gordon.
“I felt like I didn’t get everything in (turns) 3 and 4,” Harvick said “I knew from the way things were going and the way practice was that I needed to get everything I could in 1 and 2, and not get tight coming off of turn 4. And I probably lost the pole right there.”
The obstacles Harvick has faced coming into the season not even knowing truly where he’d be in 2014. One thing has in my mind propelled him to contend for that championship is Keelan Harvick, his son.
”You really get your mind off of racing and for me, that’s a great release. Anytime I cannot think about racing during the week, that’s been very healthy for me.”
Harvick currently sits just 25-points behind Matt Kenseth who is atop the standings. With five races to go Harvick needs the momentum to go his way, a win this weekend could possibly put this No. 29 team celebrating in Homestead.
In my opinion, Harvick has a good chance to take his third career win in the NSCS at CMS this weekend because he’s piloting the same chassis he won with just last weekend.
Harvick also will get extra track time then most of the chase competitor as he will race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event Friday night.
