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Kevin Harvick was supposed to run his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race in Atlanta in 2001. Unfortunately, Dale Earnhardt’s tragic death changed the timeline, and the 25-year-old driver sat in the seat of the No. 29 car at Carolina in the second race of the season. Two weeks later, the rookie shocked the NASCAR world when he won at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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This week, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver talked about that race, how it ended, and the emotions that came with it. He also discussed his favorite Earnhardt tale, and how The Intimidator once refused to run a faster car.

As part of his final year competing in NASCAR, Kevin Harvick is revisiting various moments in his career on Stewart-Haas Racing’s YouTube channel. This week before the first race of the year at Atlanta, the 2014 Cup Series champion flashed back to his first-ever Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he pulled off the improbable and won.

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He admitted that much of it is a blur because there were so many emotions involved and the only way he remembers many things from the race is by watching replays. However, there was something he vividly recalled.

“After my burnouts, that was the only race that I ever remember that the crowd was so loud, you could hear the people screaming and hollering over the engine of the car — not at full speed but while I was just idling around there you could physically hear the crowd,” Harvick said.

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“And I think that was just because everybody was just so emotionally confused. People were screaming. They didn’t know whether they should scream because they were happy or sad and it was just one of those moments that everybody didn’t expect to be in. And there we were.”

Before Earnhardt’s untimely death, Harvick got to work with the legendary driver at Richard Childress Racing while he competed in the Busch/Xfinity Series. While there were plenty of interesting stories with The Intimidator, one, in particular, stands out.

“We used to go to Kentucky Speedway all the time and at Kentucky Speedway, we did a lot of development work with General Motors,” Harvick said. “It was different than it is today because you could develop the shocks, you could develop the suspension, you could develop all of the pivot points in geometry and things. There was just this huge window of opportunity to develop things.

“So General Motors and RCR, we would spend a lot of time at Kentucky Speedway. We developed a car and we developed some shocks and springs and things that we’d been working on in the Busch Series and we developed them in the Cup car. And then we sent everything that we’d done; we took my seat out of it, put Dale’s seat in it, and they took the car to Indianapolis.

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“Dale ran his car the first run, and then he ran the car that we had been working on the second run. And he ran almost a second faster in my car. He asked them what springs and shocks are in the car, and he said, ‘I don’t care how fast this car went, you put that f****** car in the trailer right now. I am not driving it.’ So that was always my favorite Earnhardt story.”

Kevin Harvick will be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in the future. He’ll be remembered for having won at least 60 races, including the 2007 Daytona 500, and collecting the 2014 championship. But those are just the numbers.

What he had to overcome was unthinkable. He had to replace arguably the greatest driver in the sport’s history and do so under the absolute worst possible conditions – days after his shocking death.

Harvick could have easily faltered under the pressure of the moment and no one would have blamed it on him but the circumstances. He didn’t. He didn’t fail but flourished.

He blazed his own very successful career and is now considered one of the greats himself in the top 10 of all-time wins at 60. He could add more this year. But if he doesn’t, it won’t matter. He’s already earned the respect of the NASCAR community for what he did that day in Atlanta and, more impressively, over the next 23 seasons.

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Competing in his final NASCAR Cup Series season this year, Kevin Harvick is a driver who is enjoying his final days in the sport. ‘Happy Harvick’, as he is often referred to as, the 37-year-old will be seeing his final entry into GEICO 500 this Sunday (April 23) at Talladega Superspeedway.

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Driving the #4 Ford Mustang fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing, Harvick will be seen starting the 500-mile-long race just outside the top-10 in P11. Notorious for incidents and crashes including ‘The Big One’, Talladega Superspeedway is one of the most demanding circuits on the Cup Series calendar. Drivers rely on their skills behind the wheel as well as luck as they hope to cross the start-finish line in P1.

Ahead of the 188-lap-long event, Kevin Harvick, a loving family man, was seen sharing a moment with his children as he sat inside his racecar. In a tweet by Harvick’s wife DeLana Harvick, the Bakersfield, California native’s daughter Piper Harvick was seen sharing a moment with her dad.

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Harvick was seen talking to his daughter while wearing a helmet as she went onto tell him about her loose tooth:

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“When you’re sooooo excited about your first loose (tooth) but pops is about ready to qualify.”

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Kevin Harvick ultimately managed to finish qualifying in P11, with the race scheduled to go live on Sunday at 3:00 pm ET on FOX Sports.

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“You Can’t See Intent” – Dale Earnhardt Jr Condemns NASCAR’s Data Evidence, Fans Disappointed

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Hamlin subsequently expressed his concerns regarding Elliott’s actions and called on NASCAR to make a fair decision.

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In response to the incident, NASCAR officials took a day to carefully review videos and radio communications related to the wreck. After thorough consideration, they ultimately decided to suspend Elliott for one race. This decision left a wide fanbase of HMS’ Golden Boy disappointed and dissatisfied.

Recently, on The Dale Jr. Download podcast, Dale Earnhardt Jr and his co-host Mike Davis, along with guest Ryan Blaney, discussed the matter at length. Dale Jr commended Elliott for his clever responses during interviews, acknowledging his handling of the situation. He also directed everyone’s attention towards the SMT technology, which NASCAR relied upon to make their decision.

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Undoubtedly, every decision made by the governing body is hotly debated among experts and fans. The same thing happened with NASCAR’s decision to suspend Elliott. The decision, based on SMT data, was criticized by some while others found it to be lenient. For those who are unaware, SMT is Sports Media Technology that is available to every team on the grid.

During a recent episode of the Dale Jr Download podcast, Dale Jr discussed the matter, stating, “I talked to O’Donnell and Denny and everybody is pointing to SMT”

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He then turned to Davis and Blaney to gauge their thoughts on the issue. Blaney responded by saying, “I feel like SMT is good in about thing, it is good to look at sometimes but I don’t think you can fully rely on it”

Dale Jr emphasized the point of intent by saying, “You can’t see intent” from SMT.

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Dale agreed with Ryan’s perspective and emphasized that intent cannot be accurately determined through SMT alone. He also praised Chase for handling the situation adeptly during interviews, “Chase did a good job not giving away too much in his interviews so forth which everybody’s learned that’s kind a route to be take not to have immersion to guilt.”

It appeared that Chase intentionally made contact with Denny Hamlin, but Chase defended himself in post-race interviews by stating that it was a situation where nobody had full control over their cars. However, Denny Hamlin strongly disagreed with the reasoning provided by the 2021 champion.

Hamlin took to Twitter and shared car-tracking data in a tweet, which seemed to indicate that Elliott abruptly turned left just before the collision occurred between the two drivers.

Furthermore, in his podcast, Actions Detrimental, Hamlin said, “He was having a s*** day anyway, in his opinion, and he threw a little temper tantrum and decided to hook a left on us down the straightaway.”

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In the build-up to the race, Truex Jr was spotted with a woman.

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Now, it had been well-established for some time, that Truex Jr and his partner Sherry Pollex had split. According to the Joe Gibbs Racing star, he would continue to support his former partner, and they don’t want to address the matter any further. As a result, many people wondered who this mysterious woman was, and whether she was Truex Jr’s girlfriend.

Naturally, the new face in the NASCAR paddock caught everyone’s attention. It wasn’t long before people began speculating about her identity and who she was to Truex Jr. Some people joked about finally being able to stop using the ‘SingleMarty19’ hashtag. Others acknowledged that Truex Jr’s mysterious companion is all that anyone can talk about.

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“This has had our entire house talking. My sister said “I don’t remember anything from driver intros but I remember HER.””
“I just walked into my parent’s house and they race on. They asked me if Martin has a new girlfriend. It sure looks like it.”
“That’s what all of us Martin Truex fans wondering”

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Safe to say, they were all wondering if she was a new girlfriend. A few did wonder if she was a sister or a relative, but that theory has been debunked. This is because his only sibling is Ryan Truex, and he has two cousins, Curtis Truex Jr, and Tyler Truex. Naturally, the obvious conclusion is that she is a potential girlfriend.

Apparently, the unknown girl had a very familiar face, at firstTheprecise, they thought that the girl was none other than former NASCAR driver, Danica Patrick. In passing, it can be agreed that there was a slight resemblance, but closer inspection would see the similarities end there.

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