Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvickis an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 4 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time and the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a limited schedule. Harvick is the former owner of Kevin Harvick Incorporated, a race team that fielded cars in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series between 2004 and 2011. He is the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth8 December 1975
CityBakersfield, CA
We just had one run today where we got off, we got really tight all of a sudden. Once we got back there in bad track position, it just really killed us because it was really hard to pass. It was a great day for our Chevrolet. We were good all day, just that one run got us back a little bit.
Right now the main focus is on getting off to a good start. That obviously has to be addressed at some point during the season, but I'm pretty much staying firm on the April date, myself and Richard.
We feel really good coming in here, but you still have to have a little bit of luck.
You go in there trying to be aggressive and trying to be the one who makes something happen instead of being in the middle of somebody else's mess. You have to try and be at the forefront of what's going on. Usually the aggressor comes out at the good end.
We're digging, and Matt's having some bad luck. If we keep knocking the lead off 80 or 100 points at a time, we're going to be in good shape in a couple of weeks. Right now, we're just going out and doing everything we can every week. Our cars are better, our pit stops more consistent, and that is helping everything come together. Down the stretch here, we're definitely racing a little harder because we've got something to shoot for. We just need luck to stay on our side and we'll see how things play out.
We're digging, and Matt's having some bad luck, ... If we keep knocking the lead off 80 or 100 points at a time, we're going to be in good shape in a couple of weeks. Right now, we're just going out and doing everything we can every week. Our cars are better, our pit stops more consistent, and that is helping everything come together. Down the stretch here, we're definitely racing a little harder because we've got something to shoot for. We just need luck to stay on our side and we'll see how things play out.
We had a really good car the first half of the race,
It was a good race for us. We got behind here the first four races and we just needed to have a good run. We put ourselves in the position to win and we just came up one spot short.
A couple more laps, I probably would have done the same thing. Just good short-track racing, and one guy wins and one guys loses. So it ends up with one guy happy and then one guy mad.
Good day for us, but I hate to see Kurt Busch win. He's a big whiner. But what do I know?
I'm not going to rush into things and do things I don't want to do. Right now, we are in the same frame of mind about our goals, and our goals are to go out and get the season going good and make the Chase.
If you make a mistake at Turn 1, you're not going to lose a lap. That's a good change. I think all the improvements are really good.
The car is really fast, ... I am happy with it. We should have a good ride for Saturday.
I love restrictor plate racing. It reminds me of going to the go-kart track with your buddy's and just running wide open. But this year has not been much fun. We have had a top-five car at both Daytona and Talladega. We have stayed up front and put ourselves around good cars. It has been very frustrating to be honest. Hopefully we can avoid the wreck this Sunday. I know the (fabrication) shop feels the same way.