| | | | | | A FIRST TIME | Harvick poised to score his first victory for KHI | |
| | SceneDaily Staff If there’s one track where Kevin Harvick might have his best chance to score his first victory for his own Kevin Harvick Inc. Nationwide Series team, it could well be Richmond International Raceway.
Harvick’s record in NASCAR’s No. 2 series at the track is almost impeccable. In 14 series starts on the 0.75-mile track, Harvick has four
victories, nine top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.
“Richmond is one of those places where I really enjoy racing,” said Harvick, who will be driving the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet in Friday's Lipton Tea 250. “You can move the car all over the race track. It seems like the groove moves around as the race goes on. I also enjoy racing at night, and I think everybody enjoys the cooler temperatures and the night atmosphere.
“Richmond is one of those places I am really comfortable racing. We’ve come close this season to our first win at KHI, and Richmond is one of the tracks I know I can win.”
Though KHI has won races in the series, the victories have come from other drivers – not Harvick.
He said he approaches Richmond like a short track and a superspeedway.
“It really is a little of both,” Harvick said. “I think you have to go in with the short-track mindset. There is more contact at Richmond than you have at a bigger track. I think sometimes drivers use the short track as an excuse to beat and bang, but as tight as the racing is there, it’s hard to not have incidental contact.”
| | Posted April 29, 2008 , 4:14 pm EST
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