Kevin Harvick | Jayski

Ramblings – Off Week:

[Note: this is not from Jayski, see link at end of this blurb for questions/etc]. We'll start with everybody's hero, Mr. Lead Lap. After an off-year last season, ol' LL is getting back in form. He's had two Top-10's already this season (he had only three all of last...

New RCR Museum to Open in Mid-May:

What was once the race shop where six championships were earned is now being transformed into a museum honoring one of NASCARs most storied racing operations. Richard Childress Racings (RCR) original race shop and museum at the RCR complex, with the construction ...

Setzer repeats at Martinsville:

#46-Dennis Setzer won't likely doubt the advice of his crew chief again. Wanting new tires and adjustments to his No. 46 Chevrolet, Setzer instead stayed on the track and out front late in Saturday's Advance Auto Parts 250 with the prompting from crew chief Danny Gill...

Musgrave on the pole at Martinsville:

#1-Ted Musgrave won the pole at Martinsville Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts 250 with a speed of 91.297mph, outside pole goes to #4-Bobby Hamilton. NASCAR team owner #33-Andy Petree will start 4th, Cup drivers #52-Ken Schrader will start 9th and #6-Kevin Harvick...

Realtree and the #29? UPDATE 2:

hearing Realtree, who sponsored Dave Marcis for years on the #71 car, will be on Kevin Harvick's #29 GM Goodwrench as the primary or co-primary at an upcoming race. UPDATE: This special paint will run August 23rd at Bristol under the lights OR rumor has it may run ...

Some Martinsville Notes:

Martinsville is just one of two facilities on the schedule since 1995 without a repeat winner. The other venue with eight winners in eight races is The Milwaukee Mile. Farthest run to victory occurred in Advance Auto Parts 250: Forced to start 33rd in last year's Martinsville...

The Earnhardt Jr Pass: Illegal or Not:

blurbs from a few sites: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pass below the out-of-bounds line with four laps to go at Talladega might have drawn a penalty some other day. After all, judgment calls differ from week to week. But on this day, it was the safe call. Had a black flag...

Dale Jr wins his 4th straight race at Talladega:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr fought back from an engine change, being involved in the BIG Wreck on lap 4, and a controversal pass below the yellow line towards the end of the race [NASCAR ruled it a clean pass] and won his 4th straight race at Talladega Superspeedway, breaking...

Not Real:

NASCAR's venture into the world of reality-based TV has apparently come to a premature end. Cable network FX has been unable to come to terms with Winston Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Rusty Wallace and Jamie McMurray and their teams to ensure their participation in a...

Little E leads the Vote:

More than 230,000 votes have been cast in the 2003 National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver award and Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds an early lead. Earnhardt Jr., who was edged out by Bill Elliott [who removed his name from this years voting] in last ...

Ramblings – Texas:

Joe Gibbs Racing experienced both ends of the spectrum today. First, Tony Stewart's Home Depot Chevy was confiscated and impounded by NASCAR for further inspection back in Charlotte. Some little thing about not fitting the templates and the offset in the rear deck ...

RCR to Honor POW’s:

All five cars fielded by Richard Childress Racing (RCR) will carry decals recognizing the plight of United States prisoners of war in Iraq during this weekend's NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway. "The men and women captured by the Iraqis are serving our country ...

Real TV:

NASCAR programming is everywhere on cable, with Inside Winston Cup and the nightly Totally NASCAR. But the Fox braintrust will go a step further this summer, launching a seven-week behind-the-scenes series on FX. Three drivers -- Jamie McMurray (the rookie), Kevin ...

Rumblings – Bristol:

#97-Kurt Busch's victory in the Food City 500 was worth $157,790 from the over $4.5M in posted awards, and was the usual hard-fought BMS win. They just don't come easy at this fast half-miler, but being able to carry our flag around on a victory lap has got to be a...

Harvick Plans Triple Header in August:

Trucks will return to Bristol when the circuit comes back here in August. Kevin Harvick, who won Saturday's Busch series race, said yesterday he'll run all three events.( Richmond Times Dispatch )(3-24-2003)...

Harvick wins at Bristol:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the Channellock 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway just beating #33-Tony Raines, who finished 2nd for the third time in his Busch career. It is Harvick's 9th career Busch Series win. "How about Tony Raines? He's going to win some races, not just in...

Closest Finishes UPDATE:

Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven Kurt Busch Darlington March 16, 2003 .005 Dale Earnhardt Ernie Irvan Talladega July 25, 1993 .006 Kevin Harvick Jeff Gordon Atlanta March 11, 2001 .010 Dale Earnhardt Bobby Labonte Atlanta March 12, 2000 .025 Jimmy...

Crew Chief change at the #29?

hearing that former #30 RCR crew chief, Todd Berrier will be the new crew chief for the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevy at RCR effective immediately. Supposedly former crew chief Gil Martin has been named #29 Team manager and Martin has been pushing for the move and to hire...

Trio of drivers a focus in reality TV effort:

Cable network FX has trimmed its list of likely participants in a NASCAR reality-based TV show to three drivers and their teams - rookie Jamie McMurray, third-year driver Kevin Harvick and veteran Rusty Wallace, ThatsRacin.com has learned. Although contracts have yet...

Texas Testing this week and an announcement:

on Wednesday, March 19th, there will be a special announcement regarding the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Teams have also scheduled final test sessions in preparation for Texas race week. Teams are scheduled for testing ...