Kevin Harvick calls out pit crew clash at Sonoma

The erstwhile apical banal car driver, present a paddock commentator, Kevin Harvick, precocious addressed an incidental during a contention astatine Sonoma that progressive 2 pit crews. It wasn’t a contention connected a way that was thousands of meters long, but a abbreviated but precise aggravated collision erstwhile a young operator successful a Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Mercedes, portion entering his pit box, astir missed the RFK Racing counter.

The occupation began erstwhile Ty Gibbs, portion entering the JGR stall, touched a tyre that was being held by 1 of RFK’s tyre workers, Telvin McClurkin. A verbal statement ensued, followed by little carnal interaction betwixt the crew. NASCAR officials intervened and determined that the operator had not violated the rules, adjacent contempt the videos provided by RFK.

Harvick's wide stance connected responsibility

On his fashionable Happy Hour podcast, the 49-year-old seasoned commented:

"Ty didn't bash thing incorrect here. NASCAR said it arsenic well. My proposal to the feline carrying the tires is determination the tires. If you don't privation to get deed by the car, determination the tires. That's your responsibility, not the driver's."

He added that, during his progressive career, it was mean for a operator to interaction thing that obstructed his introduction into the pit. Harvick believes that the occupation arose due to the fact that McClurkin did not springiness way:

"This 1 is simple. The tyre bearer conscionable needs to get retired of the freaking way... Just a atrocious absorption from the tyre bearer and successful my opinion, 100 percent his occupation to woody with. Get retired of the mode of the car."

He admits that Ty slowed down the different driver, Brad Keselowski, erstwhile entering the stall, but helium had nary occupation with that:

"In each honesty, the 6 and the 54 were racing. Anything I tin bash to messiness up your pit stop... if you're close determination and you don't privation to propulsion your tyre back... I privation you... your pit stop's not going to beryllium arsenic accelerated arsenic mine."

Harvick is an experienced tactician, and according to him, it is wide what was done incorrect afterwards - the tyre operator stood successful the incorrect spot and reacted emotionally, alternatively of concentrating connected his role.