Kevin Harvick grabbed the pole
position for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, marking his
third consecutive pole for this race. During his previous twelve seasons, Harvick
only claimed six poles, but in this 2014 season with Stewart-Haas, he has scored eight pole positions and his finishes are a reflection of that. Harvick is
making quite a statement.
It’s one thing to qualify well week in and week out, but
another to capitalize on it. Now Harvick doesn’t have a large amount of wins
this season, but he does have solid finishes. For the first time in a long time,
Harvick is being talked about as a viable threat for the championship with good
reason. This is by far Harvick’s best season of his career; he is on top of his
game. Even with the lack of help of a strong pit crew, Harvick has continuously
worked his way into solid positions. How does he do it?
One could say Harvick fell into a rut while over at Richard
Childress Racing. Others could argue RCR equipment was not up to par of other
strong teams. When he left RCR to join Stewart-Haas Racing, Harvick knew he
would have to make a strong statement and lead a completely brand new team.
Harvick knows what it takes to be a leader; his determination to lead a new
team to the ultimate goal of a championship is what is helping him make his
statement.
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