Kevin Harvick swears he won’t race again in Indy, even if Brickyard 400 returns  

Kevin Harvick has won the last three Oval races at Indy.

Kevin Harvick swears he won’t race again in Indy, even if Brickyard 400 returns  

Kevin Harvick at North Wilkesboro Speedway (Credits: @StewartHaasRcng)

The 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick has claimed that he will likely not race in the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway again. He added that the 2023 race this Sunday would probably be his last, and he won’t return even if the Oval race at IMS returns. He has won the event thrice with Stewart Hass Racing.

Harvick, while talking to the media ahead of his final Indy race about his retirement season and plans, said this Sunday would most probably be his last race at the track owned by Roger Penske. He was asked if he consider changing his decision if the Road Course race is changed to an oval race, and he had the same answer.

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“No doubt? No leaving the door open for a race or two in the future? No coming back, even if NASCAR returns to competing on the oval?” a reporter asked Harvick. The No:4 Mustang driver replied, as reported by RACER, “That’s right.” He added, “For me, that time will be over when we get to Phoenix at the end of the year.”

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Veteran drivers Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch have been championing the call for the return of NASCAR to the oval that hosts the iconic IndyCar race, Indy 500. Two times Cup champion Busch even claimed that if NASCAR wants to race in IMS, it should be an oval race; otherwise, it disrespects the track’s legacy.

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Indy success was a dream come true for Kevin Harvick

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Kevin Harvick at North Wilkesboro (Credits: @ejorourke41/Twitter)

For the Ford driver who grew up in Bakersfield, California, winning the Indy 500 was a big dream for him. While that never dream materialized, as he never got the opportunity to race at the IMS event. But he still can do it after retirement.

The KHI owner has had some impressive runs in the Oval. In the 20 starts he made there, he has secured the win thrice, in 2003, 2019, and 2020. He finished inside the top 10 on 14 races and has zero DNFs at the track. He has led 389 laps in the 20 starts.

“Grew up a kid in Bakersfield, California, wanting to race in the Indy 500 like Rick Mears, and to be able to come close to living that childhood dream of winning races at the Brickyard and having some success has been pretty special to me. It’s fun to have celebrated that, and to come back and be able to be here one last time is something that I’ll enjoy,” Harvick said.

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